Update to Homemade Light Box
My sister/niece/cousin in law mentioned she didn't understand how to make one of these from my last post on them so I though I would update with better photos as…
Sensory Table — Rainbow Fun
A sensory table is more than just a spot for your children to have fun. It can be a great tool for helping with child development. It can help with…
Homemade Light Box Fun
Homeschooling is not all books and the kitchen table for most of us. For my family we love being creative and hands on working! Helping our pre-k daughter and Kinder son with…
Ways to recycle Holiday Cards!
I love holiday cards and we received many this year. Like years past, when the holidays are over, I am left with the dilemma of what to do with them all. As…
Recycle Childrens spare art work!
My 4 children create a lot of art and we can not possibly keep it all but it is rather sad to have let it leave our home. This…
Nov 29 — Polar Bear Love.
Polar Bears (Found here on Amazon) This beautiful touchy feel book is one of the best I have ever seen. The textures are fantastic, the colors wonderful, and it just…
10 wonderful Natural Toys for 5-7 year olds.
First, let me say Happy Holidays! If you are here shopping for a birthday gifts for 5, 6, or 7 year old boy or girl this list should help you…
A simple and beautiful fall tree craft!
Items Needed: Adorable children of course (in my case a 4 year old and 6 year old) Chalk (I used scrap book chalk I had gotten a long long time…
Nov 17 — Fall Felt
Meet Squirrel and his counting acorns. There where easy to make just googled squirrel silhouette Printed one and printed acorns the same way, then traced on felt and cut. They…
October 20th
It is not such a shame that I could not figure out what to do with the mantel place above the fire place for fall. Why? Because it helped me…
October 16th — Mini Candy Apples
Oh for the joy of Fall and Apple fun! This project I did with my husband, my almost 4 year old and almost 6 year old. By far my husband…
October 15th
Fall is here, and it is that time of year. Step 1 -- Go for a very long walk and collect different kinds of fall leaves. Step 2 -- Gather…
October 11th — Importance of instruction
This picture is of my Kinder sons main lesson book work for the letter C, using Oak Meadow curriculum for Kindergarten. Simple enough, a curved cat representing the one in…
Sept 9th — Wool Roving Fun
Night time in the Summer! Part of Mr. Handsomes curriculum with Oak Meadow is art. As Oak Meadow is waldorf based, it really values art and natural items. His project…
Sept 7th — Nerf vs Felt Monsters
Project Items: Large Board Large Piece of felt (Buy off the roll at a place like Jo-Anns) Staple Gun and staples for it. Standard sized pieces of colored felt Nerf…
Sept 5th — Felt Boards and Hedgehogs
A new school year brings new life into our black felt board. We have a very large felt board and it has not seen much action since we moved here…
Aug 29th — Home Sweet Homeschool
It is exciting to be starting another homeschooling year, this time with a 6th grader, an official kinder, and a pre-k, along with the baby of course! As exciting as…
Day 110
While we like to be inspired by waldorf education we do not reject modern items like computers as some on that path do. With two geeky parents who clearly see…