1. 10+ Activities for Busy Toddlers

    This school year, it has been a challenge to keep Jonathan busy!  He is currently 21 months old, and does NOT want to play with toys while we do school.…

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  2. Learn Preschool Math with a Homemade Board Game

    As I mentioned on Facebook, I'm attempting to do a little more planning ahead for our homeschooling, despite the fact that I'm still struggling with morning sickness.  For the past…

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  3. Alphabet Beads Busy Bag

     Owen (age 4.5) has reached the point where he is really into learning letter sounds, and last week, I introduced him to three letter words for the first time (all…

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  4. Preschool Activities for Learning the Letter M

    Morning sickness has really put the brakes on our letter of the week plan for Owen's preschool time!  We're still plugging along, but it's more like a letter every 2…

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  5. How to Turn a T-Shirt into a Ninja Mask {With no cutting or sewing!}

    Aidan has been pestering me  diligently asking me how to make a ninja mask.  Today he had the idea to cut the bill off a baseball hat and then add…

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  6. Five Activities for Learning the Letter S

    We just started our fourth "letter of the week" for Owen, and I am so happy with how it is going!  He is really retaining the letter names and sounds,…

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  7. Magic Number Machine: A Math Game for Addition and Subtraction Practice

    It's almost August, and time to start our homeschool year!  We usually start the last week of July, but with our vacation last week and then needing this week to…

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  8. DIY Cardboard Box Skee Ball Game

    After we built our jump for hot wheels cars out of a diaper box, my husband had the idea to use the same basic design to make a homemade skee…

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  9. Make Your Own "The Lone Ranger" Face Mask (with a free printable pattern)

    The boys decided this weekend that they needed Lone Ranger masks!  We made some out of black craft fleece and black elastic, and the boys have been playing with them…

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  10. Creating Patterns with Paint Stamps

    The boys and I had a great time stamping with paint.  This is always a favorite activity! For our stamps we used: Lego bricks Lego wheels - they make either…

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