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Learn Preschool Math with a Homemade Board Game
October 1, 2013
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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Alphabet Beads Busy Bag
September 29, 2013
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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Preschool Activities for Learning the Letter M
September 23, 2013
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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How to Turn a T-Shirt into a Ninja Mask {With no cutting or sewing!}
September 5, 2013
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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Five Activities for Learning the Letter S
August 26, 2013
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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Magic Number Machine: A Math Game for Addition and Subtraction Practice
July 30, 2013
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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DIY Cardboard Box Skee Ball Game
July 8, 2013
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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Make Your Own "The Lone Ranger" Face Mask (with a free printable pattern)
July 1, 2013
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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Creating Patterns with Paint Stamps
June 17, 2013
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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Dealing with Sibling Fighting and Rudeness
May 16, 2013
Ah, sibling fighting... One of my least favorite parts of parenting! Lately, it seems like every word out of my boys' mouths is rude. We have had everything from the…
