To think eight years has gone by. It is such a vivid memory in my mind still. We all have stories of where we were on that day in history. I was in bed in Silverdale, WA. All the way across the country. I remember my husband was just about to leave for work (he […]
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My Pumpkin in So Big!
Seven years old today! What? Where has time gone? If the next seven years go as fast as the first seven, I will have a 14 year old soon. This little guy has grown quite a bit since these pics. were taken… but he is still my baby! He may drives me crazy on some […]
Fall is Coming
Yesterday we were trimming trees and we found some red leaves… o, my! Fall is coming. I love Fall, it is my favorite season. I just wish winter did not follow fall. If we could skip winter all together, that would be fabulous in my book. Back to fall; I love all the fun activities […]
Set the DVR for a Ride on Dinosaur Train
You know PBS has been doing some good advertising when my three year old tells me she wants to watch the new Dinosaur Train series. This series premieres on Monday, Labor Day. I am betting that this show is a hit with the preschool boys… Dinosaurs and Trains in the same show – brilliant. Henson […]
Dress Up a Tray of Cookies!
Just a fast, frugal, and fun idea I came up with when I did not have a paper plate to put cookies on that I wanted to share with a neighbor… When you take yummies to share, make you own plate that matches a theme. All you need is a piece of cardboard. Wrap the […]
Velcro is all You Need!
I love velcro! Here is a ready to use book you can make for your child or student. All you need is to purchase some velcro. The child would read the words and then place the correct picture in the square. I used velcro for this. Put velcro on each page of the book and […]
Mary Wore Her Red Dress
This book always ends up being my favorite class book! Very easy and simple and so cute. The children draw a picture of themselves with black markers (I use permanent, but in the past used plain markers)Then they use watercolor paints to paint ONE item of clothing ONE color on their drawing. After it dries, […]
Marshmallow-Toes – Back to School Idea
Show a marshmallow. Make a web on the white board with the word marshmallow in the middle. Pass out marshmallow and ask students not to eat it right a way but feel it. (soft, white, squishy, powdery, sweet, smells fresh…) Outline their remarks as they state their descriptions of the marshmallow.Drop your marshmallow on the […]
Summer’s Almost Done – The importance of play!
Summer always seems to end with the start of school. With that said, only a few more days left in my summer. This summer really has been great (well, up till the last week – see here). We have been outside 80% of the summer at parks, pools, and trails. My kids have run, biked, […]
My Poor Little Cookie is Broken…
This little guy sums up our last two days. Just add some red hair and color the cast green and that is my son in the form of a cookie. Poor guy broke his arm after falling off our backyard jungle gym monkey bars. Keeping positive, but praying he heals well so that he won’t […]