Playlists for Simple Advent for Preschoolers
I have created five youtube playlists to accompany my Simple Advent for Preschoolers. If you haven’t grabbed your FREE DOWNLOAD read the original post here. In addition to the memory verses and the bible reading for each week of advent (including a fifth week to teach about Three Kings Day) …
Healthy Living: Natural Cleaning
At the start of 2018 I contemplated what my word would be for the year and what I would like to improve in my life. My word this year has been HEALTHY. I created several resolutions, one being to be more healthy. I set out several years ago to detox …
Simple Advent for Preschoolers
Recently while visiting the family for Thanksgiving, my mother-in-law had taught my two boys a simple memory verse. She had a felt board, a song, and a memory verse to teach the creation story and repeated it daily the entire week were visiting. I was amazed at how quickly …
Fall Fun
For a fun fall art project I thought we could grab some fallen leaves from the back yard to craft with. I grabbed a basket and we headed outside. Soon we were heading down the street to find more and then we ended up walking the trail. It turned to …
New Adventure
A few months ago we made the big move from coast to coast, again. After living in the great PNW for about four years we travelled back to the Southeastern Coast. Our main reason was to be closer to family. Leaving our friends and church family in Washington was difficult. …
American Airlines: NOT Family Friendly
I recently experienced an incredibly difficult and frustrating situation while flying out of Philadelphia on an American Airline Flight. To say it was frustrating is rather an understatement. More specifically I felt abused and discriminated against. My family of four, including 2 small children ages 4 and 1 1/2, was …
Clean Up Time – Naturally
When you hear “Clean Up Time” you probably think of picking up toys. Well today we actually mean “Cleaning Time” as in grabbing the broom and mop! One of my one and half year old’s favorite things to do is clean. Literally. He will walk around the house with the …
Miniature Gardens Indoors and Out
Spring is here and we are loving it! We have been sweeping away the cobwebs from the porch and giving it new life. With new plants and a little imagination we have been creating indoor and outdoor miniature gardens. Its an evolving process and continues to change daily. In our …
Outdoor Adventure in the Rain
As spring has arrived we have been more and more excited to get outside and explore. Even on rainy days, which we have a lot of here in the PNW, we gear up and head outside. Honestly there is something so calming about taking a walk in the rain. Everything …
Coloring and Doodling for Self-Care
Lately I have been finding a desire to just sit quietly for a few moments to color and enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. It may only be 15 or 20 minutes, or I may sit longer. There is something very relaxing and soothing about coloring …
Creative Inspiration
One of my favorite things to do is grab a coffee and look through magazines at my local bookstore. I get so reenergized and excited by all of the creative ideas I get. It is enjoyable for me while I’m there and it also gives me ideas for future projects. …
Introducing Music Into Your Child’s Daily Rhythm
When and how to start layering music into your child’s daily rhythm Many parents would like to include music in their child’s daily rhythm but are not sure when or how to do so. Here are a few insights I’d like to offer you based off of common questions …
Play Simple Christmas Songs with Xylophone Fun
Xylophone Fun Christmas Edition During my teaching I found a need to create a curriculum for my students to teach them basic music reading skills. Most of my little students were learning to identify and match colors and letters. They were also learning basic reading skills. I found that my …