• Homeschooling,  Kid Fun

    Remember These?

    I have such fond memories of watching my teacher use a felt board to tell a story.  LOVED it so much.  Gathering around her and finding a comfy spot to watch the story unfold. Always wanted to get some to play with as a kid but never did, seemed like a teacher “exclusive” item. I looked at my local Education store and they are so expensive I could not justify the cost. However, now that I started to homeschool I went to my favorite consignment sale to find educational materials.  Imagine how excited I was to find a Storyboard Felt set. Nothing fancy, in fact it looks like it could be from…

  • Homeschooling,  Kid Fun

    Homemade Valentine’s Day Cards

    This year I was invited to a Valentine’s Card making get-together and had so much fun that I had one for the women in my family, that was also a blast. When it came time to think about the kids Valentine’s cards this year, it was a no brainer that they would make homemade ones as well, I had all the supplies ready to go.  In previous years, especially since they were in school, it was easy to just go pick up some pre-made ones.  Now that we homeschool we do more homemade things then ever, we have the time and resources so why not?  The boys made some for…

  • Blogging,  Homeschooling,  Inspiration

    Rethinking the Coat Closet

    Being a homeschooler and living in a small space can be frustrating at times. I pretty much turned my living room into a school room, then over time, a couch and love seat were brought in. I needed space but wasn’t sure what else could be done. Recently while cruising a blog hop I found this blog and wow I am soooo thankful I did, so thankful for the inspiration. She had all of her storage bins in her coat closet. I went to work right away! BEFORE: AFTER: Oops I guess I forgot to take “Before” pictures of the closet and “After” pictures of the Living Room. :O)

  • Blogging,  Inspiration,  Kid Fun

    Boys Love This Craft… R2D2!

    My boys are crazy for Star Wars, they love it!  I just picked up the box set of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi for them for Christmas.  It was one of their lightning deals for only $22! Recently, I came across a crafts section of the Star Wars website. They had a fun R2D2 craft made from felt.  I had tons of foam squares so we pulled them out and the boys went to work… They used construction paper for his top part and colored it silver. They also used construction paper for his body.  The rest was made from foam and they glued…

  • Homeschooling,  Inspiration,  Kid Fun

    The Best Boy Toy Ever!

    On a recent field trip to, we visited a new children’s garden play and discovery area. It has fantastic stations all around to encourage interactive play and learning. 2 stations caught my eye and more importantly, caught the boys eyes and kept ’em too! Wood blocks, real wood blocks only they aren’t the kind we are all used to. These are more rustic and authentic and fun for boys. One set had big tree rings cut into chunks, the other set was Aspen tree trunks chopped into different thicknesses to stack. This gave me some great ideas for gifts and toys for my boys. The possibilities are endless. It was…

  • Homeschooling,  Kid Fun

    Digital Fun for Kids

    We are always trying to find websites that have learning content rather the sites with games only. This has become even more important because lately our boys have developed an addiction to Super Mario Brothers, the old school version online. They explored all the learning websites and grew tired of them, so my husband had an idea. How about creating a web page, with them for other kids to use. They started working on it a few days ago and have come up with 4 different interactive areas. Since we homeschool it has been an awesome opportunity to have our oldest participate in planning it and then putting that plan…

  • Homeschooling,  Kid Fun

    A is for Animal

    After checking out a ton of homeschool blogs this summer I was looking for an alphabet activity for Oliver to do, I came across an idea at totallytots.homestead.com.  It is called Now I Know My ABC’s and it shows pictures of animals made from each letter in the alphabet.  Here is what Oliver has made so far: He is keeping them inside of clear sleeves in his very own ABS’s book… he likes it so much!

  • Homeschooling

    More Classroom Ideas

    Earlier this week I joined the Not-Back to School Blog Hop, so many homeschoolers participated, it was inspiring! Who doesn’t love a peek into someone else’s life and home. After looking at other blogs I decided to share my room, in more detail, so that others can get ideas, the way I have been getting classroom ideas. Two blogs that played a huge role in giving me inspiration for preschool activities, classroom ideas, preschool lesson plans, and more are http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com and http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/ – a huge thank you to Carisa and Jolanthe. They have helped me so much, hope this helps someone else! Classrooom Ideas, Morning Board: Color of the Day…