Have you ever tried making your own playdough? We’ve done it several times and it’s always a big hit with our kids. But, if you really want to take it to the next level, edible playdough is where it’s at. Remember always thinking that playdough looked good and then being disappointed when you tried to taste it (wheneverKeep Reading…
Printable Beach Unit Study: All About Beaches
Who loves a trip to the beach? *ducks as everyone raises their hand* While we’re waiting for our family trip to the shore this year, I thought we’d try a fun printable beach unit study with the kids and that’s how All About Beaches was born! There’s so much more to the beach than sandKeep Reading…
30 Ways to Be a Happier Mom
Parenting. It’s both the sweetest and hardest job in the world. There isn’t a day when I don’t love my children – all four of them. But there are definitely days when I feel a little burned out on the routine of it. There is so much giving involved in parenting that you can startKeep Reading…
20 Fun and Easy Sun Crafts for Kids
Can you feel it? That’s summer in the air! We’ve had an unusually cold and rainy spring here and I’m so psyched to finally see the sun again. Naturally, I had to find a list of easy sun crafts that would be perfect for welcoming summer (finally)! When you’re working with preschoolers, these sun crafts wouldKeep Reading…
How to Choose a Secular Science Curriculum
When you think of a “secular” homeschooler, what comes to mind? You might think of a parent who supports evolution, practices atheism, or chooses not to follow religious beliefs. There are secular homeschoolers who fit this description. In fact, I personally know some who do. But, this doesn’t describe our family. We’re deeply religious, butKeep Reading…
3 Ways to Motivate Yourself When You Work at Home
Whenever I tell someone I work from home, their response is usually “Wow! I wish I could work at home!” Well….they’re right and wrong about that. Working from home definitely has its perks. I can set my own schedule, I take breaks when I feel like it (for the most part), and I have instantKeep Reading…
40 Simple Summer Crafts for Kids
One of the things I love best about summer is that it’s such a relaxed time. While we still continue schooling, we do so without making lesson plans or trying to meet objectives. Unfortunately, that also leaves a lot of free time for the kids. And it only takes a couple of days into JuneKeep Reading…
Ocean Commotion: Number and Literacy Playdough Mats
I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the coast. I grew up near it and the smell of sea air is basically the best scent on earth (in my humble opinion). Kids love the ocean too! And that’s why I thought that the ocean would be a fun theme for a newKeep Reading…
Aquarium Arithmetic Seek and Find Math Printables
I am in the small group of people who actually enjoy solving arithmetic problems. When I was young, I would doodle math problems in my notebook in my spare time. My kids, though, aren’t big fans of arithmetic, unless I can make it fun. So instead of just giving them a sheet of problems to solve,Keep Reading…
10 Moon Sand Recipe Ideas + Ways to Play!
Have you ever tried moon sand with your little ones? My four love playing with it! It’s soft, squishy, and moldable, which makes it a wonderful sensory play activity for kids. But once you’ve made one moon sand recipe, you’ve made them all, right? Nope! There are plenty of awesome moon sand recipe ideas that youKeep Reading…
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