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I Hate Play-Doh, but I Love Model Magic

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There. I said it. I really don’t like play-doh. I dread when a friend gives that as a gift to my child. The mess it makes gives me headaches. While my pre-schooler can definitely play with it and not make as big of a mess, my 2 year old can’t. And, of course he has to do everything big sister does right? But, every child LOVES play-doh. I admit, it is fun to play with. And this idea of making play-doh out of peanut butter sounds like my kind of play! Recently, my daughter secretly found a little can of … Continue reading →

Keeping Some Activities in Your Back Pocket

We parents can become pretty predictable and when that happens, boredom can set in around our households (of course we can‘t be the only ones to blame for the “I‘m bored“’s!). I’ve found over the years that it is helpful to have a few fresh activity ideas tucked away in my back pocket for when things get mundane. It also helped when one of my children had guests over and things got bogged down and stressed. I could suggest one of my hoarded activities and it might mean the difference between a successful or failed play date. Let’s face it, … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

Homemade Play Dough and Clay Recipes

In my last blog post, I mentioned how you can occupy your preschoolers with various activities during your school days. One of the suggestions that I gave was to let your child play with edible playdough. Playdough is a great activity and it builds motor skills, helps develop creativity, and encourages imaginative play. Before we get to the Playdough and Clay recipes, I want to introduce some very fun and inexpensive (yet very messy) activities for your preschooler. First, one of the best fingerpaints any preschooler can experience is pudding! Yes, that’s right, pudding. This is the perfect activity for … Continue reading →

Tips for Home schooling Multi-Aged Children: Printable Worksheets for Preschoolers

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There are numerous times during the day, when you simply have to work individually with your older children and cannot include the little ones. For me, these are also the times when my preschooler just HAS to have my attention. Preschoolers, with their inquisitive minds and insatiable appetite for getting into things, are many home school moms’ biggest challenge. In an effort to try and figure out how to keep my 3 year old occupied without needing my help, I developed a folder of resources and worksheets that I got free from the internet. When all else fails, she has … Continue reading →

Let’s Talk Dirty

Dirt. It’s the perennial enemy of the parent. We tell our children not to get dirty. We tell them to keep their clothes clean and when they come home wearing red sauce painted in a motif across their pale yellow shirt coupled with dark dirt stains on their pink shorts – we sigh, we smile and we throw them in the wash. The beauty of this – is when our children come home painted from head to toe in sweat and dirt – guess what – they wash too? Give Yourself a Break I don’t know how many times I’ve … Continue reading →