We had a nor’easter in town this Thursday, plus a full moon, and being stuck inside, by late afternoon, we needed a creative activity. I’d seen a cool activity using Playdoh, spaghetti, and pasta and decided to modify it for my older kids as well. I started out using Playdoh to stabilize vertical pieces of…
Author: Heather
Globe trotting English teacher turned home schooler to three curious little people
Random Day in the Life
This isn’t our typical day, our ideal day, or a complete disaster of a day, but I found it worth recording. Hope you find something of value in it as well. We’re backing off on formal writing activities right now, and instead focusing on motor activities and executive function skills. 7:40 – J(7) wakes up…
Infant Sleep – the experts never met your baby
Truth be told, the majority of babies who are given even moderate support (healthy habits) from their caregivers develop pretty good sleep rhythms, and then there are the outliers. The colicky babies. The reflux queens. The never sleepers. The endless nursers. The must-be-held-ers.
They’re hard.
Stick Forests
We have a new, temporary outdoor installation at our house right now. It’s called a stick forest, and it’s one of our favorite ways to play in the snow when the snow just isn’t cooperating for snowballs and snowmen. The concept is simple – collecting debris from the yard and placing it in an intentional…
Our new favorite game
If you have kids between the ages of 4-8, I cannot recommend the game Obstacles by eeBoo highly enough. It’s amazing. Basically, it’s a cooperative story telling and problem solving experience. There are no winners or losers, and there’s lots of opportunity for collaboration and encouragement as the kids flex their problem solving muscles. You…
Taking a Second Look
This evening we took our kids to an indoor light show. It’s a huge event with a large expo area divided into smaller “rooms” and corridors to pass through. The first time we walked through was great – taking in the wonder of the displays, finding those big focal point objects and expressing our delight…
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