I help parents and teachers educate their children through the power of games and other activities. I live in North Carolina with my two sons, my husband and our golden doodle. You can find me drinking a Mocha Latte in the mornings or eating chocolate candy in the afternoon!
As a first grade teacher, I know just how much a little six year old brain can soak up. And so much of this knowledge takes simple repetition and practice. Have you ever heard of a six year old who lives repetition and practice? I doubt it! That’s why I’ve
Father’s Day is just around the corner! It’s a fun day for children to celebrate the important man in their life whether it be a dad, grandad or some other father figure. I hope there will be some time to make memories with these activities on Father’s Day! Father’s
If you like pop tarts, then you will love these strawberry Homemade Poptarts. There are only four ingredients and the recipe card makes it easy for even the littlest chef to follow along! I was a very picky eater as a kid. OK, those that are reading this and know me
Counting. ABCs. Coloring. Sharing. These are all objectives we know preschoolers need to learn. And I dare say that most parents have a vague idea about how to help their child learn each of these too. Maybe it’s a song or a show or just some time spent together. But
A winter writing activity. Or should I say craftivity? I couldn’t find this word in Webster’s dictionary. However, I did find it in the Urban Dictionary. craftivity: a word used to describe a ‘craft activity’ only used by fools since a craft is an activity Urban Dicitonary Oh man I
We are nearing Thanksgiving. As I write this I am wondering “Why did we not make turkeys out of shapes?” I am also wondering why my one year old is refusing to nap today. I will never know the answers to my questions… So, instead, I’ll concentrate on some shape
Two years ago I wrote a blog post titled TicTac, Turkeys and Traditions. I wrote about how the best family traditions are made by chance and not on purpose. Yes, even Thanksgiving family traditions. We were about to spend out second holiday season away from family and I had been
Let me just say that there is nothing better to keep yourself on track than knowing that you need to create a blog post by a certain day! We have been a bit behind but Liam decided he wanted to do this orchestra lesson one evening…while Dad was home. Here’s
This lesson was one that I was thankful I had everything right in front of me. The lesson plan. The Read Aloud. The Read Aloud pictures. The activities and printables. Do you ever have those days? Days when you know exactly what needs to be done but your body just
What is the most annoying toy that you own? Most likely it is one that makes noise! What if I could tell you that you can take one of those annoying toys and turn it into a very educational activity? I bet I’ll have you sold after this Mozart activity.