Books about Trains Trains. I have never known so much about trains in my life. I know about steam trains, passenger trains and freight trains. I know the difference between box cars, coal cars, engines and cabooses. I know about … Continue reading
Well, Shiver-Me-Timbers! It’s the Octonauts! My boys love the Octonauts. They love the tv show, the characters and the books. But they love playing Octonauts above all. That is why I created toilet paper tube Octonauts for my sons. … Continue reading
We are still on break from school and still in crafting mode. I read about painting sticks on a blog and thought, hey my kids love sticks and they like painting. Maybe we should give it a try! On our … Continue reading
“Next, Ma fashioned two great pie crusts. Then the Brindles began to toss every sweet thing they could find into an enormous mixing bowl…Pa shoved the pie into the oven and slammed the door. Quickly he turned the oven dial … Continue reading
A Trashy Celebration: A Garbage Truck Birthday Today we celebrated my son’s 3rd birthday. For the past few months he has been saying that he wants to be a “trash can guy” when he grows up. He loves watching the … Continue reading
I am sure there is someone out there that has written a post called “101 Things You Can Do With Toilet Paper Rolls” so I am not even going to go there. But, I am going to share with you … Continue reading
I am humbled today. I posted an article yesterday about not saying “Good job” to your child. I have read this article several times over the years as a training-teacher, a “real” teacher, as a mom and now as a … Continue reading
I posted this article, 5 Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job!” by Alfie Kohn on Boy Mama Teacher Mama’s Facebook Page, I actually read this article for the first time when I was in college studying to be a teacher (over … Continue reading
Paper Rockets from Picklebums My son has been on holiday from school for the past two weeks and I have been trying out a bunch of new activities that I found on various blogs. I came across this idea on … Continue reading
Teaching Your Child’s Name This post is from my very dear friend, fellow blogger, former teaching partner and boy mama, Malia, from Playdough to Plato. Be sure to stop over and check out her blog when you have a minute. There … Continue reading
Do you Didgeridoo? Making Your Own Didgeridoo I think this post needs a little background about myself and my family before I proceed… Our family is from Washington State (in the US), but we are currently living in Sydney, AU. … Continue reading
Jet Pack…An Unintentional Post I had no intention of writing about this. This project was just supposed to be one of those things the boys and I do together, snap a few pictures for the relatives and leave it at … Continue reading