Smiles, Slime and Learning Can Go Hand in Hand
October 5th is World SMILE Day. I must have Halloween on the brain because when I saw this I automatically thought of how SLIME brings a smile to my childrens’ faces. In actuality, the day is more...
View ArticleContinue Learning Outside the Classroom
School is in full swing and the kids are coming home full of new ideas and questions and knowledge. School is fun and exciting but it doesn’t have to stop when they step on the school bus. Take your...
View Article5 Ways To Keep Christmas Simple With Young Children
Let’s face it, some years we have the energy to do it all and some years the idea of the Christmas season overwhelms us. In our case, my children sound like they want to do it all BUT this poor mom is...
View Article5 Ways To De-stress With Children – Stress Awareness Month
With life’s busy schedule it can be easy to forget the stress we put on ourselves and our children. In my own family, I know it can get pretty stressful to just get out of the house sometimes! With...
View Article6 Ways to Celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Week {April 15-21}
Have you heard about World Creativity and Innovation Week? Me either…that is until recently. I am always up for learning and doing something new and so I just had to find out what this was all about....
View ArticleBubble Themed Day
The weather is warming up and I am ready to have a little fun. I find myself scheming and planning our summer schedule already and have decided I just can not wait! So, we are going to celebrate our...
View ArticleHide and Go Seek – Sound Version
Since we are a house of young children, playing hide and go seek seemed to be a little difficult until my oldest hit 1st grade and learned by playing with bigger kids. So, we learned from our cousins a...
View ArticleMake a Hat Day is September 15th
Did you know that September 15th is Make a Hat Day? Neither did I! I love an excuse to have a little fun and get a little creative. Plus, I love that it falls on a Sunday since the weekend is our down...
View ArticleNeedle Letter Fun Activity
As my children have been learning over the years and are now in school, there is one important word that stands out to me…Repetition! Repetition is practice and a lot of the homework being sent home is...
View Article3 ways to enhance your elementary school child’s writing skills using Art
From art to athletics, there are many ways to take advantage of your child’s interests and help them improve their writing skills. Help your child select a form of art and, together, complete the...
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