There is just something about 6 year old little boys, or at least my 6 year old little boys… They have a high desire to practice their spelling and improve their reading skills, but very little desire to pick up that little pencil. The desire is especially potent right now because my middle son wants […]
summer survival
Bean Bag and Balloon Olympics
With the arrival of the Olympics, my boys are in an especially competitive mood, eagerly desiring to showcase their athletic prowess! But the heat this last week has been I.N.T.E.N.S.E! I think I may have chosen one of the hottest days of the year to run errands in the middle of the afternoon. ugh. So in […]
Olympic Play
I love the creativity that the Olympics brings out in children. When we were little, my sisters and I would race out to our pool and try all kinds of creative dives and then critique and inspire each other to try new tricks! Or we would set up a track and field match in the […]
If You Can’t Beat It, Utilize It!
It’s been hot around here. As I type this, it is 9pm and still around 108 degrees F outside… Of course this has meant that outdoor time, aside from being in a pool, is not as compelling as it usually is. But we’ve decided to make the best of it and braved the ‘heat of the […]
Quarter Tap’n
One of my favorite movies of all time, Singing in the Rain, is coming to life in my home! It all started with combining these: Four quarters secured with packing tape to shoes and he’s off tap’n! Thanks to the introduction in his kindermusik class, Xander was hooked! His enthusiasm was contagious and before I knew […]
Quiet Sorting
Beads are amazing. I remembered that I had this big bag of them and pulled them out the other day to play a sorting game with my two year old. He had been trying to get up on the stools with the bigger boys, so I pulled him aside to do something special with him […]