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Our Favorite Christian Music CDs for Kids
I love listening to Christian music in our home. It helps lift up our spirits and helps us to worship our Lord. I just love lifting my hands up to the Lord as I sing His praises, and I love it even more when I have a little one (or 2, or more) joining inContinue Reading
Learning to Love the Little Years, Even When They Are Difficult
Imagine with me for a moment… Your alarm goes off at 6a. You quietly and carefully lift your body over the baby’s in an attempt to turn it off before he wakes. You gently fall back into your sleeping space and drift off to sleep. It was a long night. A few more minutes ofContinue Reading
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Story Time Activities
It’s Story Time again and this month’s story is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Crafts Folded Heart Mouse Craft at Crafty Morning Puffy Paint Cookie Craft at No Time for Flash Cards M is for Mouse Craft at 4 Crystal & Co. Mouse Mask Craft at FantasticContinue Reading
Fall Yarn Leaf Magnets
Fall is my favorite season. One of the things I enjoy the most about it is the beautiful colors of the changing leaves. That’s probably why I was drawn to this neat yarn leaf craft. I recently did this craft with my older kids; head over to Hip Homeschool Moms to see how you canContinue Reading
Why I Don’t Make My Bed
Confession Time! I don’t make my bed everyday. I actually don’t make it most days. I could probably count on two hands how many times a year I do make my bed. I don’t make my kids make their beds either. And you know what? I’m okay with it; I don’t stress over it. IContinue Reading
First Things First – Making God the Priority in Your Homeschool
As homeschooling moms, we usually have a lot that we try to fit into our days. Teaching aside, we have to prepare meals, keep the house (and the kids) clean, maintain order, run the occasional errand, find time to shower and get dressed – oh, and sleep! So when it comes to the schooling part,Continue Reading
7 Tips for a Big Happy Family
Is it possible to have a family that is big, and also happy? Many people don’t seem to think so. In fact, from comments I have heard about the size of our family, many parents don’t have a happy family with their two or three kids. In their words, the kids drive them crazy, andContinue Reading
5 Fun and Active Reading Games for Kids
It is important to teach your child to read, and even more important to ensure that he enjoys reading. However, as any mom of a preschooler or kindergartner will tell you, kids would rather run around and play games than read. So, here are five fun reading games for kids designed for active little tykes.Continue Reading
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? – Story Time Activities
It’s Story Time again and this month’s story is How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague. Did you know that October is National Dinosaur Month? I didn’t either! But I planned out this series last year and it couldn’t have worked out better. So, to celebrate National Dinosaur Month, grab yourContinue Reading
