In our home we love Christmas. We are the kind of people who pull down our Halloween decorations and put up our Christmas tree. I mean I figure if we are going to all the work to decorate the house we might as well enjoy it for a couple months. It’s not that I don’t […]
Big Gifts For Kids Worth Buying
I have found over the years with my children that rather then buy them many small gifts for Christmas I am often times better off getting them a large gift that they can enjoy together. These gifts often get more use and my kids remain interested in them much longer. Plus, they don’t clutter up […]
7 Gift Ideas For Someone With Alzheimer’s Disease
I don’t want to say that I have a lot of experience buying gifts for someone with Alzheimer’s disease because that is something nobody wants to say. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s disease has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up my Grandmother was diagnosed with the disease when I was […]
Guide To Black Friday Shopping Online
Do you love getting a good deal? How about waiting for hours in lines and fighting crowds of people, while being enticed to buy a bunch of stuff, that will just clutter your house in the weeks following Christmas? Growing up I have memories of Black Friday shopping with my mother. That was when the stores gave out […]
Minute-To-Win-It Halloween Candy Game Night
After writing last weeks post about leftover Halloween candy and taking my kids to our local trick or treat on main street where they collected a ridiculous amount of candy I couldn’t wait to try out some fun ways to use it up. So this week for our weekly family night activity we competed in a minute to […]
10 Creative Ways To Use Up Leftover Halloween Candy
Halloween is almost here! There are so many fun Halloween events for kids to participate in. However, at each event they attend they collect candy. Lots of candy! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-candy. I enjoy candy as much as any other sugar-loving American, but how much candy can you give kids without things […]
Apple Preschool Week
As we enter into the fall season it seemed like the perfect time to learn about apples. I think this unit ended up being Big Boys favorite so far. We enjoyed many fun activities we had planned. Bellow you will see a picture of our plan for the week. Apple Preschool Week Highlights Apple Taste Testing I […]
5 Tips You Should Know Before You Go To The Pumpkin Patch
Going to the pumpkin patch is one of the all-time best fall traditions. Like all day trips with young kids a little planning can go a long way. Over the last few years, I have learned some tips that can help make your experience even more enjoyable. Go Early This is true in two ways. First, […]
All About Me Preschool Week
This last week I started preschool with Big Boy. We were focusing our learning on the topic of all about me. We had lots of fun learning and exploring together. However, I quickly learned that teaching a boy is very different from teaching a girl. When I would teach preschool to Sweet Girl we could […]
Printable Preschool Planner
The last couple years I participated in a co-op preschool and really liked the schedule we followed there. So I created this planning sheet and hope that it can help you simplify and streamline your preschool planning as well. This planner is intended to be used with unit studies following the theme ideas I posted […]
