The kids and I brought home a pile of library books today and this was one that had caught my eye. I read it to Jack and Anna tonight and we all loved it! It’s absolutely adorable. The book tells the story of a rather lazy wombat and its adventures when some humans move in…
Month: May 2009
Wild Things!
Are you a fan of Where the Wild Things Are? If so, be sure to check out this fun lesson plan to accompany the book, complete with blank mini-books for kids to make up their own wild thing stories and a blank wild thing to print out and decorate to make puppets! Why stop…
Geocaching!
Today’s post comes courtesy of Magical Mama Tiffany, who wrote this article for her local newspaper for their children’s athletics section. I thought it was so great I asked her permission to share it with you all. We’ve never done geocaching and now I really want to try! As a homeschooling mother, ensuring my children…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
1. Teach your kids to do the hand jive. Here’s instructions. If you’re a visual learner here’s a woman and young girl teaching it before a Disney show and here’s a video of some good natured teenagers trying their best! Try doing it to kids’ songs in the car or doing it as a group…
Fairy Parties!
Magical Mama Rebecca asked the other day if I had any ideas for a fairy birthday party for her soon-to-be 9 year old daughter. Do I?! We love fairy things around here and will use any occasion to have a bit of fairy fun. Here’s a few ideas (some illustrated with photos from Victoria’s May…