Kids love feathers and ours are no exception! I have seen numerous tutorials for window clings made with glue and I wondered if feathers could be added to the window clings and decided to give it a shot. I was not sure if I'd seen this before, but could not find it when I searched online. I used this window cling tutorial from eHow for the basic technique and then added a … [Read more...]
5 Bubble Recipes for Hours of Fun
I am so excited to be here today! My name is Angela and I am a former teacher, turned stay-at-home mom to 2 (almost 3!) boys. I share hands-on learning activities over on my blog at teachingmama.org. You can also find me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. Summer is just around the corner and my kids are itching to be outside all day long! One thing we … [Read more...]
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Meals & Activities
I am so excited to have Jennifer Fischer from The Good Long Road share a wonderful guest post with us about activities and meals to go along with the book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. We love this book and I love reading The Good Long Road. Jennifer is a mom of two, as well as an independent filmmaker … [Read more...]
Foam Tray Play
I was about to throw a foam tray into the recycling bin when I checked the back to see if it was recyclable. It wasn't. So, I cut it into four pieces and gave one to each of the Sugar Snaps with one toothpick each. They had a great time scratching it, poking holes and imagining it to be a wide variety of things from a merry-go-round to … [Read more...]
Alphabet Letter Sounds-Preschool Obstacle Course
After looking into the costs of preschool for our kids, we determined that we could not afford it and so I have started a home preschool. We have had the benefit of Early Intervention services since they were six months old. As a result, we have had many obstacle courses set up in our house. I learned a lot from our therapists and can now come up with my own courses. I have … [Read more...]