Where we cook, clean, stay on budget and journey through motherhood together
We all know (or should know) the Pledge of Allegiance by heart, but what does the Pledge of Allegiance mean? I break it down simply, so you can even help the kids understand. Free printable included!
What good is reciting the words if we’re wondering “What does the Pledge of Allegiance mean”? Let’s break this beautiful pledge down line by line and get to the Pledge of Allegiance meaning.
[Read more…]Welcome Summer! Make the first day/week/bit of summer into a celebration! With summer crafts, a scavenger hunt, songs and books, the kids will be delighted to dive into summer!! Let the summer fun begin.
Summer is and has always been my favorite season. I love a hot summer night. They’re like magic. Somehow summer brings me back to the simple joys of childhood, even while I’m chasing the kids around being all responsible and everything. There’s nothing like the feeling of being tired from a fun day in the sun followed by a relaxing evening meal outdoors. Schedules are lax, there are plenty of fun outdoor activities to wear the kids out, and the heat gives us an excuse to lounge around sipping fruity drinks. What more could a gal want?
[Read more…]Learn how to teach children their address with this catchy song. Then reinforce it with these fun activities!
I think teaching children their address and phone number is very important. It is proven that we learn best when information is put into a song. Here is a simple but catchy song to teach your child their address. If you missed my song for teaching children your phone number, you can check it out here.
[Read more…]Use this phone number song to teach your children your telephone number in a way they’ll NEVER forget it! I have a great phone number song with a fun phone number activity to back it up!
What’s the best way to teach children something that is tedious to memorize?? A fun song – that’s how! Make your phone number unforgettable and teach them how to use it with this phone number song and fun phone number activity!
[Read more…]Want a fun way to teach the alphabet? How does running around the house whacking things with a (clean) fly swatter sound? Kids LOVE this game. You can use the same technique for numbers and sight words too.
The best way for kids to learn is to learn through play. The more engaged they are, the more they learn. Making it fun is the way to keep them engaged! In this post I’ll give you everything you need to set up one of my daughter’s favorite games. I’ll also share a well loved toy that puts the kids on track for learning the alphabet from a young age. [Read more…]
This Easter, color your flowers along with your Easter eggs! Learn and watch how plants drink with this experiment and FREE printable lesson to go with it.
With spring on the horizon, I thought some pretty colored flowers around the house would serve us well. I planned this mini in-home lesson about How Plants Drink for my daughter. [Read more…]
Welcome Spring! Make the first day of spring into a celebration! With crafts, a scavenger hunt, songs and books, the kids will be delighted to say hello to spring!!
After a long winter, there’s nothing like welcoming spring. The flowers blooming, the birds chirping, outdoor play on the horizon!! We love to mark the beginning of each new season with a celebration. It’s a wonderful learning experience for children. It brings awareness to the seasons, the calendar and the cycle of nature. [Read more…]
Sweetened ricotta cheese with berries is one of my very favorite breakfasts. Read on to see how I make it (in under 2 minutes)! This is the perfect way to use up some leftover ricotta cheese. I tend to be the type of person who won’t spend much time on weekday breakfast – especially for […]
Check out my non-candy, non-junk Easter Basket ideas! Also, learn how to avoid spending a bunch of extra money on a great Easter Basket! I can’t stand ending up with a bunch of junk food or just plain junk in the house because we needed to buy something for a holiday. A non candy basket […]
These DIY barrette holders will organize and display all your bows and bobbles. Ah, little girls. All the bows, dresses and pretty little things are so much fun!I LOVE decking my babes out in girly things. But man-oh-man is it hard to store all those little odds and ends for their hair! Enter the DIY […]
My Good Enough Cleaning Schedule is reality based and doesn’t have you cleaning for cleaning’s sake. Do you (attempt to) follow one of those oh-so-perfect Pinterest cleaning schedules? Does it make you feel like a failure? Mine did, so I made my own, and it’s GOOD ENOUGH!!
