Family night is a wonderful way to spend quality time with the kids, especially after everyone’s had a busy week. If you’re not careful, though, family night can end up being a movie and a snack….every single time. How can you keep family time fun, even when the kids are little? An indoor scavenger hunt!Keep Reading…
Have you ever gone on a craft supply shopping spree? And then realized that you have way too much of something? I have. When we first moved into our present house, I learned about a simple way to add color to your bedroom walls – scrapbook paper! Naturally, I bought tons of it. Which leftKeep Reading…
Confession time: I didn’t really eat pumpkin pie as a child. I’m from the Deep South and, down here, we tend to eat more sweet potato pie than pumpkin. At least in my family. (I honestly don’t have enough space here to write about the wonders of sweet potato pie.) After I became an adult,Keep Reading…
Fall is one of the best times of year to explore with preschoolers. The weather is cooler, the animals are moving around and storing up food for winter, and the colors are gorgeous. If you live in a part of the world where you see fall foliage, autumn is a wonderful time to talk about colorsKeep Reading…
Does anyone have kids who love to draw? My kids love to sketch and color and draw anything they can. Unfortunately, my artistic skills are somewhat…lacking. I didn’t draw much as a kid and, now that I’m an adult, I have what I call “artistic cowardice”. You know, that feeling when you think your drawingKeep Reading…
Do your kids like to play with slime? Mine do. We’ve been making slime and DIY playdough with our kids for years and there are a ton of slime recipes for kids available online these days. A lot of them, though, are the same basic recipe with just a few changes. So I thought it wouldKeep Reading…
Kids are just totally fascinated with sharks. (I can’t lie. Many of us adults are too.) They’re incredible sea creatures and they’re near the top of the food chain, so they’re basically the bosses of the ocean. Unless an orca whale comes along, that is. Every year, Shark Week is a big event for lotsKeep Reading…
With the weather warming up, it’s the perfect time of year to head outside with the kids! Now that we’re sharing more simple crafts with our little ones, we’ve found that natural materials make the perfect art medium. There are so many ways to use nature to create art. After all, nature is already aKeep Reading…
Summer. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for playing outside. We live in the South and it. gets. hot. But that’s never stopped our kids from wanting to be outside playing every game imaginable. After a while, though, the same old games just don’t do it for them anymore. And that’s why IKeep Reading…
I just love summer. It’s basically what makes life worth living. To me, anyway. The sun is out, you can walk around in flip-flops all day, no one cares if you eat ice cream for breakfast – it’s a good time of year. The kids and I tend to take a more relaxed approach toKeep Reading…
Can you believe summer is almost here? Before you know it, your kids will be out of school and looking for ways to pass their summer days. We don’t usually take an actual “summer break” in our homeschool, but we do slow down drastically during the summer months. We’re still working on some of ourKeep Reading…
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…
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…
There’s nothing our kids love more than being able to run around and play outside. My kids just love spending the afternoon out in the yard, exploring nature, playing basketball, or even drawing on the sidewalk. However, there’s always one thing that can ruin a day of outdoor play, and that’s rain. It never failsKeep Reading…
Slime recipes are all over the place these days. You can find them in all different kinds, colors, and textures. But to add a little bit of science to our sensory fun, we decided to make some fizzy scented slime and our kids had a blast playing with it! It’s hard to grasp what exactlyKeep Reading…
Is there anything on earth better than a rainbow? They’re scientific marvels, they’re a sign of spring, and they’re just gorgeous to look at! They are all that is right with the world. I love making rainbow crafts and projects with the kids. They brighten up any gloomy day. And springtime is a wonderful timeKeep Reading…
Does bad weather have you and your kids climbing the walls? We’ve been dealing with unusually cold weather down here in the South and staying inside with all four children has been…a challenge. So I started looking around for some awesome cabin fever activities for kids we could try. We’ve already shared some of theseKeep Reading…
