Here’s a fun and inexpensive way to make some neat building blocks for little ones. Our fabulous friend Jan, a local Head Start teacher, came up with this idea. She purchased a couple of $1 bags of foam blocks from Target and then purchased some adhesive velcro. She cut the velcro into tiny squares and…
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Quick Bath Fun
Here’s a simple way to make baths a little more fun (and colorful!). Freeze some colored water in muffin tins or other medium sized containers, and then add a few to the kids’ baths when you want to make things a little more interesting. They melt pretty fast but it sure is fun while they…
Listening to Trees
Photo by Naturenet Here’s a wonderful idea by Joseph Cornell, author of Sharing Nature With Children: If you listen carefully with a stethoscope, you can hear the “heartbeat” of a tree. Find a thin-barked tree more than 6 inches in diameter and place your stethoscope against its trunk. Be very quiet. Move the stethoscope…
An Impromptu Ball
The other night, Annalee announced that she would be holding a ball the next day. We had the whole day to prepare. In the morning, there was a tea party with tiny sandwiches and fancy water. Later, there were invitations and party plans. When the time came for the ball, I brought out my wedding…
Got Snow?
We got our first white stuff of the year this weekend, whether we were ready or not. The kids had a fabulous time having snowball fights and playing with it, though you really can’t tell from this picture of Alex! Victoria took it, and apparently his siblings forgot to find him a hat, poor boy! …
Go Take a Hike
We’ve done a lot of hiking lately, something we don’t get to do too much of in our flat little town surrounding by cornfields. I have to say that it feeds our souls like nothing else. We have had a habit for years of stopping by libraries of whatever nearby towns we travel to in…
More Halloween Fun
Are you getting into the Halloween spirit with your kiddos? Here’s a few more Halloween activities….. Make a large paper jack-o-lantern and play pin the nose on the pumpkin. Tie a white tissue over a round sucker to make mini-ghosts. Use markers to add a face. Go pumpkin bowling, using empty plastic bottles for pins…
A Little Museum Magic
While we were down in Nebraska last week, we went to a local museum and made it extra magical with some dress up fun. The girls had a blast and they even overheard one excited child whisper, “Look Mommy, there’s princesses in the museum!”. Here’s a few pics… From Jamboree From Jamboree From Jamboree It…
Water Limbo!
Here’s a fun idea I read online a while back and want to try before the end of summer. Play water limbo! Have kids play limbo in the backyard, under a stream of water! It sounds like a marvelous way to get cool on a hot summer day. They also suggested playing Water Hurdle, where…
Colored Water Busywork
Here’s a simple way I keep my boys happy when they’re bored and I need a few minutes to finish supper. Fill an ice cube tray or muffin tin with water (half full) and add a few drops of food coloring to about half of the cups (put a towel underneath for little ones who…