“Cake batter” (shaving cream)… Plus some “sprinkles” (water beads)… And a spoon for mixing and spreading… And you have some wonderful, quiet, sensory fun. Cost: about $4, but only because my 4-year-old grabbed the shaving cream can and emptied the … Continue reading
Pin ItValerie, from Glittering Muffins, is secretly guest-posting her father’s day craft here on Creekside Learning. She and her cutie, Nico, made it but need to keep it a surprise for her co-blogging husband, Alex. Ssshhhhh, don’t tell! I was looking … Continue reading
All of a sudden, Love Bug, age 3, has a new obsession….letters! He doesn’t know the names of them yet, or the sounds they make, and sometimes he calls them numbers, but he has been carrying around our collection of … Continue reading
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Kids are naturals at yoga. They love to move, they’re flexible, and even my wiggliest of kiddos is intrigued by the poses, the breathing, the peace that he has found in practicing yoga. And I have benefitted greatly from returning … Continue reading
Pin ItWe just did a great little activity that my kids, from ages three to seven, loved. It involved math, science and reading and it only cost me $1. I filled a pie pan with water for each of them and … Continue reading
Pin ItI just realized something. Homeschooling with a toddler around is getting easier. Shhhh! Don’t tell him I said that. I just had to share that, for all the lamenting I did last year about how hard it was. And it … Continue reading
There are a lot of free things out there that you can use to teach your kids stuff. In fact, combing through them all just might qualify as a part time job. A few are true gems. The PBS Kids … Continue reading
I’m getting a lot of visitors to my blog on my workbox page lately so I thought I’d post an update on how this system has worked for us thus far. We use a file folder system in a portable … Continue reading
Our resident Homeschool Terrorist*, otherwise known as the adorable 2 year old, Love Bug, has amped things up a few notches. Not only does he rarely nap, but at the mere site of me and his siblings attempting to read … Continue reading
While Firefly and The Queen Bee worked on painting props out on the deck for our pretend restaurant from the FIAR book, Night of the Moonjellies… Love Bug did some potty training, homeschool style. See, he’s actually looking at the … Continue reading
Author’s note: The post that follows is the one that people come to most on my blog after typing “how to keep a toddler busy while homeschooling”, or something very similar, into a search engine. For a list of all … Continue reading
Egg carton, fillable plastic eggs, small toys. I’m using plastic insects and animals; some are new to him and some are old friends. Opening and closing the eggs provides a fine motor skill activity. I also have a plastic bag … Continue reading
Did school all day on President’s Day because my husband was off work and he watched our toddler all day. Most. Productive. Day. Ever. Made a sensory tub out of rice and dry beans so he wouldn’t get into our … Continue reading
What we made: A model of a microscopic drop of blood. How we did it: We mixed karo syrup (plasma), red cinnamon candies (red blood cells), dry lima beans (white blood cells), and lentils (platelets). How we kept the toddler … Continue reading
Pin ItWe figured we couldn’t go wrong. They cook stuff right in front of you, make those little volcanoes out of the onion rings, flip shrimp onto your plate. They give the kids those paper chef-hat menus. It’s a coloring page. … Continue reading
Narnia pretend play. Learning with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
Reading Aloud the Harry Potter series. And becoming a reader.
Homeschool goals for new preschoolers: recognizing letters and numbers, fine motor skills, counting, personal care skills and more.
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