So… the picture quality isn’t great, but you see those curved lines behind the scooter (aff link)? That was this morning’s math conversation. When you go straight with wet wheels on a 3 wheeled scooter, the center (rear) wheel is equidistant from the two sides. What happens when you turn? Is it possible to get…
Author: Heather
Globe trotting English teacher turned home schooler to three curious little people
Coffee Filter Parachutes
I love finding simple, creative ways to explore with my kids. When I came across this idea for coffee filter parachutes, it fit the bill because 1) – we already had coffee filters and pipe cleaners (chenille stems) 2) – it required very little finesse or talent. Pinterest and I don’t get along very well. 3)…
A Summer Plan – FREE PRINTABLE
Last year, as I was bringing my kindergartner home for the summer, I knew that we would need some kind of guidance, at least for the first couple of weeks, to keep us from the “I’m bored!” “What can I do now” stage. My then-five-year-old is a creative, out-of-the-box thinker. If you give him options…
Say Yes to the Mess!
Life with little people can be messy. Very messy. Sometimes, it seems like all I do is move from one kind of mess to the next. There’s the poopy diaper mess, the sticky breakfast fingers mess, the breakfast dishes mess, the spilled on shirt mess, the tried to use the potty but didn’t make it…
Address the Mess Without the Stress
Clean up time doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Here’s a few things we’ve been learning about how to keep the stress out of the clean up process.
I am not a tube of toothpaste.
In my home, we’re thrifty. We try not to waste. We use things until they’re really gone, adding water to shampoo bottles, scraping out the rest of the sunflower seed butter with a spatula, and squeezing every last drop out of that toothpaste tube. All those things are fine and good. Here’s the problem, though:…
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