It’s the time of year to show thanks… No, it’s not Thanksgiving. It’s the day after Christmas. Since we live a couple thousand miles away from family, we’re making thank you cards to show our appreciation of their thoughtfulness this Christmas. I wanted to send fun kid-made thank you cards for them using recycled artwork,…
What do you love about pumpkins? Pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin spice lattes? What pumpkin treat is your favorite? I am going to have to hands-down say pumpkin pie is my fave. I also love pumpkins for another reason (besides the delicious food it provides). I love pumpkins because they are the non-scary component of…
What do you do with mini pumpkins? At the grocery store I came across these cute mini pumpkins. I usually pass them by and just go for the bigger, carvable pumpkins. I mean what are mini pumpkins for other than decor? Can you even carve them? I thought and thought and realized that at 2…
Do you see how well loved this book is?!? We have a few books that are in need of replacements because they are so well loved. Caps for Sale and 10 Black Dots are two of those books that need replacing. Before we decide to upcycle this book, I wanted to give it one more…
“I will not eat them on a train, I will not eat them in the rain!” Have you read Green Eggs and Ham to your kids yet? If not, March 2nd is a great day to do it since it is Dr. Seuss’ birthday/ Read Across America Day! If you’re a homeschool mom, grab your…
Read Across America Day is March 2nd! As a former teacher, Read Across America Day (a.k.a Dr. Seuss’ birthday) has a special place in my heart. It is usually celebrated by teachers by reading and doing fun classroom projects based on Dr. Seuss books. Being that the classic Seuss book is The Cat in the Hat,…
Hello Spring!! Here in the desert of Southern California, spring only lasts like a week before we hit 100 degree summer temps, so I’m taking advantage of it and doing some spring early learning activities with the kids. Preschool learning activities in the spring usually involve plants and insects. We’ve already done a Nature Cutting…
You may not realize it, but there are some TRULY AMAZING picture books about lines. Really. I was blown away by the creativity that starts with a simple line. After writing this book list, I was inspired to let my kids at some line art themselves! This post contains affiliate links Supplies Play Dough tools…
The weather here is starting to turn chilly, but that doesn’t stop my boys from wanting to play outside all. the. time. After an especially good day yesterday, I decided to set up a special outdoor activity for my boys that they loved! This post contains affiliate links Supplies WASHABLE paint Toy cars (these ones…
Have you ever made sun catchers with kids before? Or maybe you’ve made stained glass window art with them. The traditional method for these projects involves crayon shavings and an iron (which I wouldn’t trust young kids to handle), but there’s a simpler way that yields beautiful results! Get extra supplies ready, because this is…
