Candy Cane Reindeer

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I thought I would share with you this fun, super easy, craft I did with the kids this week. Lay two candy canes side by side. Wrap the candy canes with twine for the body of the reindeer. Stefan got a little carried away so his reindeer is a little fat! Then add eyes, and [...]

Reasons to instill good habits in your children.

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This post was originally posted in June. I am pretty passionate about this subject and I have some new readers since then so I thought I would repost. One thing I am striving to do with my young children is to instill within them good habits. I want them to be independent in their grown-up [...]

Caterpillars and more

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This has proven to be an unusually busy week. Grant it, we like to keep things simple around here, so it isn’t the running around type busy. Just extra responsibilities and deadlines. I have been getting up early just to find time to get everything done, and still I feel like I am coming up [...]

Waiting Is Usually Better

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Photo Credit We’re in a hurry. As an entire culture, we are consumed with how we can make things go faster. From technology to, and here’s the pitiful part, our children, we are desperate to rush the normal cycle of life. Faster. Everything needs to be faster and sooner. My friend and I were just [...]

Children’s Books: Counting

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I have sought to build my kids’ preschool education by learning from life and learning from books. One very effective way to do this is through good counting books. Counting books are not only great to learn how to count (obviously!), but also to learn basic math concepts in a non-threatening way. In this list, [...]