My daughter has several of the American Girl Doll craft books. We spent some time doing projects out of Ginger The Cat’s craft book over our snowy, unexpected, week off. I loved these cute little felt cupcakes! Luckily, we had felt, beads, and fabric glue on hand. My daughter and her friend read the directions,
One of my favorite, wintertime, activities to do with my kids is planting Paperwhites. There’s something wonderful about growing beautiful flowers, in the dead of Winter. It reminds me that Spring will come again and my empty flower beds will eventually be filled with blooms. I buy my Paperwhites at the local garden center. My
Yesterday I showed you my beautiful new felt board gingerbread village. The kids are having so much fun singing the song, reading the book, and retelling the story with their new felt pieces. As intricate as the pieces in this story are, there is such simplicity in felt board stories. It takes me back to
Every single year, at parent-teacher conferences, several parents bring up their concerns about reversals.
The letters b, d, p, and q are the most common concerns.
Parents are also very concerned about kids who write their names backwards. In the younger grades, rest assured, that this is completely normal!
My six year old loves to spend time in the kitchen with mom. “Can I help?” is a question I hear just about ever day. Usually the answer is yes. I want my kids to feel confident in the kitchen. I want them to be comfortable with cookbooks and new recipes. My kids and I