Inside: You won’t believe how many amazingly fun and educational kids’ activities you can set up using common household items! With this list, your kids will be entertained for hours, and they will learn a lot about creativity and thinking outside the box. As a busy mom of four homeschooled kids, I’m always on…
Author: Eva
Five-minute, 3-ingredient Slime to Keep Your Kids Busy
Inside: Looking for an easy activity to keep your kids busy? Basic slime requires only three ingredients and takes five minutes to set up. Bookmark this page for your next long day at home. Most busy moms have those no-brainer activities that we pull out of a hat when we need to make dinner,…
What Your Kids Need to Know About Memory and How You Can Teach It Using LEGO
Inside: Things don’t always magically sink into our kids’ brains just because we think it’s a good idea. But with the help of a few LEGO bricks and a piece of paper, you can teach your kids what they need to know about their memory, so they can make the most of it. When…
Through a Child’s Eyes: Imagination, Curiosity, and Wonder about Life
Inside: In Through a Child’s Eyes, you will hear from my kids as they pick their favorite aspects of homeschooling. You can read about Our philosophy of homeschooling, How we set up our home for optimal results, Pick our educational materials, and Make math fun and enjoyable in previous posts. “Through your eyes I see the…
The 7-day Fun-With-Kids Activity Challenge
Inside: This seven-day activity challenge for busy families is designed to inspire parents to spend 10-15 minutes each day doing fun activities with their children. This is it. Your life. Your work. Your family. Your kids. It’s not a grand rehearsal. You don’t get to do it over again once you figure it all out.…
Leprechaun Trap Engineering Challenge (Free Printable STEAM Cards)
Inside: Leprechaun Trap Engineering Challenge will get kids thinking creatively, practicing their problem-solving skills, and will add a little magic to this often-overlooked holiday. Scroll down to STEAM Challenge Cards. They offer a fun way to explore and experiment with Leprechaun traps, rainbows, pots of gold, and more. St. Patrick’s Day is a great holiday…
St. Patrick's Day Banner to Practice Fine Motor Skills
Inside: Combine fine motor skills practice with St. Patrick’s Day theme for one of a kind DIY decor. This is one banner even very little kids can do on their own and feel proud of! I’ve always been fond of paper decorations: white paper, newspaper, scrapbook paper, rice paper, it doesn’t matter. What fascinates me…
Books About Books, Book Lovers, and Reading
Inside: Our favorite children’s books about books: collecting books, reading books, learning to read, visiting libraries, and life as a book lover… If you’re a bibliophile like me, you know how gratifying it is to read about books and people who read them. My bookshelves are full of titles like Confessions of a Book…
Easy and Exciting STEAM activity with golf balls and LEGO
Inside: Use this STEAM activity to extend LEGO play to include science and art. Directing golf balls through the LEGO arch filled with paints combines the science of aerodynamics (interaction of air and bodies moving through it), engineering (constructing the arch), hand-eye coordination, and art. I’ve never been a fan of LEGO play in…
