It’s December first and that means the beginning of our countdown to Christmas, the best day of the year! We have gotten out our many advent calendars, including a new one this year. I found a puzzle calendar where you build a mini puzzle each day. The images are gorgeous and then 50 pieces is… Read More It’s A Small World Advent Dec 1
Five Gingerbread Song and Visuals for young children. Math and literacy through music.… Read More Five Gingerbread Song and Visuals
If you haven’t been over to our YouTube channel in awhile, you’ll want to head over to see our newest video! Its another in the Psalms for Children series. In this Storytime with Kristen, I read I’m Listening, God, Psalm 19 for Children. It was written by Elspeth Campbell Murphy and Illustrated by Jane E.… Read More Psalm 19 for Children
Today I am sharing my favorite Thanksgiving Books for Children! I love children’s books and I love the holidays. Every Fall I get out my Fall books, a few Halloween books, and this huge pile of Thanksgiving books. I love snuggling up with my boys and reading books to them and with them. These definitely… Read More Thanksgiving Books for Children
Xylophone Fun Song for Fall This is a simple yet fun song for fall. This song is a FREE DOWNLOAD to be used with the Xylophone Fun Curriculum. If you already have the curriculum you can grab this freebie and get playing! If you aren’t sure what the curriculum is head over to the Xylophone… Read More Come Said the Leaves
Cooking and baking are an important part of our homeschool rhythm. I believe it is an important part of our kids’ education to learn how to take care of themselves and their family. Learning life skills includes growing their own food, grocery shopping, cooking their own food, cleaning and maintaining a home. So the kids… Read More Including Cooking and Baking in Your Homeschool Rhythms
Extra resources to accompany the Xylophone Fun Curriculum… Read More Xylophone Fun Extra Resources
A Simple Advent Plan for Kids with suggested activities and music.… Read More Simple Advent for Kids
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
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
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
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
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
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
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