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Xylophone Fun Extra Resources
Extra resources to accompany the Xylophone Fun Curriculum… Read More Xylophone Fun Extra Resources
Tag: young children
Simple Advent for Kids
A Simple Advent Plan for Kids with suggested activities and music.… Read More Simple Advent for Kids
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Scripture Art For Your Home
Filling our home with scripture is one of the best things we can do. Its a simple way to encourage ourselves daily with TRUTH and positive affirmations, to encourage our children to read and memorize scripture, and fill our homes with the WORD which is our sword of the Spirit against the enemy. I have… Read More Scripture Art For Your Home
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Walking Through Holy Week
Today I have a FREE PRINTABLE for you! We have just started Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday. I have created a simple Easter Story book for your kids to illustrate and keep for future years. The book has a page for each day of Holy Week and includes the scripture reference for the… Read More Walking Through Holy Week
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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 traveling coast to coast. We… Read More American Airlines: NOT Family Friendly
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 broom pushing and pulling it… Read More Clean Up Time – Naturally
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 Easter Basket we found little… Read More Miniature Gardens Indoors and Out
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 is very hushed and calm… Read More Outdoor Adventure in the Rain
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 I receive from parents. … Read More Introducing Music Into Your Child’s Daily Rhythm
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 students, mostly students with special… Read More Play Simple Christmas Songs with Xylophone Fun
Apple Picking and Baking
Apple Picking Our family loves apple picking in the fall. We found an amazing apple orchard north of Seattle that has rows and rows of apple trees, with many varieties to choose from. Last year was our first year going and my oldest son’s first time picking apples. While our youngest son was with us… Read More Apple Picking and Baking
Fun With Cardboard
Kids do not need fancy toys. Give them a box and they are happy for hours. I love how imaginative and creative kids can be with just a stick and some dirt, or a large cardboard box. One of the best things about shopping at Ikea is the great big cardboard boxes left over after… Read More Fun With Cardboard
That’s How I Spell My Name
My three year old can spell his name, and his brother’s name. Amazing, I know. I’m amazed! Its actually quite simple however, because I taught him through a song. A very simple song. When I was designing Lucas’ room I decided to make a wall hanging of his name in bold wooden letters. I had… Read More That’s How I Spell My Name
15 Tips for Camping with Young Children
My husband and I have been married for five years and we have two small children, ages 16 months and 3 1/2 years. We both grew up camping with our families and knew that we would want to start camping as a family as soon as we were ready. While we both grew up… Read More 15 Tips for Camping with Young Children
One in the bucket, One in my mouth
One of our favorite family activities is going blueberry picking. We discovered the many u-pick farms around our area last summer and were immediately hooked. We pick strawberries in June and blueberries in July and August here. Our favorite farm is a local one called Mountainview Blueberry Farm. We each grab a bucket, throw the… Read More One in the bucket, One in my mouth