Learning about botany comes natural to most kids because they have a desire to explore and adventure along the way. Digging in the dirt, smelling the flowers, these are a great start. Find out what else we did in our botany for kids homeschool unit.
Nature Scavenger Hunt + More Nature Activities
It’s spring you guys!!!! That means we get to spend all day outside without the bugs, it’s wonderful. In all seriousness, we’ve had so much fun because the weather has been {mostly} pretty nice. The kids have learned to ride their bikes on two wheels and spent many days riding from the second they got…
Using Nature to Learn with this Alphabet Matching Game
I’ve been wanting to make this set of upper and lowercase alphabet matching rocks for Charlie for awhile now. He is a little rock collector. Wherever we go he has to scoop up some rocks to bring home. I have no clue where his collection is at but he is sure proud of it. Making…
Make Getting Organized Fun with Crafty Croc Markers and Labels
I discovered almost as soon as Charlie was born that no two kids are the same. Now that he is three and starting to get interested in learning some of the “school” stuff, I’ve had to find some more exciting approaches. Maggie is thrilled with things like worksheets, but is just as happy to do…
Encourage Problem Solving {Top Toy Alert} + Giveaway
With plans to homeschool, we are making sure we have the right tools to make larding not only successful but also fun. The latest addition is this Gears! Gears! Gears! Sweet Shop building set. Find out why we love it and what we are learning.
Excited about summertime learning
*Disclosure: I received complimentary products for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* I really love that Maggie gets as excited about learning as I always have. Charlie is always right there trying to jump in and learn too. We always seem to have a lot of fun…
The Little Free Library joins our community thanks to Alpha-Bits
*Disclosure: I was provided with some books and the Little Free Library. All of the story details are my own.* Over the last few months, I have been given the opportunity to do something amazing in our community. Install a Little Free LIbrary! When I first heard about it, I had absolutely no idea…
Counting on the farm makes learning fun
There are so many things my almost 2 year old and my 3 year old can learn with the In the Barn Farm Counters. With Charlie, we can working on identifying animals and the sounds they make, as well as naming colors and separating by color or animal. We also practice counting them, but his favorite is just lining them up.
Color Mixing Fun
Science may just be one of the funnest things for kids to learn because so much of it is hands on and messy! Learning Resources has come out with a new primary science color mixing kit that is beyond awesome.
Toddler Activities to Encourage Literacy
It is no surprise, I am a huge fan of books. I love to read. I miss having the time to read like I did before children, so now, I get my fill of reading with children’s books. If I were to just say I have a ridiculous amount of books, you probably wouldn’t understand…
Finding one on one time with your kids
I remember bringing Charlie home from the hospital and adjusting to life with 2 kids. Suddenly it hit me that I was going to have to figure out how to spend time with Maggie doing things she liked, instead of only spending time with the kids together. I truly missed my time with Maggie. For 20 months, we had always been just us two, this was an adjustment for us both.
ABC Games for toddlers and preschoolers
If you saw my post about the Hot Dots Jr. activity books from Educational Insights, you know how much fun they have been for Maggie and I. Not only did they send me those books to review, they also sent us a set of Alphabet Bean Bags. When I can find one on one time…