I want to give this public school thing a good go. Kindergarten is our “trial period” when I think we will decide which way to go for our kids in the education department. I knew I needed to become involved with the PTA to get a good feel for the school, teachers, parents and staff. […]
I put Abby into afternoon Kindergarten for a reason. Shae takes her longest nap in the afternoon, exactly during Abby’s school time, so now Poki (Cameron) and I can have the afternoon all to ourselves!! I get them both ready for school at the same time and they both pack up their backpacks. I put […]
Since the thought of my oldest going into Kindergarten had me really weirded out, a bit blue, excited and sad all at the same time…I decided to get busy with having fun! I asked Abby what she wanted to do for fun with JUST ME before her first day of school. I have created a […]
Letter A Words that Start with A Acorn Airplane Alligator Alphabet Aluminum America Animals Ant Antennae Apple April Art August Author Autumn Music -Make up a song that you sing throughout the week (and review occasionally) about the letter A. Include the sounds the letter makes and words that start with the letter A. […]
Singing With Your Children My daughter sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for the first time this week with no help. It almost made me cry, Ok you got me…maybe it did, but just a little 🙂 It is definitely going down in her baby book. She loves to sing, usually we sing while we make […]
What is one of the single things you as a parent can do that will provide your child with a sense of belonging, connectedness, security, stability, pride in their heritage and family? Family Traditions Creating them now and faithfully repeating them throughout your children’s lives will supply you with many great family memories. Growing up […]
Teaching Your Children the Importance of Saftey Around Dogs Here are a couple quick videos of my daughter with our dogs, we have been teaching her from day one how to treat them, and they love her so much. My husband is a dog trainer (Ty Brown http://www.communicanine.netand http://www.dogbehavioronline.com/) and one of his pet peeves […]
Go to your favorite search engine… Type in art galleries or children art galleries and your city… You might be surprised to see how many there are around you! My children are not old enough to go to a fine art museum yet…I am to afraid BUT I do take them to our local universities […]
For your weekly family activity, sit down and plan what you and your family can do to become more “green”. Start Recycling See how you can cut down on driving, and walk/bike ride to more places Talk about saving energy Start a garden Make a plan to use less water Participate in Earth Hour—www.earthhour.org Clean […]
Thursday: Importance of The Arts Jack Johnson‘s Curious George Soundtrack Don’t you love when you find new artists? If you have discovered them a later in their career you get to run to the store and get a few of their albums. Jack Johnson is my new favorite artist, has been for about 2 years. Through […]
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