Marshmallow Float Experiment

So the other day I posted some of Sweet Pea's questions. The one he asked right after I posted was "Why do marshmallows float?"  I decided...

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Money Exercise

Sweet Pea was a little jealous of Cutie Pie today...Cutie Pie found a penny. Since he doesn't really have a concept of the value of money, he...

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The Questions

Remember when I posted about keeping a notepad handy to capture my boys' questions in order to search for answers at a later time? This idea...

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Why we pray

We always say prayers with our boys each night. Last night when I was done praying, Sweet Pea says, "Mommy, why do we pray? There is no God."My...

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How to have fun with your boys

There are several times a year that my string music teaching husband has concerts at night and meetings after school and I find I have a hard...

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Reading with Daddy

My boys crave Daddy time as if they never get any. On a recent 'library day' they couldn't wait to read with him and had so much fun! The...

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Rolling ball experiment

Playing indoor bowling the other day led to Sweet Pea asking why balls roll but not stuffed fish. It's not usual for Sweet Pea to ask a question and...

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Indoor Fun

Cutie Pie and Sweet Pea received a F.A.O. Schwartz soft bowling set when they were too little to really use it as intended. After a while they...

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Pretend Play with a Twist

You never know what you'll become when Cutie Pie and Sweet Pea have the magic wand! Hubby was an orangutan, gorilla, you name it! So many giggles,...

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Dinosaur Skeleton Experiment

Thursday I posted about this great book we discovered at the library, Dinosaur Discovery. (I meant to post this on Friday, but got caught up in...

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Every child is different

Are there activities you set aside after one child wasn't interested that you forgot about with the next that you wish you had remembered?Many...

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