I am in love with the Dating Divas website. Such a great resource for fun ideas to date your spouse. And when I saw this I had to share this pack of free printables for Father’s Day with you, since Father’s Day is coming right up! These are such cute ideas, and all the relatively …
Sweet Pea found the letter magnets the other day and proceeded to put as many as could fit on the refrigerator. He was able to name all of them! After taking many down he created a picture out of the alphabet for me. To be honest, I couldn’t tell what it was, but I gushed …
Sometimes when reinforcing a letter learned in preschool we take a little field trip to a place starting with that letter or in some other way related. When reinforcing the letter R, 5 year old Sweet Pea and I took a little trip to RMSC (Rochester Museum and Science Center). He loves that place! And …
Camp Slop had a great idea on their blog a while ago. I loved the idea and so did Sweet Pea! If you haven’t been to Camp Slop before you should visit – great ideas! Based on their idea, I made cards with a simple picture on them and made outlines of Leapfrog Fridge Phonics …
Hubby has some activity ideas that I would never have thought of suggesting, simply because I don’t have talent in the same areas. The other night we had a few minutes before bedtime and all the boys wanted to do was wrestle with their daddy, but daddy suggested drawing together. A few minutes later I …
Have you heard of NoVae clothing? [Affiliate link] I love checking this website out when I need clothing, because they always have such a nice selection of modest ladies clothes that is perfect for a mom…not dowdy, but trendy! And it’s always full of items that are chasing-after-kids friendly! I’ve purchased a few things from …
We searched the house for things that are round, because round starts with R! This is something that happened all throughout our week. Whenever we saw something that was round, we shared it! Like when we were painting (using toilet paper rolls to make Round circles on our paper) we used Round cups to hold …
I’ve been reviewing letters that Sweet Pea has already learned, just to make sure he keeps track of them! One way I am doing this is by coming up with words starting with that letter (which is something I’ve integrated into his letter learning all along)! Many times this leads to thinking about a certain …
Since D is for dinosaurs and E is for eggs, it made sense to bridge the two with a little ‘egg hatching’ activity. Basically, I made baking soda eggs, but I added a little too much water, so they look a little funny! Would you like to make these, too? It’s quite simple, and fun …
Five year old Sweet Pea and I are still reviewing the alphabet in various ways throughout the week. Letter R was especially fun and lends itself to some experiments! I did, however, remember to include making rainbow milk again! So. Much. Fun. for my kiddos every time we make it! In the past, our letter …
Since we’re nearing the end of the school year I’ve been recapping some letters with Sweet Pea as we learn new ones. Last week we reviewed the letter F. I pulled out the Foil and we made balls, covered bowls and made a foil F (which was subsequently destroyed before I got a picture of …
A wonderful woman in our church opened her Christmas tree farm for an Easter breakfast and egg hunt a week or so before Easter. To say the boys had a great experience at their first Easter egg hunt is an understatement! I just had to share, it was so much fun! Sweet Pea in the …
Are your schools on Spring Break? Ours are. That means I’ve got my guys home with me all week (and last Friday, too!) It also means you won’t find me on the blog this week. It’s no secret that I don’t post according to an editorial calendar or very far in advance, although that’s what …
*This post contains affiliate links which, at no additional cost to you, may result in my being compensated by your clicking on or purchasing through the links provided. Ten Things I Love About You, by Daniel Kirk, is a new book in our library. So new that we were the first ones to check it …
Yesterday I posted about a simple LEGO activity I engaged 5 year old Sweet Pea with last week. Today I’m sharing a few scavenger hunt ideas for the under 5 crowd.A couple of years ago a mom’s group mom put together a scavenger hunt for the under 5 crowd. It was basically finding certain spots …
*This post contains affiliate links, where, at no additional cost to you, I may receive compensation for your clicking on a link. I remember a few years ago there was a blog hop of sorts that included doing a craft after reading a book with your child. Maybe it’s still going on? The craft would …
Do you find yourself sometimes wondering who you are? A mom, a coach, a counselor, a referee, a friend, a disciplinarian, a sister, a church-goer, a Jesus-follower, a lover, a wife, a mountain-climber, chauffer, an exerciser? There are so many words that can describe who we are and those words can change so many times …
