Say, I Do Like Green Eggs and Ham!
It took a few days to get through Green Eggs and Ham but it’s a classic for a reason – it’s such great reading practice!
Thanks to Nature Anatomy the kids figured out the name of this rock we collected in Mexico last year. I love the Nature Anatomy book (it’s beautiful and has a lot of great information in it) and plan on using it more intentionally this spring and summer. I currently don’t have a specific idea on…
If you didn’t grow up playing Dutch Blitz you missed out and I highly recommend you grab a deck of cards to play with your kids. This is one of those games that has so many educational benefits and kids don’t even notice! The game is a simple concept, you are basically building piles of…
This morning Raeca decided she wanted to create a Lego background for stop motion. I love the realistic grass she created but the cute little beavers in the lake are my personal favorite: The stop motion video has yet to actually be started but this backdrop had already provided hours of Lego entertainment. Rae is…
This morning Raeca took down our jar of various currencies from our trips. She started asking questions and we ended up talking about different currencies, the countries the coins came from and who visited those countries and when. We admired the different types of currency, the images on them and even the different shapes (the…
The kids are involved in a kidpreneur fair next month and they have been working on their projects: wooden swords and wooden cameras. Last year I was not interested in them being involved because I didn’t think they would follow through with their ideas but so far so good! They still have more to do…
I know Monday’s get a bad rap but I’ve figured out a secret to Monday! Here it is: plan something you look forward to on Monday (or whatever other day may be your tough day of the week). For me that means going to the library each Monday. It is the day our books come…