“I’ll be there in one minute!” That’s my standard mom answer to almost any question. “Mom, will you wipe me?” One minute. “Mom, will you make snack?” One minute. “Mom will you…” “Just give me a minute!” But my “minute” is not a real minute. Nope. I rarely mean 60 seconds when I say “give me…
“I’m Bored…” It’s the middle of winter and I feel like I’ve heard this phrase one too many times from my boys. Ever since we moved, my kids (who are used to playing outside all day every day), have been cooped up indoors due to blizzards and frigid (sub-zero) temperatures. I think they may be…
Penguins are odd birds, but nice birds to have around… Ok, maybe Tacky is the only odd bird 😉 Do you know Tacky the Penguin? He’s the first penguin I could think of when I set out to make a list of the best penguin books I could find. While Tacky cracks me up, I…
Yesterday we had a blizzard of epic proportions….or maybe it was just a regular blizzard…I don’t really know. What I do know is it was epic for us (since this is our first winter spent in a cold-weather climate), and all the snow has given us plenty of opportunities to learn and play with it!…
Homeschool mom confession: I totally use educational programming to supplement our home preschool lessons. Usually my four-year-old gets to watch them when his younger brother naps- it is precious quiet time that we all look forward to each day! Unfortunately, I recently found out that Netflix is no longer showing some of our favorite preschool shows…
Do you schedule screentime for your home preschoolers? I do. When my three-year-old takes a nap, my four-year-old is allowed to watch TV. It serves as his quiet time and I actually look forward to it as my break each day! We don’t watch much compared to most people, which is why we don’t pay…
How many times have you seen that Magnetic Drip Pan idea on Pinterest and pinned it thinking you’d love to make it one day? I have swooned over the idea for ages…and on a recent trip to Wal-Mart I finally got one. So glad we did! We’ve already been using it for tons of activities.…
A homeschool mom walks into a science lab supply store…what happens next may shock you!! Hint… it might include departing with all kinds of EduLab laboratory equipment! Click bait aside…no one’s really going to be shocked about what happens when a homeschool mom walks into a teacher supply store. She is going to walk out…
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This post contains affiliate links Our Magnetic Tiles (Magna-Tiles) never get old. They are played with more often than any other building material in our house (which is one reason we included them in our Gift Guide!). Last week my four-year-old came up with an amazing Magna-Tiles Hack that I was blown away by, and…
