My children love the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ and are over the moon about the upcoming ‘Finding Dory.’ Today, I’m sharing five of our favorite ‘Finding Nemo’–themed books to keep your children occupied until the big day!
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I don’t know about you guys, but with three kids 8 and under it gets pretty loud around here. I’m always on the quest to find educational activities that will provide a little bit of silence. My favorite way to do this is by using one-player games.
That’s where ThinkFun’s Back Spin comes into play.
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I don’t know about you guys, but I can never do all the things. Today, I’m going to tell you how I taught my 4-year-old to do laundry.
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I have one of those kids who understands higher-order math concepts but stumbles over the rote memorization piece of it. He makes careless errors because he’s always flying at full speed, and he hates back-tracking to remedy the situation. We are homeschoolers and, initially, this tendency resulted in heaps of power struggles. And tears. I want my children to love math, and to see the value in it. I want them to grow into adults who feel confident in math. How can we practice those skills without the never-ending battles? Is it possible to make it fun?
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My first baby was only five weeks old on my first Mother’s Day.
Like many mothers, I had Mother’s Day fantasies. You know the ones:
Sleeping in
Breakfast in bed
A leisurely, hot shower
Heartfelt card and flowers
A hot meal at a restaurant
Go ahead, you can laugh. I’m laughing over here, too. We can be so naive the first time around, can’t we? Let’s just say that my first Mother’s Day was a stark contrast to the fantasies I coveted.
I don’t know about you guys, but I love ThinkFun’s one-player logic games. My children never tire of ‘Laser Maze’ and ‘Gravity Maze’… and my husband and I love to play, too!
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There are countless benefits to music education, and you do not need to have a grand piano in your living room or weekly guitar lessons in order to incorporate music education into your home routine! Here are seven fantastic music-themed books for your family library.
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I know I am not alone in my love of Beverly Cleary. Cleary has helped to grow generations of readers. Today, my children love Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby just as much as I did, decades ago.
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I don’t know about you guys, but depending on the time of day, I’m always looking for ways to do one of the following:
1. Wear my kids out.
2. Calm them down.
Recently, I stumbled upon a fun family game has helped me to accomplish both goals! It’s called ‘Yoga Spinner Game’ and it was created by ThinkFun.
As an unexpected homeschooler, I am constantly on the hunt for fun and educational games… especially when it comes to math. Recently, I discovered a fantastically fun way to practice those mental math skills. It’s called ‘Math Dice Chase’ and is created by the fine folks over at ThinkFun.
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What if I told you that you could take your Connect Four love to the next level with an updated game that you can hold in the palm of your hand?
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My first real word, after Mama and Dada, was bookie. I would follow my mother around the house, like her little shadow, with a book in hand. All the while I’d be repeating, “Boooooookie bookie bookie bookie bookie!”
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You can’t go very far these days without hearing someone talk about STEM. Or STEAM. Or STREAM. Why is STEM so important? Are your kids getting enough STEM at home? Should you incorporate more STEM into your day? And, if so, how?
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One time, as a child, I built a fantastic fort that withstood four New England winters.
I was so proud of it! I would spend entire afternoons holed up in that sacred place. I’d get lost in an imaginary world, or while away the hours lost in a favorite book. I’d love to know how many books were read in that space!
Of course, my brothers and I built many forts over the years, both indoors and outdoors, but the outdoor forts reigned supreme.
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Referred to as intellectual peers in gifted literature, Portcullis Peeps are those friends who get you. Those friends around whom you are free to be your unabashed geeky self.
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My husband and I have this little trick we play on our children.
Every night, we try to get our three children in bed as close to 7:00 pm as possible. Our rule is that they need to stay in their rooms quietly and lights must be off. Oh, unless they feel like using this.
Are you scratching your head over there?
Continue ReadingThere are some folks in this world who set out to homeschool. Homeschooling has always been a part of their life plan.
Then there are others who, for one reason or another, stumble into the world of homeschooling.
I never, in a million years, imagined myself here.
Continue ReadingWe are getting down to the wire here, folks. Have you finished your shopping?
It can be so difficult to find the perfect gift. And then, sometimes, when you do, it’s way out of your price range.
Today, I’m sharing 4 amazingly memorable gifts that won’t break the bank.
Continue ReadingThere’s no escaping the cold, hard truth: Children like to play with cardboard boxes. What is the plan for that, you wonder? I have two words for you: Cardboard STEM.
Continue ReadingYou can’t go very far these days without hearing about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but have you heard of Nature-Deficit Disorder?
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