Everyone knows how to play tic-tac-toe, right? (Or, tic-tac-tow, as some of my friend spell it.)Sweet Pea has really liked this game lately. In the...
Preschool Paper Games – tic-tac-toe
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Dr. Seuss Book Fun
Mar 6, 2014
Dr. Seuss' birthday is celebrated practically everywhere on mom blogs. It's also celebrated in preschools and elementary schools. This pretty much...
Brothers
Mar 5, 2014
Some days they drive me crazy with their hyper-ness.Some days they make my heart weep.Some days they argue and fight.Some days they are the best of...
Sprouts Paper Game (for preschoolers and early elementary)
Mar 4, 2014
Dots and Squares and Sprouts are two games in my 'waiting time' arsenal (at least, when I have access to paper and a pencil.) What are some of...
Dots and squares Paper Game
Mar 3, 2014
The other day 5 year old Sweet Pea was sitting with me at the table while I enjoyed my hot cocoa (he drank his rather quickly!) I grabbed a piece of...
Easy Last Minute Valentine
Feb 13, 2014
Happy Valentine's Day! Just thought I'd share this really quick and easy Valentine's note that you or your preschooler can do in a jiffy! I'm sure...
First Grader update
Feb 7, 2014
What is your first grader learning in school? Do they come home with homework? Are they doing anything extracurricular?It just seems like a long...
A Friend’s Birthday
Feb 4, 2014
My friend makes the best cakes!My kids simply adore birthdays, both their own and someone else's. They don't understand why adults don't throw...
Tooth Fairy in disguise
Jan 28, 2014
"Mommy, are you the tooth fairy?" Said by my 5 year old after his older brother asked why the tooth fairy didn't take the note he had written and...
Interpreting Music
Jan 27, 2014
My boys are clamoring all over their makeshift "Cuddlebug Island" listening to the soundtrack from Jurassic Park.I'm sitting here pretending...
Learning to Read
Jan 22, 2014
My husband remembers learning to read by staring at the cereal box every morning as a kid. We have something similar going on here, but yet not...
Got a Dinosaur Lover? (Book review)
Jan 10, 2013
Cutie Pie recently checked out the book called Dinosaur Discovery Everything You Need to be a Paleontologist by Chris McGowan, illustrated by Erica...