I never thought in my life I would be homeschooling my kids! I thought homeschooling was only for extremely religious people or people who wanted complete control over their kids. And now here I am a homeschooling mom! Why do I homeschool? Lots of reasons, but these are the top few: I am more interested in my kids being happy, caring, productive … [Read more...]
Boys will be Boys or Bullies?
artist Greg Capullo It's difficult to know when to intervene and when to let our kids deal with conflict on their own. It's good to let kids resolve their own conflicts if possible, at least give them time to work things out, but also to teach a shy kid to speak up for himself and intervene if anyone is in danger of harm. We were at the park … [Read more...]
How to Teach a Preschooler to Give
How does kids' stuff pile up so quickly! My kids have way too much stuff! I've been trying my hardest to get rid of as much of it as I can. For one, we live in a very small space, but mainly because the more stuff they have, the less they appreciate it. Also they seem overwhelmed as to what to play with when too much is out. I rotate what toys we … [Read more...]
Baby’s First Sandcastle
Afternoon at the beach. My baby girl checking out her first sandcastle! Made courtesy of her daddy. She very gently felt the top of it and slowly demolished it. I was surprised she didn't try to eat the sand. My son made her a second one so she wouldn't be without. He's such a good big brother! He really takes care of his sis! The sheet, behind … [Read more...]
To Toss or Not to Toss? What to do with a Ripped Poster
My son ripped the corner of a poster that was on his wall in his Mickey Mouse themed bedroom while jumping on the bed, which he's not supposed to be doing! Instead of throwing it out, I had the idea to Mod Podge it onto a blank canvas. With my son's help, we centered the part we wanted to see on the canvas and cut around it wide enough to be … [Read more...]
New Old Rocking Chair
My rocking chair squeaked so loudly it kept everyone awake, which defeats the whole purpose! The other day I found a lonely one sitting outside a neighbor's house waiting for some TLC. Thank you generous neighbors! I LOVE freebies! I adopted it & freecycled my old one, (if you're not familiar, www.freecycle.org is an awesome site where you … [Read more...]
When to Push Your Kids and When to Let it Go
Monkey was so excited to begin track But by the time starting day came around, he had forgotten how much fun he had had at the open meets last summer. He's finally old enough to be on the Youth Track team and the season has just begun. The first couple days were a shock for him! So many kids, and not a familiar face in sight. I was hoping he'd … [Read more...]
Learn About Flowers with These Beautiful Kids Books
Do your little gardeners love flowers? My daughter would love if we grew only a flower garden rather than a vegetable garden. We had a great time recently identifying plants and flowers that were growing in our front yard. We moved here a year ago and I was not sure what every plant was in the landscaping that we were left with. We were thrilled to … [Read more...]
