Sometimes science and math can seem to be foreign concepts to our kids.
We really enjoy using natural items to create and craft, especially in the fall. And of course, if you’re using items from nature for a project, you should really hang out outdoors to DO the project! There were some wonderful Outdoor Nature Crafts shared at last week’s Discover & Explore the Forest linky — …
All I can think of while I write this post is “Old McDonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-o” — funny how music always creeps in on you and gets stuck in your head 🙂
Last week’s Discover & Explore Fun on the Farm linky turned up some really fun crafts that can be paired with great kids books for some ‘hi-ho the dairy-o’ fun (sorry, just couldn’t resist).
And we’ve included affiliate links if you’d like to check out the details on any of the books too!
We had so many fun ideas for learning letters and numbers at the Discover & Explore ABCs & 123s linky last week!
Learning letters and numbers is a long process for kids and one that requires us to introduce a variety of activities to keep them engaged.
During our vacation to the Black Hills & Badlands of South Dakota, we decided to enjoy some of the sights in Rapid City.
The Black Hills/Badlands area is very expansive and Rapid City is the closest city to Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore.
Don’t you just love when you can reuse or upcycle something for the kids!
We needed a back-up backpack for the year {you know, for the days that the regular one gets left at school or to use as a bag for afterschool activities}.
I really didn’t want to purchase another one since we have so many old ones from previous years. But the issue is many of the older ones have ‘little kids’ pictures on the front or are pretty worn out.
The kids are back at school and that means lots of catching up to do once they head in the door each afternoon.
I like to have some snacks for them after school (food always seems to increase the details I get about their day 😉 but I’m a big one for healthy eating.
Our summer travels took us to a whole new area of the country for our family – the Black Hills of South Dakota!
After our wonderful trip to Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park last summer, we decided that we wanted another ‘back to nature’ vacation.
Anyone who’s met me, or my kids, will tell you that I’m a fairly
protective parent. Or as my kids lovingly refer to me, ‘The Fun
Police’. I didn’t plan to be this type of parent – one who monitors
what they eat, where they are and how much sleep they get. But plan or no plan, it’s happened.
My daughter is a HUGE fan of the Percy Jackson books. She began reading them two years ago and has continued to be fascinated with Greek Gods and mythology ever since.