Laughing & learning through teachable moments
Hi Friends! It’s an honor to be a of part of the 100 Days of Play Blog Hop co-hosted by Sun Scholars and Life at the Zoo. 100 Days. 100 bloggers from around the world. 100 ideas of simple play. These play ideas only take five minutes and any materials needed are common household supplies. Check out the link [...]
I am a HUGE fan of Pic Monkey for editing pictures online. You see my Pic Monkeyed pictures constantly on this blog. Sometimes I add words, borders, use various filters, or all of the above. Much to my surprise, when I visited Pic Monkey today I was greeted by a Halloween Theme and Tools! My [...]
**This was originally published in January 2012 and is one of my most popular posts. It seems fitting to give it another run once in awhile. Don’t miss reading the comments at the end. I hope it makes you laugh as you plan your own Revenge Plans! Having children is not easy. You hear that [...]
I didn’t wake up this day planning on telling the kids that sometimes boys’ testicles are referred to as nuts. We’d only used the scientific terms up until that point. I just wanted to order up some killer wings, drink a beer, and try this famous BLT I’d heard about. Family time. About halfway through [...]
While it’s fun to step back in time to Little House on the Prairie, I find both value and entertainment teaching the kids from the living history all around us. It gives a “voice” to history for our kids as its unfolding, and…it just plain cracks us up. John and I have written this post [...]
This is it. My big idea. Here’s the rules. 1. Open to ages 3-6ish. 2. No practice during the week. 3. Games will last 15 minutes. 3 games max allowed in a season. 4. Co-ed teams and siblings are welcome. 5. 2 minute warm-up, 5 Minutes for tunneling, 3 minutes for picking dandelions and pointing [...]
It started out as a normal egg dying family time for Easter. Until I tossed some marshmallows from a fruit salad I was making on the table. “Hey, wanna dye some marshmallows?” Naturally, that led me to throwing marshmallows at John to catch in his mouth. 5 in a row…then 7 in a row…then a [...]
Many of you know it’s Nascar time. Many more of you do not. My Nascar fan husband and I have been cracking up thinking how a Nascar Sponsorship Approach to education could channel appreciated money into the public school system, home schools, charter schools, private schools, daycares, preschools, and after school programs. Sponsors baby. Endorsements. [...]
What crazy person came over to my house and put the Sun Chips in the freezer? I know it wasn’t me. I have it all together. I am in control at all time. I know it would be insane to put Sun Chips in the freezer. That would be the opposite of Sun. Someone who [...]
1. See if I still have any notes from my Children’s Art Therapy Class. 2. If not, find a class immediately. 3. Sign myself up for finding clowns so creepy. 4. Make a house rule that no creepy clown art be displayed in our unfinished basement (aka our playroom) so when Mom goes down there [...]
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