Make A Squishy Bag

Materials:  Hair gel, plastic sandwich bags, glitter or small jewels, duct tape Squeeze hair gel into a plastic bag. Add glitter or jewels. Take air out of the bag, fold over the edge, & tape it closed. Put the bag into another bag & tape it closed again....

Walk The Line with St. Lucy (and the Star Boys)

In honor of the feast of St. Lucy, or Santa Lucia as she is known in Scandinavian countries, I set up a special twist on the traditional walk the line activity today. First Kylee made a St. Lucy crown and the boys made Star Boy hats.  (More St. Lucy ideas)...

More Preschool Thoughts

I receive emails, facebook notes, and phone calls fairly regularly from friends, friends of friends, and some day friends asking questions about what I would do in certain parenting and homeschool situations.  I always find these questions a little bit humbling...

Her Hands

Technically, infant motor development begins at the head/neck and works down the body from there.  Almost daily, I hear refrains of how strong Lucie is or how well she holds up her head.  I can’t deny that this is true, but for me the milestone that...

Posts of Advent Past

I have noticed that as I blog longer, I post less and less about what we are doing on a day to day basis in our little homeschool.  The main reason for this is that I like to post when we do something new, and one of the major basis of our homeschooling method is...

December Prayer Table Resources

This small prayer table has been such a wonderful addition to our school room this year.  Changing it each new month or season has been as fun as seeing my children look forward to prayer time. Some of our resources this month On the wall is the December print...