Ultimately, we parents are the ones who decide what is best for our child to read/listen to when it comes to books. We consider the story, it’s themes, message, and content. We want to be sure our child is not only listening to/reading a well written (or illustrated in some cases) book, but one that […]
Here’s a simple discipline tool you can use with your little one. Create a simple chart using the supplies listed below. Â Ask your child, in the morning, what kind of day they want to have: Green=Happy (obedient), Yellow=So-So (warning), Red=Sad (disobedient). Â When they tell you “Happy”(assuming they will), place the green happy face […]
 sand glue cardboard empty salt or oatmeal container tape Prepare by poking holes in one end of an empty salt or oatmeal container. Fill with sand, and seal up the opposite end with tape. Use glue to make a design on the cardboard. This could involve geometric shapes, pictures (such as a house), or simple […]
magazine or catalog with appealing pictures children’s safety scissors glue stick stapler drawing paper marker  Tell your child that the two of you will play a game to create a rhyming-word book. Ask him to staple together several sheets of paper. He can make a cover for the book with crayons or markers. Give […]
 File Folder Season Printables Marker Zip-top Baggie   Print out the season and clothing cards. If desired, laminate them to increase their lifespan. Divide file folder into 4 sections with your marker, and glue down one season per quadrant. Provide the cards to your kids and have them place them in the proper […]
 File Folder Fruit Printables Marker Zip-top Baggie  Print out the fruit pictures. If desired, laminate them to increase their lifespan. Glue the whole fruits to the file folder, and place the half fruits in the baggie. Name the fruits. Encourage our child to match the half fruits to its whole. Â
Child’s favorite storybook Variety of magazines with lots of photographs 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of construction paper child scissors nontoxic white glue 6 large interlocking metal rings black washable marker hole puncher  Read your child’s storybook together. Then, in preparation for making the flip books, discuss the book in terms of who (people […]
The idea is that you want to get your balloon from the start to the end by identifying whether or not pictures begin with the letter B. {You could easily adapt this game for whatever letter sound you want to work on!} How I made the game: While the paint was drying, I cut the […]
