The weather here lately has been dreary and wet, so we have done a lot of playing inside. One recurring pastime was playing with a pile of pillows....
Indoor Pillow Fun
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Stay at Home Mom
The other day I overheard two moms talking while my kiddos were playing. They were talking about the buttons kiddos push, having to 'deal with the...
My Sensitive Boy
In the Velveteen Rabbit, the rabbit talked to the old horse and learned what it meant to be real. The rabbit enjoyed the burrows the boy made for...
Reading Challenge
Being read to is so integral to learning to read. Cutie Pie came home a few weeks ago with a calendar on which to write the minutes of reading he...
Learning at Home
Cutie Pie has been in half-day Kindergarten since the beginning of September. (We live in probably the last school district in our state to move to...
“Perfect Storm” and kid preparation
How do you prepare for a weather emergency? I'm just a mom to two little adorable boys, but I am a mom who wants to know I can take care of my boys...
How to Make a Water Glider
© Photographer Joseph Cortes | Agency: Dreamstime.com Remember how Cutie Pie was fascinated with ocean experiments a little while back? (see here...
Still Dealing with School Separation Anxiety?
© Photographer Geotrac | Agency: Dreamstime.com Some mornings it is such a challenge to drop my 3 1/2 yr old off at preschool. He suddenly gets so...
Water bottle fountain
I saw this neat idea this summer on Learn With Play at Home and just had to give it a go. It's a water bottle fountain and this experiment using...
Mommy Monster
Sometimes I cringe when I hear my kids squeal this and run in the opposite direction. Especially when we are inside. But then I think 'they are...
Mini-Hovercraft on Water
Yesterday I posted about making a mini-hovercraft. I forgot to tell you about Cutie Pie wanting to experiment, seeing if it would float across the...
How to make a mini-hovercraft
Another fun thing we did this summer was make tabletop hovercrafts! Wierd Science Kids has great instructions for how to make these using a hot glue...