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Balloon Color Lesson
Titus’ birthday balloons became an instant color lesson for my little girl. I let her play with colors and I helped her identify them. She’s still a long way from getting it, but these balloons provided a great hands-on color lesson. Homeschooling toddlers is so much fun! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on … Continue reading
Popsicle Stick Puppets
This morning, I taught the kids how to make Popsicle puppets. We used cut out pieces of colored paper, pasted on goodly eyes and drew smiles, made pipe cleaner curly ears, and stuck everything together with double sided tape and voila! The kids had a blast with their cousins making up stories and putting on … Continue reading
Writing with Tears
I have often heard other moms talk about how difficult it is to get their sons interested in writing. Well, now I am one of them. My 9 year old, Elijah, is an incredibly intelligent boy but writing is his least favorite activity. Last Friday was one of those days when he resisted an assignment … Continue reading
Re-thinking Education
Betty, a friend of mine, sent me the link for this video of Sir Ken Robinson on Ted Talks. He makes “an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.” Let it challenge your thinking on the education of your child. Ken Robinson Says Schools Kill Creativity … Continue reading
Cooking Up Some Fun!
Looking for some family bonding, a creative party idea, or want to improve you or your children’s domestic prowess in the kitchen? Go to The Cookery! Our playgroup had our christmas party at The Cookery yesterday. At first, my boys were like…”What? Cooking? That does not sound like fun.” But, they loved the class! They … Continue reading
Doodle-ly Art
I love this find at Fully Booked in High Street! It contains black and white graphics that the kids can fill in or add their personal designs to and it’s just 240 pesos. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on Linkedinshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postPrint for … Continue reading
Do We Need Divergent Thinking?
While I have been away from home and the kids, I have had time to do some research on education. My curiosity was piqued when I found out that many of the top higher learning institutions in the U.S. are using a blended learning software to make lessons and lectures accessible to students anytime and … Continue reading
Solar Powered Science
Science is always more fun when it is hands-on! Elijah spent about an hour and a half putting this project together. The time passed quickly and I helped him a little but he kept working till he finished. This kit was from China but I am always on the look out for science kits that … Continue reading
Kitchen Tool or Toy? Both!
The kids played with these wire racks from the kitchen and turned them into toys — spinning tops. I just love seeing the boys invent games with household items. Kids really don’t need high tech or expensive toys. They are quite simple and can find ways to entertain themselves. I think it is us, as … Continue reading
What Children Do When They Don’t Watch TV
We dropped by Hobbes and Landes this afternoon and the kids picked out a 3-D puzzle set of famous architectural structures. They spent several hours finishing each one of the puzzles and really enjoyed themselves. Ever since our eldest son, Elijah, said he wanted to be an architect we have tried to be intentional about … Continue reading
