I squinted to make sense of scattered letters through the glare on my screen. Focused attempts at deciphering HTML became distracted by bursts of giggling from the other side of my window. Rejoicing from finally making a text box that scrolled, I missed a small excited voice asking me to “look at me”. Dripping hair and sopping wet footsteps ran inside to beckon me to join their mini water park complete with a blow up monkey pool. Promising just five more minutes I shooed away wet fingers from my computer. Next I looked up and the time for sprinklers, popsicles, and water slides … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday Crayola! Crayola makes me smile. I know it may sound a bit silly but bringing out a new box of Crayola crayons is one of my favorite things to do with my kids. Afternoons spent with a new set of crayons, plenty of paper, and giggling kids, will always be some of my favorite memories. And yes, it must be Crayola. We are crayon snobs in my home and only Crayola will do. When my son was little he thought crayons equaled Crayola and was surprised to learn other crayon companies existed. My oldest daughter used to organize … Continue reading →
Product: Ooka Island Adventure Format: Computer Game Ages: 3 to 7 Focus: Literacy, Phonics Use: Supplement to any reading program, extra practice, fun and learning game Rating: 5 out of 5 golden pencils What is Ooka Island? Learning early literacy skills was never so much fun! The game teaches phonics and letter/sound recognition. A friendly robot named Zobot guides your child in a mission on Ooka Island. Your child will visit the Cave of Sounds, Alphabet Mountain, Bubbly Troubly and more! Once your child visits Popcorn Mountain she will get the chance to read books. What did I love about Ooka Island? An approach to teaching … Continue reading →
Pray. Ask the Lord daily to order your steps each morning. Pray for wisdom in how you conduct your day. Always take time to pray over involving yourself in any activity, ministry, job, or program. Just because something sounds like an amazing opportunity does not mean it is the opportunity God has for you now. Understand your role in the Lord. There are things you never need to wonder if you should put time into being a wife and a mother if God has blessed you with being a wife and a mother. You already know God has called … Continue reading →
Goodnight Moon is an American children’s book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. First published in 1947, this book’s popularity, charm, and quality still remain constant to this day. All of my children proclaimed this book to be a bedtime favorite at some point. The book is simple, sweet, and a wonderful way to gently lay your children down to sleep. Due to how loved the book is by so many children it is a great place to start a book study for little ones. Creating lessons from favorite books will encourage your child to read and … Continue reading →
Summary: My Bedtime Learning Book, is a tool to reinforce basic lessons effortlessly through a child making her own book. The child will draw a picture of herself, her home, and learn to dial her home phone number. Other lessons include shapes, colors, numbers, letters, vowel sounds, time, money, days of the week, months of the year and more. Ages: 3 to 5 Cost: $1.00 Buy HERE. Why it is Special to Me My Bedtime Learning Book is essentially the first educational product I developed. At the time I never intended to sell it. I made these little books with my … Continue reading →
How To Decide on How to Spend your Time: Pray. Ask the Lord daily to order your steps each morning. Pray for wisdom in how you conduct your day. Always take time to pray over involving yourself in any activity, ministry, job, or program. Just because something sounds like an amazing opportunity does not mean it is the opportunity God has for you now. Understand your role in the Lord. There are things you never need to wonder if you should put time into being a wife and a mother if God has blessed you with being a wife and … Continue reading →
Making self portraits is a fun activity for little ones. I love seeing how children see themselves. This activity puts a bit of a spin on simply making a self portrait. This time you and your child will make portraits of each other. You can also allow siblings to do this or other members of the family. My family did this one evening at the dinner table and drew who was across from us. It was an evening of laughter and fun. Any time a family can have fun together, no matter the age, it was a successful activity. So … Continue reading →
App: Disney Princess: Story Theater Cost: $2.99 For: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Ages: Preschool and up Category: Education Description: Little girls can practice the art of storytelling with their favorite Disney princesses. They will be thrilled to record their own stories, move the characters around, and allow friends and family to see their creation. Features: Amazing artwork Ability to record your own voice. Ability to allow others … Continue reading →
I shared this story on my Facebook fan page for my personal blog. When I posted it I did not expect such a response. However, the simplicity of the message touched hearts. “My seven year old was playing and somehow knocked over my Willow Tree statue. It broke in half and the girl’s elbow also broke off. She looked panicked when she told me. I was sad but not angry. She then took clear school glue and glued it back together and proudly told me she fixed it. The glue doesn’t hold it the best and you can see the … Continue reading →
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