To a lot of people Valentine's Day is a day to splurge on roses, teddy bears, and chocolate, but in this house we do it differently. You aren't going to find expensive gift ideas here. What you are going to find is a way to show your love through thoughtful creativity, and nature. I set up this sweet invitation to create on our table. I laid a large piece on contact paper down going from one end of our table to the other. I had bought an inexpensive bouquet of flowers, that I pulled apart … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Montessori Valentine’s Activities for Toddlers
Get ready for a whole lot of pink. I can't help it pink is my favorite color and when it is getting close to Valentine's Day, I get a little pink crazy. I hope you like pink, and I hope you enjoy our Toddler Valentines activities. From DIY blocks, peg dolls, and felt shapes, to heart play dough and flower arranging we are loving our weekly pink and red activities. This is our Valentines table, I set it up when Baby Bell was taking her afternoon nap. I wanted it to be a nice surprise when she … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Room Tour for 2014
I seem to be changing our homeschool room around a lot these days. About every six months it seems it's time for a change and that's because our family is changing. The biggest change for us this year is we now have a toddler. As I'm sure most of you know, when your sweet little baby becomes a curious toddler, things definitely change. I try to embrace those changes and adapt our living and schooling space to benefit the children in the stage they are in. Today I am sharing our homeschooling … [Read more...]
Teaching Toddlers through Purposeful Play
Today Karyn from Teach Beside Me has invited me over to her fabulous blog. Please join me over there, for a special look inside our day while incorporating purposeful play. Fun colorful toddler play Teach Beside Me … [Read more...]
Super Cool Arctic and Antarctica Frozen Foam Dough
It's winter which means for us it's cold outside. So what better time to learn about the Arctic and Antarctica with frozen foam dough? This was Awesome and the kids learned about so many things while they played with this freezing cold homemade dough. … [Read more...]
Top 10 Unit studies from 2013
Going back through this past year I love seeing all of the fabulous things we have learned about. Here is a peek into our homeschooling year with our top 10 Unit Studies. We learned all about Endangered Species and Global Warming. Find our study here. We Explored Egypt in depth We learned all about the Solar System Part 1 and Part 2, plus had fun snacking on the planets.We learned the Phases of the Moon and enjoyed all of our nights … [Read more...]
