Big Fun! Crazy things! We’ve done them lately! We even had a little fun doing it! Used our anniversary dinner money to let the kids ride carnival rides at the 4th of July park celebration. My husband did this. But really why get out more cash? I hope we don’t forget at some point to … [Read more…]
This is as simple as making shells and cheese and then slicing a hot dog up halfway in half, quarters, and then eighths to make octopus tentacles! Cook and you’re all set to go! This is a kid favorite and perfect for kids studying the ocean, ready for a trip to the beach or aquarium … [Read more…]
Ingredients: 1 pkg Goldfish crackers (6.6 oz) 1 pkg Goldfish pretzels (6.6 oz) 1 pkg Oyster crackers (10-12 oz) 1/2 cup oil 1 package powdered ranch mix 1 tsp garlic powder Directions: Add all ingredients to a gallon size bag or large bowl and toss/shake to coat. Spread out on a baking sheet. Place in … [Read more…]
Over the weekend the kids went to a ‘Fancy Tea’ compliments of the local library. There were about 12 kids there, and my husband had the baby.. toddler, well whatever she is for the morning and ran a couple of errands while I was with the big kids. They got necklaces, made crafts, drank … [Read more…]
Experiments are a fun part of our home schooling adventure. Since the kids are still young (3 and 6), I try and base them on things that they like and/or that are easy to visualize. Since all kids love candy and I’d planned to have them count, sort, and graph candy before they ate it … [Read more…]
Target Audience: Pre-K, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten or lower elementary grades science nutrition or the 5 senses activity or project I was trying to come up with a simple solution for explaining what the 5 senses were to my 3 year old. The 6 year old has a fairly good idea already and did some of … [Read more…]
Linking to the WWU. To find out more click HERE. This weekend we all packed into the vehicle and took in the recycling to a neighboring town. We had 3 large containers of it (and recycle as much if not more than we send to the landfill each week.) After that we took the kids … [Read more…]
This is my first attempt at a write up. I discovered that writing long hand would take too long and consume too much paper in the long run, but that perhaps keeping an online version might be more useful, as it can be accessed (even if I need to password it) at any time. … [Read more…]
My 3 year old is learning the alphabet. We started with A. We cut up an apple, talked about seeds, how seeds turn into plants, and ate the apple. We also stamped painted apple onto one of the worksheets. We enjoy downloading letter worksheets and more from education.com.Here are a few scattered from A-D. … [Read more…]
