Here are some ideas to help you stay productive while you are staying home with your children.
Great ideas for Ice Cream Week!!! I have some great ideas for “Ice Cream” week. We usually always did icecream theme at the beginning of summer. But I decided that I wanted to do it for the beginning of the new school year. I found tons of ice cream stuff at Target on sale at …
Okay, so you are sitting there counting down the days until school is out, scrambling around trying to plan for the summer. Look no further I would like to share some amazing ideas with you. I love summer with the kids. Even though we pretty much homeschool all year, it’s more relaxed through the summer. …
What do you think about when you hear the word SPRING? Spring makes me think of the cycle of life, crazy weather, gardening, Earth day and Easter fun. I have some ideas to share with you along with some fellow blogger’s ideas. I’m am so impressed how talented these mamas are and I want to …
Do you have children that love to be outside? My boys want to be outside all the time, in the summer they are out in the pool. Winter, on the other hand, I have to come up with things to keep them entertained so they are not digging holes throughout my yard. I’m going to …
I love St. Patrick’s Day!! If you are following me you are probably thinking that’s what she said the last holiday. LOL Okay! I’m a sucker for any kind of holiday. It was special for me as a child and now I make it special for my children. I would love to know how many …
Weather is a lot of fun to talk about in the springtime. In Florida, we get all kinds of weather in March. I figure this is the best time to discuss weather. Here is a project you can do for the whole week. Tie a balloon somewhere outside and let the children see what the …
#drsuessweek #Funideas #homeschooling #momlife #momblogger I love Dr. Seuss week. We use to celebrate Dr. Seuss week the first week of March to celebrate with his birthday. I have really enjoyed Dr. Seuss week close to St. Patrick’s Day lately. We read “Green Eggs and Ham” every St. Patty’s Day and make the boys green …
When I was thinking about homeschooling my oldest, I was sure we wanted to do it until the summer before he went to kindergarten. I became so nervous because I didn’t really know much about homeschooling. I taught preschoolers so I figured it was kind of the same thing. I planned all summer, getting ready …
#Preschooling #homeschoolmom #Seedbook #Creative #makeyourownbook If you are a homeschooling mom you know that you can turn anything into a learning experience. Last Spring we made this book together and I love to see their little surprised faces when we opened these seed packets. I plan to have my oldest to do it again more …
Hearts, hearts, and more hearts. Conversation hearts are so much fun but are becoming harder to find in stores. Find them >>HERE<< You can sort, graph, stack, simple adding, subtracting and measure with them. Find so much more Valentine fun below. We are planning to make tons of valentine cards for everyone and we …
Some of you may know that I had worked in a childcare setting for over 15 years. I love letting you in on some of my secrets. Sometimes, I miss a classroom full of kids from time to time. Now I teach my own kids along with some friend’s children. We have loads of fun. …
Will the Groundhog see his shadow this year? A lot of people forget to celebrate Groundhog’s Day. But If you are like me you are watching the report hoping the little guy doesn’t see his shadow. If he doesn’t see his shadow, because of a cloudy day then we will have an early Spring. I …
Attention homeschooling moms, if you haven’t joined scholastic please sign up. You are missing out on great learning materials for your children. When I was a preschool teacher I had signed up for scholastic. I love books and if you follow me on Instagram you have seen my book collection. Once I started homeschooling I …
Winter is a time when I start my second round of homeschooling. I plan all of winter and spring at this time. We are from Florida and I’ve only saw snow flurries a few times (My husband and I lived in SC for a year). My kids want to see snow so bad. I try …
Creating a focus/whiteboard is a lot of fun. I have used this board for almost three years and I love using it. It helps me remember what to talk about at circle time. I’m going to share you how I created mine and what I needed to do to complete it. Included on this whiteboard …
When I think of the Christmas holidays it reminds me of gingerbread cookies. I have so many fun gingerbread activities you can do at home or in a classroom. Fine motor Lacing gingerbread men (older children can make their own gingerbread man. Have them draw a gingerbread body on card stock, cut it out, and …
Since my son turned 6 he has been full of creativity. Something I thought he would never have. Anything he sees he wants to create it his own way. I had gotten gingerbread foam men and he wanted to do something with it. This little story reminds me perfectly of my son. I probably would …
I love gingerbread scents in December. Although, I will have to admit I’m not a fan of the taste. My mom has told me about the homemade play dough she used for many years. I was a little scared to try it the first time she told me about it. But I’m so happy I …
As some of you know, toddlers can be oh so crazy! But they can also be lots of fun if you are organized. I was a toddler teacher for over 10 years before my boys were born and I loved the toddler age. I actually kind of miss it. I have a dividers for each …
A little backstory for you, If you don’t know already. I worked at my mother’s childcare center growing up then helped at my older sister’s childcare center when I got older. Fifteen years I saw children play with the same Melissa and Doug toys and never have I seen any pieces break. The toys they …
