Simple and Silky: From Thread to Spider Web I was doing some sewing when my youngest discovered a spool of white thread. His first idea was to unroll as much of the thread as possible and cut it into small pieces. … Continue reading
I have fallen in love- again- with my youngest. Do you do that too? Where you go through a period of time where you certainly love your children, but then something happens and you fall in love all over again? … Continue reading
Stop over at Be a Fun Mom and see Boy Mama Teacher Mama’s guest post, 5 Great Activities for Boys
Kids love to erase and they love to play games. So, here is a super simple game where you kids can erase while practicing their rhyming skills. All you need is something to write with, something to write on and … Continue reading
Kevin Henkes, Birds and a Sock-a-too We are huge Kevin Henkes fans in our house. Chrysanthemum and Chester’s Way are our ultimate favorites but for this month’s book club, we decided to explore one of Kevin Henkes’ books we were … Continue reading
When you have a minute, stop by Travel-Tot’s Blog and read our guest post, Family Relocation: Making the Most of the Move about our family’s relocation to Australia. While there, be sure to take a look at the Travel-Tot’s childproofing … Continue reading
In a classroom, when have 20+ students playing a game using dice on a hard surface, it can get pretty noisy. The noise can be distracting to some students and can make it difficult for you (the teacher) to give … Continue reading
Back to School- Bitter and Sweet I have a little bit of time to myself this morning. This is a time to be treasured. I am sitting in Starbucks sipping my favourite drink and watching the people walk through the … Continue reading
I was having one of those days. Nothing seemed to be going right. The laundry, I swear it was multiplying right before my eyes. I ran the dishwasher without soap. I burned the bacon. The dog got sick all over … Continue reading
I have never done anything like this before, but I thought I would give it a try. I asked over 50 of my fellow bloggers to share their favorite activities for teaching sight words to their children/students. I read through … Continue reading
Stories about Pugs I know there are other Pug Mamas out there who would love to have some books about Pugs to share with their human kids. We have two Pugs, Manzie and Tofie, who were our kids before we … Continue reading
Homemade Goldfish Crackers I am not much into sharing recipes. You will not find many of them on this blog unless it is for something like playdough or paint, but this is one of those recipes I have to … Continue reading
