We just finished our last co-op class of the year! This year was preschoolers only and it was the highlight of Charlie's week. For our last class I wanted to do something that would tie into Mother’s Day as well as reinforce the concepts we’ve been practicing. It worked out … [Read more...]
Letter Soccer: preschool alphabet game
Combine movement and gross motor skills with a fun alphabet game and you get Letter Soccer! Lots of variations make this a great preschool activity.Boys.They have a lot of energy. Preschool boys. They have MORE energy. Five preschool boys. They feed off of each … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Reading!
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and SunnyD, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #keepitsunny http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV. This post may contain affiliate links.It's never too early to get your kids excited … [Read more...]
Fun STEM Activities for Preschoolers
This post brought to you by Nickelodeon’s Blaze and the Monster Machines. The content and opinions expressed below are that of 365ish Days of Pinterest.Have you seen Blaze and the Monster Machines on Nick Jr.? Recently I had an opportunity to sit down and watch an episode … [Read more...]
Graduation Cap Card Box
This post is part of a campaign with Tiny Prints and LooksiSquare. All opinions are entirely my own.My middle son is "graduating" from Kindergarten this year. I can't wait to take his picture with a cute little graduation cap on his head. It seems like yesterday we were … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Recipes and Ideas
Valentine's Day is just over one month away, and according to my Facebook followers, it's NOT too soon to start sharing Valentine's Day ideas! So I collected a few ideas here for sweet treats, fun printables for the kids and, of course, CHOCOLATE! Feel free to pin the whole … [Read more...]
Back to School Ideas
This year I had a great teacher gift for Henry's Kindergarten teacher, but it wasn't really worthy of its own blog post. I wanted to share it with you, though, as I think it's an easy idea and something that a teacher would actually use after school is out. So I pulled together … [Read more...]
How to Dye Coffee Filters
I had originally planned to make some of those beautiful flowers made from dyed coffee filters that you see all over Pinterest and put them on the mantel with all my other Spring decorations, but the season seems to be running away with me, and now I'm already looking … [Read more...]
Teachers Change Lives: Adopt-a-Classroom
Do you believe that teachers change lives? I do. Years ago, when we learned that something wasn't quite "right" with Bryce and he was going to need more intervention than I could give him at home, we decided to place him in a Special Day Class preschool program. So much changed … [Read more...]
Q-tip Skeletons: Vol. 2, Day 37
Last week in our Homeschool Co-op, we studied skeletons. The older students made big skeletons out of milk jugs (I may post about that one later) and the younger kids made these happy little Q-tip Skeletons. It was a quick and easy project that our group of 4-5 year … [Read more...]
Pizza Box Tic-Tac-Toe: Vol. 2, Day 35
A few months ago, List 25 featured 25 things you can do with a pizza box. Some of the ideas were creative, some were funny, and some were artistic. However, as a mom of young kids, the Pizza Box Tic-Tac-Toe caught my eye. I'm not sure how List 25 works, because I … [Read more...]
Craftstick Scarecrow Craft: Vol. 2, Day 28
Today we took our little co-op group for a field trip to In-n-Out. Best. Field Trip. Ever! Well, it was our first one, but I still think it was awesome! However, I digress. Because we had the field trip, we didn't do school work today. So I decided to try a cute little … [Read more...]