Lego Sight Words
Baloo is really starting to enjoy reading. Sometimes I catch him reading a book to himself and it just makes me grin ear to ear. I'm trying to get some more sight word practice in without making it obvious that I'm trying to get him to practice reading. As long as its a game he…
Read MoreWater Play Wednesday – Water Balloon Sight Words
At Baloo’s school on the very last day they have a huge water play day with water balloons. ; Each grade goes at a different time and the parents volunteer to bring in water balloons. ; They plan to have hundreds of water balloons and other water activities. ; Doesn’t that sound like a blast?…
Read MoreSuperhero Shirt-Capes
Royal and Baloo naturally love Superheroes. I mean, it’s so cliché, but they are such boys. I’ve been meaning to make them Superhero capes for awhile. They love to tie blankets around their necks and run around, but that just doesn’t always work well. I also wanted to make something that wasn’t a choking…
Read MoreSuperhero Packs
A Dash of Superhero Charm, A World of Learning: What Are These Packs? Imagine combining the excitement of superheroes with the joy of learning – that’s exactly what these packs do! Our little heroes can now conquer the realms of reading, math, creativity, and more, all while embracing their caped crusader spirit. Why Superheroes Are…
Read MoreWater Play Wednesday – Water Blaster Words
My boys all love water. Some love swimming, some love hoses, and some love baths, but they all love water in one form or another. And it’s probably only natural being that we always seem to live in the hot southern states!! We have to cool off somehow! I’ve been trying to figure out more…
Read MoreTruck ABCs – Cc is for Crane
We had such a relaxing week here just doing school as we pleased. We were outside for school pretty much every day just enjoying the beautiful mornings here. Royal is really soaking up these printables. He loves the trucks and practically begs for me. I’m so glad to have found something he is so interested…
Read MoreFortune teller sentences
I have to channel my inner high school student for this one. Its been a long time since I have made one of these fortune teller origami-esqe things. At dinner last weekend I had paper and 3 little boys to entertain and it just came to me. Baloo was so enraptured with the fortune teller…
Read MoreBb is for bulldozer
Royal is 3 years old I was pretty excited when Royal enjoyed Aa is for ambulance last week, but that was nothing compared to this week! Royal was actually asking me for more work and more coloring! Before we were even ready to start “school” for the day he would be asking about bulldozers. I…
Read More7 Fun and Easy Ways To Practice Pincer Grasp
Practicing the pincer grip is so important for little kids. The earlier they start practicing the better! And the great thing is, there are so many fun and interesting ways to get them to practice! What is pincer grasp anyway? The pincer grasp is what lets us pick up objects, or squeeze objects, with our…
Read MoreTerrific Truck ABCs – letter A for Ambulance
Royal is 3 years old I’m so excited to be able to share this new program I’ve been working on for Royal! He’s getting more and more interested in letters, numbers, shapes, etc so I really wanted to take advantage of his interest. Trucks seem to be a real hit with Royal and for…
Read MoreDIY Sound Matching
I’ve always wanted to do a sound matching activity but never really gotten around to it. Plus, most of the tutorials I see involve using old film canisters…and I just don’t come by those often anymore! Then it hit me to use some old plastic cups! I used 3 different types of dried beans –…
Read MoreTot School – That’s Not My Brother!
We all love the Usbone “That’s Not My…” books. I think we have 5 or 6 and they are always on birthday/Christmas lists. We even have one in French – C’est Ne Pas Mon Chien! After reading through our entire collection today I suggested that we make our own. We brainstormed the topic and decided…
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