Category: Home Preschool

  • DIY Thanksgiving Textured Leaf Cards

    DIY Thanksgiving Textured Leaf Cards

    I took advantage of the warm weather on Monday and the fact that my daughter was out of school to help me with a Thanksgiving craft with my youngest son. I have been wanting to teach my youngest son about textures and thought that our Thanksgiving craft would be a perfect idea. Today, I wanted…

  • The Best Free Android Apps for Kids

    The Best Free Android Apps for Kids

    A lot of parents are against kids using technology, thinking that it will transform them into smartphone-addicted zombies from an early age. That may be true if the kid spends countless hours every day with his eyes pointed at a phone screen; however, used with moderation, a smartphone or a tablet can help your youngster…

  • 5 Fun Ways to Teach Your Child Their Name

    5 Fun Ways to Teach Your Child Their Name

    Did you know that your child will have to know their first and last name before their first day of Kindergarten? We have been working on teaching my youngest son his full name since he has been home with me this past year. It has been fairly easy to teach him but not all children…

  • Summer Reading Challenge And Free Book Log Printable

    Summer Reading Challenge And Free Book Log Printable

    This summer I wanted to try something new with my kids. In the past, I have let my kids spend a ton of time watching television or playing video games. So before they were out of school, I picked up a summer reading schedule from our local library and planned on taking all three kids…

  • 12 Reasons Why I Will Use the Montessori ABC Tracing App

    12 Reasons Why I Will Use the Montessori ABC Tracing App

    After downloading the Montessori 123 Numbers app, I decided to go ahead and download the ABC app too. I wanted a fun and creative way to help teach him his alphabet. I thought this app would be a great resource for our home preschool curriculum. I let my son play with his app and he…

  • Make a Homemade Foot Print Butterfly Card for Mother’s Day

    Make a Homemade Foot Print Butterfly Card for Mother’s Day

    I wanted to share with you the Foot Print Butterfly Craft that I made with my youngest son on Wednesday afternoon. The bunny’s were a hit a few weeks ago and I wanted to make some more homemade gifts for Mother’s Day. I remember my kids making a cute butterfly when they were a bit…

  • Hand and Foot Print Bunny

    Hand and Foot Print Bunny

    I wanted to share with you how to make a Hand and Foot Print Bunny. I took the idea of my first project and expanded upon my original idea, I was going to attempt to hand draw the rest of the bunny. I am not an artist so that would have been a really bad…

  • Double Hand Print Bunny

    Double Hand Print Bunny

    Easter is a few days away and I wanted to share with you the Double Hand Print Bunny that we made yesterday afternoon. This is an easy craft project and it took us about 15 minutes to make. It is a great keepsake for you because you will paint your child’s hand prints or you…

  • 12 Reasons Why I Love the Montessori Learn 123 numbers App

    12 Reasons Why I Love the Montessori Learn 123 numbers App

                  I love finding educational apps to help my youngest son learn new concepts. We have been working on counting from 1 to 10 over the last several weeks so I wanted to give him a new task to work on. I found a great app that allows him…

  • 32 Fun and Creative Ways to Teach Your Child About Science

    32 Fun and Creative Ways to Teach Your Child About Science

    Did you know that you and your child can experiment with science projects around the house without spending a ton of money?  In fact, if you look around your house and you can easily find a wide variety of items that you can use to teach your child about basic science concepts.  I will share…