Last year, we had quite a few fun Halloween parties to attend so we had fun and wore different costumes for each party especially since they were "NO" sew costumes, it was easy to whip up. I was Dorothy for our Ladies Halloween party. Then, we had a couples party and we went as Bob Ross and I was the canvas painting. And this was our family Halloween party costumes, we went as vikings! This is also great for your Viking Unit for all of my homeschooling friends. We'd been studying Vikings in ... continue reading...
25 Ways to Connect With Your Child
Some nights, as I tuck my kids in bed, this sad truth hits me--I haven't really connected them with my precious boys today. Yes, I spent the whole day serving them indirectly or directly by cleaning the house, feeding them, helping them with homework, teaching them, working on lesson plans to teach them, reading a book on how to parent better, working from home to bring extra income to our budget... Yes, all of these things sum up to lots of love and kindness. Each day I sacrifice my ... continue reading...
I Need a Minute Rule to Stay Calm as a Parent
What is it that makes you lose your patience with your child/ children? For me, it's their complaining and whining. This kind of behavior quickly takes me over the top. Of course, God felt like I needed to grow in this area of patience, so I have one child who only functions in that mode. I'm exaggerating, it's not always but somedays it's ALL freakin' day. "I Need a Minute Rule" to Stay Calm as a Parent One thing I've started doing again, lately is I'll tell my kids, "I need a minute." I was ... continue reading...
15 Ways to Play with Your Kids
Somewhere between our childhood and adulthood we've forgotten how to play. It is proven that play helps relieve stress. So, why is it that we don't carve out play time whether it's for ourselves or with our kids. I highly recommend it, my play time means going on a run on Saturday morning. Sitting out in our yard reading a book while I take in the copious amounts of laughter coming from my children as they play pretend or tag. Sometimes it's copious amounts of arguing, which in no way do ... continue reading...
5 Little Fire Fighters Poem & Activity
My little man had so much fun with this firefighter activity. You can find all of our Firemen activities here we did a lot with this unit since this was his favorite community helper. It was simple and absolutely adorable. He was able to work on the following with this activity: fine motor skills -when he added the beads. number recognition- he practiced his numbers as we sang the poem literacy as we pointed out the words that rhymed. 5 Little Fire Fighters Poem & ... continue reading...
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