Fast, Fun ANYWHERE Math Game (no materials needed!)
If you ever find yourself with some time to kill and a child to entertain, I recommend you give this one a try. It is very easily...
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Super Easy Baked Drumsticks
I am always on the perpetual hunt for super easy, yummy recipes, and I sort of stumbled across two! I thought of two drumstick ideas and...
Big Sister Prep (Gift from the Baby and Other Goodies)
From the moment my hubby and I knew we were having another baby, we knew one of the most important things we needed to “get right” was...
Early Elementary Activities
The following activities support typical learning goals for Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. However, every child learns and...
Preschool Activities
This is such an exciting age for your child. They are beginning to make connections to what they know and explore higher level thinking...
Toddler Activities
Get Ready for your little one to be on the move! Continue to follow their lead as you support their language, physical, cognitive, and...
Baby Activities
Follow your baby's lead. Incorporate a rotation of the activities below to work on all areas of development. Remember with babies, less...
My Favorite Things
This section of my blog will be devoted to my absolute all-time favorite purchases. Some include affiliate links (at no additional cost...
Stay At Home Mom Seeks Work-Life Balance
I always pictured myself as a working parent. In college, I graduated early, so that I could get started on building my career in the...
Hands-On Math Mat for Preschool and Kindergarten
When people think of Math, they usually just think of numbers and equations. However, for the for our younger kids, it is important to...
Teaching Letter Sounds with Bump Game
The game Bump is usually played as a math game, where you match the sum, product, or numbers to the game board. Players take turns trying...
First Day of School Traditions
Whose child is going back to school this week?? 🙋🏻♀️ I am already one of those sentimental moms who documents everything, but the...
Questions for Teachers About Distance Learning
Who has questions about this distance learning stuff?? Last week, my daughter’s teachers held their virtual Back to School night, where...
How to Set Up A Portable Homeschool Space In Your Living Room
Back to school shopping looked really different this year. For us, it resembled more of an office make-over. I really wanted to get this...
FUNction Finder
I've been wanting to make this for a while. Finally got around to it and am so excited it was a hit with the kids! There is a "magical"...
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This blog is a digital scrapbook of my adventures in modern parenting. I am a mother of two and former teacher sharing my favorite resources and lessons learned because I believe parenting is easier with a village, and no one has time to reinvent the wheel.