How to Adapt a Lesson (Spelling / Phonics Hopscotch)
You know those days when your weekly lesson plans just aren’t going to happen? A child wakes you up by puking into your bed and you need to go to the doctor; your sweet husband might, for once in his...
View ArticleGardening with Young Children
Here’s my guest post today over at Like a Bubbling Brook… (Those aren’t my kids at the top of the post over there, by the way.I think the blog host used a stock photo.) Planting a garden is a great way...
View ArticleBeauty in a Juice Glass
White Peony, Pink Rose in Small Mason Jar One of my favorite things in the spring is cutting a sprig of this or that and bringing some beauty indoors. I wrote a post recently (and might actually be...
View ArticleFrugal Family Fun: Shaving Cream, Popsicles, Boats and Work
When I saw that Moneysavingmom is doing a series on frugal family fun, I thought, “Great! Whatever we’re doing tomorrow I’ll take pictures and that will be our Frugal Family Fun!” Turns out, we had...
View ArticleIn Praise of Dirt and Sticks
Have you noticed all the great “summer fun” ideas floating around on blogs? There are some wonderful ideas, but a lot seem to involve quite a bit of time, materials, or preparation from the parent. I’m...
View ArticleRidiculously Simple Autumn Leaf Art
Autumn Leaf Watercolors Step 1: Have your children collect interesting and colorful leaves on a walk or while in the backyard. Step 2: Give them paper and watercolors. They trace a leaf on the paper,...
View Article10 Second Autumn Leaf Bouquet
Do you ever gaze awestruck at the autumn leaves and have to convince yourself they’re real? Maybe we’re all dreaming. Sometimes in November I don’t understand how we aren’t all lining up our lawn...
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