Homework Survival Kit I finally took my own suggestions (hee!) and created our family Homework Survival Kit. The kit is just one part of BMTM’s Homework Packet and Survival Kit (updated September 2018) and I have been wanting to make it … Continue reading
12 Teaching Tools for Back to School As you may or may not know, I am returning to teaching for my first full year later this month. I covered a maternity leave last year so I was was not there … Continue reading
Making Fairy Houses with Boys I have to say I am a bit fired up as I write this post. My boys and I made fairy houses this week and when I mentioned this to some people, they gave me … Continue reading
Virtual Book Club for Kids 2013-14 I am really excited to be one of the hosts of the Virtual Book Club for Kids for 2013-14. I have shared my own ideas for the book club in the past, but never … Continue reading
An Octonauts Birthday Party We had many different themes tossed about for this birthday party. First it was fire fighters, then The Little Einsteins and finally, finally, my son settled on an Octonauts theme. More specifically a Kwazii Kitten Octonauts … Continue reading
Octonauts Birthday Magnets I love magnets. In fact I have collected them for years. I decided to add to our collection with an Octonauts birthday magnet “commemorating” my son’s 4th birthday. Materials: magnet sheets or other magnets computer/printer image of … Continue reading
Make Your Own Treasure Chest Octonauts Style Before I begin this post, I have to give credit where credit is due. My inspiration for this creation came from The Imagination Tree’s post, DIY: Treasure Chest. From this inspiration came my version. … Continue reading
How to Make an Octonauts’ Hat We had a big birthday this past weekend. My youngest turned 4 and we had a Octonauts Party to celebrate. One of the big hits was the Octonaut hats we made. Here is how … Continue reading
Kwazii Kitten Pirate Flag Shirt Last year at my youngest’s birthday party, I took the image from his invitation, made it into an iron-on and created a t-shirt for him to wear. It was great for the big day, but with … Continue reading
All About Me Cube (and data collection papers) Many moons ago when I was teaching first grade (before children), we would make an All About Me cube in the first week of school. It was a great way to get … Continue reading
Teaching about Coins with the Coin Tower One of the things it said on my son’s report card was to practice identifying coins and to learn their values. I knew I could easily grab a few coins and do the … Continue reading
Candle Holder Bird Feeders We went to the fancy bird store today. There were so many cute little things that both the boys and I wanted for our yard, but being that most of them were way out of our … Continue reading
