The older my kids get, the more they get into pretend play. I’m loving it! So many adventures and they want me to join in! Ah, I’ve got to cherish these times! One of our favorite scenarios for pretend play is garbage man and recycle man! We used two ottomans that are easy to push […]
Dinosaur Small World Play
Another guest post from Vanessa, today! (Thanks Dude for getting me through this vacation/sickness lull! You’re the best!) This post contains affiliate links that help support my family. Read more here. This summer I’ve been blessed to nanny a family of boys. On Mondays, they get to have a play date, so even. more. boys! This week, […]
Polka Dot Slime
Happy Saturday Everyone! This morning I wanted to share my favorite kids activity to date. Seriously, we made this polka dot slime twice in two weeks! I was sorely tempted to not give this away to two sweet little girls for their birthday and instead keep it for myself. This amazing recipe is from Asia […]
Preschool Bear Craft
Per Loopy’s request, we’ve been learning about bears around here. I wanted to do a simple preschool bear craft and loved what I found on the “Crafty Morning”. Michelle has a bunch of great fork craft ideas. You’ll have to take a look! Our project went a bit of a different route since my three year […]
Handwriting with Shaving Cream and a Mirror
Lately I’ve been realizing how extremely resistant my son is to anything even remotely related to handwriting. He has been getting therapy for Sensory Processing Disorder and the Occupational Therapist has been working with him to draw a circle (not his typical spiral) and make a “criss cross”. Call me oblivious, but I was shocked that […]
DIY Matching Game
Today I’ve asked my friend Vanessa to share a brilliant way she made her own matching game. Vanessa and I went to college together and she has a background in a Montessori classroom. Read more about her and the Montessori approach here. Or check out her blog! Without further ado… I recently went to the dollar store looking […]
“Serious” Fun Saturdays: Window Painting
Chances are good that you have everything you need at home to do this fun window painting project. Brushes? Check. Washable paint? Check. Liquid dish soap? Check. Mix the paint and the soap to give your windows that stained glass look. (I got this idea from “Coffee Cups and Crayons” She was brave enough to do […]
Small World Play – Farm Unit
‘ This post contains affiliate links that can help support my family. Read more here. We had a wonderful opportunity to go to a real farm with our homeschool support group last month. The boys had a BLAST and so did I. It went perfectly with our farm unit! I wanted to review all the […]
“Serious” Fun Saturdays: Ice Play
Folks, it is blazing hot in Texas. I can’t stand it. Make fun of me all you want. Labeled me a pansy, you won’t hurt my feelings.But I’d like to see a native Texan build a quinsy (an igloo made out of snow for you southerners) and sleep in it. Yeah, Chicago pride! But I […]
Farm Unit: Sheep Craft
The month of May was especially fun at our house because we were learning about Farm Life! Loopy learned so much about different animals, crops, farm equipment, and the process of getting food to the table. One of our favorite crafts was this adorable little lamb. We got the idea from the great blog Two-Daloo. Here’s […]
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