When our children were babies, we did animal themed store bought group costumes, ducks for their first Halloween and raccoons for their second. Since then, we have been doing DIY group costumes with a literary theme. The next two costumes were nursery rhymes, Little Bo Peep and her Sheep followed by Hey Diddle Diddle, The Cat and the Fiddle. Then, we started doing book … [Read more...]
Archives for 2018
Easy Honey Hot Cocoa
As the weather gets cooler, we love to enjoy warm drinks and soups. Our kids are especially fond of hot cocoa. When I researched recipes online, most of them contain about three tablespoons of white sugar. That is enough to to have them bouncing off the walls! Most also contain half and half or whole milk. I decided to experiment with recipes that were still sweet but did not … [Read more...]
Back to School Lunch Essentials
It's time to start thinking about back to school. Your kids will be ready to return with these fun lunch time essentials. One great thing to have is bento boxes. I am not one to create works of art each day inside their lunches, but I love to have nice compartments for their food. This post contains affiliate links. Full disclosure here. These are my favorite bento boxes. … [Read more...]
Reading Power Ticket-Making Reading With Your Kids A Priority At Home
Teaching kids to read is exciting but it can also be overwhelming trying to fit in times to practice, especially when you have more than one child. As a way to ensure that our kids got their reading practice time with me, I created the Reading Power Ticket. I am sharing this with you as a free printable. You can use it with your kids who are learning to read or with your little … [Read more...]
Math Run-Makes Math Fun While Kids Run!
Sitting down doing math problems is not all that exciting for most kids. Add a little exercise and it gets more interesting. Our kids loved this activity. It is so easy to set up and really gets them moving. You will need: Sticky notes Pen (dark enough to read easily) A place to run This game can be played using whatever type of math your children are … [Read more...]