Have you ever watched your kiddos drawing on the chalkboard and all they do is scribble all over it and erase it over and over? Sweet Pea loves to do that! One day I saw an idea of putting clear tape onto the chalkboard and letting your child draw all over it then pull the …
Seven year old Cutie Pie has been working on drawing a scavenger hunt map for Hubby, Sweet Pea and himself for a couple of days. It’s quite detailed with obstacles to avoid (like a T-Rex chase in his bedroom) but no real house-landmarks. He amazes me with his creativity when he comes up with these …
Love these signs at The National Strong Museum of Play O is for opposites. Sweet Pea is really good at coming up with opposites. He’s also really good at trying to act them out or finding them around the house. (Try to imagine that if you can!) Hard – softUp – downIn – out This …
The boys were playing around with their lovies this morning when Sweet Pea remarked “Hey, we’re similar!” in his little lovies’ voice. I jumped right in with “How are they similar?” and they began listing the ways. “Both are big, furry, and have black eyes. I know! They both have tails!” Sometimes it just takes …
If you live in the north/northeastern United States you are probably right in the middle of the normal season for maple sugaring! Of course, it has been so cold that the maple isn’t really flowing, but in a way that can be a good thing – Jack Wax! A year ago I posted about making …
Last winter we took a field trip to the zoo to test our senses. The boys, of course, had fun as we always do at the zoo. I think it was even more fun since it was a cold day and we think we were the only ones there! I’m thinking of doing this again …
Sweet Pea had quite the scary run-in with the open toy box, creating a divot in his forehead [that bled – a lot.] I was upstairs and heard the sickening crack, came downstairs as fast as I could to see Hubby huddled over my precious 5 year old, who was laying on the floor crying …
Sweet Pea had quite the scary run-in with the open toy box, creating a divot in his forehead [that bled – a lot.] I was upstairs and heard the sickening crack, came downstairs as fast as I could to see Hubby huddled over my precious 5 year old, who was laying on the floor crying …
Sometimes I sit here at the computer when my boys are in the living room just because I can see them. I think I can hear them better from here, too. (Especially when they whisper!) Right now I’m listening to them talking about how exercise is good for your body and am watching them ‘exercising’. …
Sometimes I sit here at the computer when my boys are in the living room just because I can see them. I think I can hear them better from here, too. (Especially when they whisper!) Right now I’m listening to them talking about how exercise is good for your body and am watching them ‘exercising’. …
There are some mornings I want to open the shades, let all the light in. It feels clean, bright, fresh. Other mornings I’d rather keep the shades drawn. Hunker down. Stay warm. Alone. Still others I feel like I want to chase the gray skies away by turning on all the lights in the house, …
There are some mornings I want to open the shades, let all the light in. It feels clean, bright, fresh. Other mornings I’d rather keep the shades drawn. Hunker down. Stay warm. Alone. Still others I feel like I want to chase the gray skies away by turning on all the lights in the house, …
cutting out dinosaurs! We had two snow days this past week. The first we expected as a blizzard made it’s way through western New York State. The second day was unexpected, due to the storm not racing through our area quite as soon as anticipated, delaying when the roads could be cleared safely for buses …
cutting out dinosaurs! We had two snow days this past week. The first we expected as a blizzard made it’s way through western New York State. The second day was unexpected, due to the storm not racing through our area quite as soon as anticipated, delaying when the roads could be cleared safely for buses …
The sun greets us in the morning, pushing the gray far from sight. Winter’s snow melts as the warmth delicately, hesitantly, spreads over it, at times so bright. I shield my eyes or look away. Small streams of ice-cold water trickle down the drive, little lines exploring. Longing to leave winter coats, hats, mittens behind, …
The sun greets us in the morning, pushing the gray far from sight. Winter’s snow melts as the warmth delicately, hesitantly, spreads over it, at times so bright. I shield my eyes or look away. Small streams of ice-cold water trickle down the drive, little lines exploring. Longing to leave winter coats, hats, mittens behind, …
You know how cold it’s been lately. That means the snow is still sticking around. Are you as tired of the cold as me? And if you are reading this from some nice warm place, please comment so we can all live vicariously through you! And hopefully we’ll see some green grass soon! Here’s a …
You know how cold it’s been lately. That means the snow is still sticking around. Are you as tired of the cold as me? And if you are reading this from some nice warm place, please comment so we can all live vicariously through you! And hopefully we’ll see some green grass soon! Here’s a …
