One of the best ways I have found to encourage my children to write and draw is to help them make their own book. The directions below are for the first book I help my children make. It is fast, easy, and only requires 8 x 11 paper and scissors. If you are a perfectionist,Read More
Who Stole the Cookies…
Did you see the Shrewsbury Cakes I made yesterday? The ones for which I made distilled rose water last week just so I could make these cookies? The ones I piped with Decorating Icing and topped with Candied Flowers? The cookies that I was going to bring to a picnic at the Shakespeare Festival? Who do youRead More
My Favorite Alphabet SOUNDS Song
I love the Sounds like Fun CD by Barbara Milne and have been singing these tunes to my children for over 19 years! The Alphabet Sounds Song by Barbara Milne is a nice quiet time or bed time song and is the first song that I use to introduce phonics to my children. When IRead More
Reusing Containers as Paint Pots
This falls under the heading of “can’t she just throw some things away?” If you are a regular reader, then you know the answer to that question is no. To make paint pots for my toddler, I started with a mixed match assortment of empty plastic containers and then cut a hole in the lid:Read More
Alternate Use for an Aquadoodle Pen
My son had an Aquadoodle set, but one day when I wasn’t paying attention he took crayons and markers to the Aquadoodle paper. I was unable to repair the paper and when I discarded it, I almost tossed the pen too but then I had an idea: I filled up the pen with water andRead More
Fun Ways to Use Bath Letters to Teach the Alphabet
When our children were toddlers, we bought a set of bath letters for them to play with in the bath tub. My husband used the bath letters along with songs to help our children first learn to identify letters, then teach them their sounds, and ultimately begin spelling words. Fun Ways to Use Bath LettersRead More
How to Use Sign Language to Teach Kids the Alphabet
We spend a lot of time singing songs with hand motions to our babies and toddlers, so signing the alphabet while singing an ABC song seems quite natural. The great thing is that we do not have to have anything other than our hands to entertain our children. This is one of the most frugalRead More
Memorization Tips for Kids
Here are a few ways that I help my kids when they have to memorize something. Whenever my children have something they have to memorize, whether it is a Bible verse, physics formula, or Latin conjugations they write the information on a piece of paper and place it in an old plastic bag. Then theyRead More
Volunteering When You Have Young Children
No matter how much you want to volunteer, it is difficult when you have young children. I thought I would share some ways that my friends and I have volunteered when our children were/are young. These are things that you can do for your favorite charities and service organizations either from your home or withRead More
My Ice Bucket Leads a Double Life
I really wanted an ice bucket for holding drinks when we entertain, but put off buying one for years because of the price. I looked unsuccessfully for a used one. Even though we entertain quite a bit, buying something that we would only use for several hours a week seemed like an indulgent purchase. IRead More
Making a Juice Box Pull Double Duty
We rarely consume juice boxes since we prefer to drink from our stainless steel water bottles. However, there are times when juice boxes are a convenient way to transport extra fluids. When we are going to spend most of the day away from home hiking or cross-country skiing I pack a couple of juice boxesRead More
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