Exploring Nature with Kids by Observing and Sketching

After being more or less at home for 11 days in a row with sick children (we… Read More

Bean Bag Knock Down Game

Here’s an idea for active indoor play – a bean bag knock down game! What boy doesn’t like to knock things down?… Read More

My Father’s Dragon – A Literature Unit for Ages 3-6 (Part 2)

This is the second part of the unit I did with my first grader and 3.5 year old on… Read More

A Month of Valentines for My Sweetheart

As I talked about in this post, it’s been a difficult few months at our house with my husband’s… Read More

My Father’s Dragon – A Literature Unit for Ages 3-6 (Part 1)

When I was in college, my elementary reading professor gave each of us a copy of My… Read More

The ABC’s of Parenting Babies

This week, 60+ bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network are blogging about the ABC’s of all sorts of topics… Read More

Cereal Box Name Project for Preschoolers

This name project was so simple, but it was Owen’s favorite out of everything we’ve done recently! He has been becoming… Read More

Engineering for Kids: Build a Bridge with Straws and Straight Pins

Last week, one of Aidan’s history lessons was about advancements in bridge building during the 1800’s. We are reading… Read More

Make a Felt Play Scene for Toy Animals

My boys love to play with toy animals, especially Gresham who is our biggest animal fan. We’ve built up a pretty… Read More

Setting Goals for Homeschooling (Plus an idea for the unmotivated learner)

This semester, I am setting goals for homeschooling for the first time, and I… Read More