Second place! Plus Pinewood Derby printables

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This little stinker got 2nd place! When I held up my hand so he could give me a high five, he frowned and poked my hand with his finger. It’s N’s famous finger-five. Sometimes if you’re lucky, you get a dead-fish-five with a limp palm flopping against your hanging half high five. He’s hilarious. This [...]

Free Moon Phases Download

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*Update! I fixed the ‘crescent’ typo, sorry about that! I wanted to create some sheets for the kids to use with Science Bob’s Oreo Moon Phases idea. The first sheet has some illustrated Oreo shapes you can use to teach the moon phases. Let the children use popsicle sticks to scrape off the Oreo frosting [...]

Making Masterpieces

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Right, so. I never, ever planned on teaching a class at our homeschool not-a-co-op. I happily involved my children, paid or traded for the class fees, and made myself comfortable on one of the sofas in the lobby to get some work done during the 4 – 5 hours we were there. A little before [...]

Rainbow Birthday Party Invitation

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We are in the throes of party planning over here. Tis the season, for us you know. Birthdays in October, November, December, January, and February. Goodness gracious. My little girl wanted a rainbow party and so, my friends, she is getting one. There is an intimidating amount of inspiration on Pinterest, but as usual, my [...]

Be done with it

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I saw this quote bouncing around on Pinterest, and thought I’d pretty it up and make a print to hang over my desk. Letting go of my old nonsense is sometimes difficult for me; especially in the winter when I tend to get downright melodramatic. If you like it and want to print one for [...]