*affiliate links I have something called Discalcula. Not many people know about it let alone have heard about it. I have a really hard time with numbers – I would get multiple answers for the same problem, I would practice simple addition/subtraction problems with my mom for hours and it didn’t help, less than/bigger than… Continue reading Simple Subtraction for Preschoolers
*Affiliate Links Spencer’s first birthday party was safari themed. He loved giraffes so I built his whole party around that. I have really liked sensory play ever since I started reading about it when he was a newborn and I knew I wanted to incorporate a sensory activity into his party. I found a… Continue reading Kid Friendly Scrabble
Huguenot Children’ts Library in New Rochelle N.Y. is one of my favorite libraries to bring Spencer to. The entire library is geared for the younger crowd. All year long they offer different classes in their classroom downstairs for various age groups. However, the fun does not end inside the library. There is an amazing playground… Continue reading Bugs, Bugs, Bugs – Huguenot Children’s Library
For Saint Partrick’s day we did a lot of fun activities including the Rainbow Naked Egg Experiment, you can read it here. Part One of the Naked Egg Experiment is dissolving the egg shells. That part of the experiment can be found here. If you are just joining us we made a set of Rainbow… Continue reading Rainbow Naked Egg Experiment Part 2 – Osmosis and Diffusion
*Affiliate Links If you did not see my Saint Patrick’s Day post please head on over and check it out. We did so many fun activities that day that I am sure you and your family would enjoy doing too. The big experiment we did was Rainbow Naked Eggs from Schooling Active Monkeys. After we… Continue reading Rainbow Naked Eggs
Last week was a really rough week for me. I just wasn’t sleeping, we had a lot of problems with both of our cars and it was overall just a mess. My husband worked 30 hours of over time the week before and 16 hours over time last week. It’s always very hard for me… Continue reading Saint Patrick’s Day 2017
Cookie Sheet Water Food Dye Crayons Paper Candy Dishes Pipette or Turkey Baster Spoons I bet you already have at least 90% of the items needed for this activity in your house. The most difficult part for me was rounding up all the supplies while my excited preschooler waited not so patiently for me… Continue reading Color Mixing Experiment
I was thrilled last night when I had heard it was going to snow. I was so sad for Spencer that the snow melted literally the day after we went sledding. You can read A Snowy Day and experience his joy too. He had so much fun that on the walk home he asked… Continue reading Blizzard 2017 – Time for Cookies, Hot Cocoa and Snowman Learning
I am a Pinwhore. I admit it. If you go to my personal Pinterest there are several thousand pins. That being said, I refer to Pinterest for just about everything. Spencer, Xander, Bradyn or Mackenzie have a birthday coming up? Someone needs a new crochet hat? My friend is pregnant? Why of course they need… Continue reading Better than store bought Play Dough
The last two times it snowed we ‘missed it’. Everyone had pictures of their kids playing in the snow on Facebook and I just didn’t get us outside. We were sick. We had gotten this horrible illness that lasted for weeks. We were literally all sick for Christmas. Anyhow…. I got us out into the… Continue reading A Snowy Day
A Beautiful Friendship 