Inside you’ll find: The world’s easiest heart craft for toddlers. We like to keep things simple around here. This toddler craft is no exception. AND it’s perfect for Valentine’s day! It takes only a minute or two to set up, and even your youngest artists can participate. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Please […]
How to Plan a MONTH of Totschool in Under an Hour
Let me tell you a little secret. You… yes YOU, can teach your child. Even though your little one doesn’t know their left from right, it can still be intimidating to plan a “tot school” for them. Trust me. I know! There can be so much pressure to meet certain standards that learning becomes a chore, […]
“Pick ’em Up!” The Proper Pencil Grasp Game
The new year has brought many new things to our household. One of the major changes has been starting “formal” home preschool. For two years we’ve been doing an extremely laid back tot school that focused on books and fun activities. When we found out my son has SPD, it became obvious that the laissez […]
What We Hope to Accomplish by Homeschooling: Setting Our Goals Before We’ve Even Begun
Homeschooling has always been the norm to me. I was homeschooled from the very beginning of my education, WAY before it was cool and popular. I grew up explaining to my peers the values and benefits of a home education and had plenty of compelling reasons and persuasive statistics. (And there are MANY!) I’ve long […]
Push Pin Play for Hand Strengthening
My little boy needs extra help when it comes to handwriting. Lately we’ve been working on strengthening his fingers and hands so that he’ll have the control and body awareness he needs to control a pencil. This is a quick little activity that hardly takes any set up. This post contains affiliate links for your […]
Children’s Books about the Christmas Story
Last year I totally dropped the ball in the Christmas book department. We went to the library the Monday after Thanksgiving, ready to fill our bags with good reads. Instead, we found every Christmas book checked out except a questionable chewed on board book. Yuck! This year, I’ve learned my lesson. In fact, I kept […]
Another Simple Tool for Developing a Better Pencil Grasp
When I think about educating my son at home, the area I am most concerned about is handwriting. I’m not looking for gorgeous cursive or anything like that. You see, my son has sensory processing disorder, which, for him, effects his awareness of his body. Imagine trying to write letters when you can’t really tell […]
Surface Tension Science Experiments for Preschoolers
Let me start this whole post by apologizing for the margarita glass that my preschooler will be interacting with. Sometime I forget to start the dishwasher and the science experiment must go on! So give me some grace and learn along as we explored surface tension! Science experiments are pretty new to our home […]
Build a Model Spaceship Craft
We love simple crafts around here. The first activity we did as part of our astronaut unit was this model spaceship craft. It took less than five minutes, but caused my son’s jaw to hang open in wonder. This post contains affiliate links that help support my family. Read more about that here. It […]
Kid-Made Thanksgiving Placemats
I can’t believe Thanksgiving will be upon us in less than a week! We’re so blessed to be able to celebrate with family and I wanted the boys to have a part in setting a harvest-y mood. These kid-made Thanksgiving placemats are quite simple to make yet look adorable! We’re even using them as a banner […]
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