May was a crazy month for us. It was a first we did not check out books but just read books at the library. I enjoyed it but was so different not to be able to read and reread the books! I picked some of our favorite books from the month. We are always looking…
The month of May has been CRAZY for us. We moved! My husband and I had been live there for 14 years and we moved. It was and is still a huge change for us. We are still very much living out of boxes and life is crazy! It has been amazing to see all…
Today I have a great guest post from Mama Smiles! I hope that you enjoy it. The school year is winding down, and my kids are counting those final days until summer vacation. This is a favorite time of year in our house – we love having free time to explore and play together as…
I love things that are flexible for all kids to learn with. That is why I love the Romping & Roaring Shape Packs so much. Each pack has a variety of activities from no-prep to hands on playdough mats. Plus you can pick and choose which pages you want to use for your child or…
I’m very happy today to have Deirdre here guest posting! She is a great blogger and has loads of wonderful ideas! Plus she has a printable for us today! My name is Deirdre Smith and I blog at JDaniel4’s Mom. I am the mom of a nine year old boy named JDaniel. My blog shares…
I know how important it is for kids to work on things together. I know my girls always wanted to have activities they could do together. That is why there are two levels of the Alphabet Stomping Phonics Packs. You have the older set and the younger set of activities. It also allows for kids…
The Alphabet Stomping Phonics packs have great activities for many different types of learners. I love that I can use an activity they love over and over or introduce an activity that might like more. Today we have the Alphabet Stomping Phonics W PreK-Kinder Pack out. It has a mix of hands-on activities and no-prep…
I love the site-wide sale they are great for your to get some what you are looking for on sale! I’m always adding fun and new things to the site. It is also a great time to get the products you are looking for at a great price. It is a good time to grab…
Building different words have been one of our favorite activities to do. And bugs has such a great ending of “ug”. I thought it would be fun to make some ug word family activities for our bug week! Hands-on word building mats are a great way to work on different words. These cute fireflies -ug…
It always seems we are working on some type of math fact and division is one we don’t do as much as multiplication. I wanted something fun to do beyond the flashcards and spinning. I have a roll and cover for multiplication and we loved it. I thought it would be fun to have one…
Counting mats are something I used to always want with my girls. I could never find the right mat to go with the themed I was looking for. One of the popular themes year around is bugs. I thought making these bug counting mats would be a fun addition to the site. Plus they have…
Bookmarks always seem to be something we are looking for. I’m always printing bookmarks off for my girls. With it being bug week I thought a change in bookmarks might be fun for them. Bugs have always been a big theme at our house. We have done loads of activities with them over the years….
I’m always trying to get the wiggles out and what is better than a bug themed gross motor for wiggles. My girls love the dice that they can pull out and do whenever they want. We have had fun with the other gross motor dice. When I asked my girls about what we might be…
May’s Theme for us is going to be Bugs and Insects! I can’t wait for you to see all the fun ideas and activities we are going to be doing. This was one of the themes that people voted for and I have loads of ideas in the works and I can’t wait for you…
May will be a month of major changes for us. We are knee deep in boxes and changing things up. Wait! Did you say boxes? Yes, I did…we are moving and that means boxes and a very busy life. May is going to be big changes for us. Change is not always easy and we…
The ABCs should not be hard and having a mix of activities is nice. I based the Alphabet Stomping Phonics on the themed tot packs that so many people love. There is a mix of hands on the no-prep to meet the needs of different types of learning styles. Plus that matches up with the…
Every month we look at the library and bookstores for new books to read. It has always been a fun adventure. You find new authors and new books from favorite authors. You never know what you might find you have never read before. When we visit the library we will often ask about what new…
Every year on my birthday I have a sale in both of my stores! Everything is 20% off and gives you a chance to get some of the new sets at a lower price! I’m always working on requests and putting them up for sale as I finish them. Be sure to check out all…
The Alphabet Stomping Phonics packs have been a favorite for us because they work on so many different skills while working on ABCs. These were made to mimic the themed packs on the site that everyone loves but giving us the ABC activities we were looking for. Each of the packs has a mix of…
As you learn more in addition and subtraction, you start getting to add bigger and bigger numbers. You start out with single numbers that with work great with the basic number bond mat to explore. After you get working on those bigger numbers a 100 chart is a great help when moving to two digit…
We have had tons of fun with the different ABC finds! I thought a bug one would be perfect for the spring. I know that bugs are one of our favorite themes. ABCs are something you work on year round and it is nice to have a change while kids are learning. This bug find…
Earth Day has so many fun themes that you can work with. I love that so many themes are flexible in how we use them. There are some math concepts that people have been asking for. I know one that we have been working on is greater than & less than. It is one that…
I love having a mix of activities while learning. That is one thing I love about the Romping & Roaring Shape Pack. It has many different pages for different types of learning styles. Today we have the free Romping & Roaring Heart Pack. You have a mix of hands-on and no-prep activities for kids to…
Earth Day is almost here and we are busy using up the arts and craft supplies at our house. We decide that we would not buy any new craft supplies during the months of March April and May. It is our part of the Earth Day. Today we have a Washi Tape Green Tree. I…
The Earth Day Ten Frame Cards are a great way to work on counting and math at the same time. It is an activity you can do so many different ways and is flexible for different learning styles. These work great for one to one correspondence with a fine motor activity. They are a fun…
Looking for a fun Easter decorating activity then try this. It was a fun last minute idea that my girls wanted to do. We enjoy doing a lot of project with different materials. We have done a lot with Washi tape crafts and loved to create things with it. The Washi Tape Easter Eggs makes…
When working on learning letters it is nice to keep things consistent. I know my girls like to keep to one system when learning. It is why so many of the themed packs have some of the same pages. That is one reason why the Tot-Preschool has the same activities and matches up to the…
Easy readers come in all shapes and sizes. I love that there are so many different ways you can make them. Today Easter ABC themed easy reader book is a favorite for sure. It is a fun way to bring letters to life while reading and coloring. It is a great addition to the Easter…
When you look at learning letters you love to have a mix of activities you can pick and choose from. The Alphabet Stomping Phonics Packs are perfect for this. You have a collection of hands-on activities like playdough mats and matching games. Plus no-prep activities like tracing sheets and which is different. I made these…
We have been loving the different math puzzles for skip counting. I thought it would be fun to have some another math subject: fractions. Puzzles are a fun hands-on way to learn different concepts. We have loved learning with them. And now we have fractions with a garden theme. These are hands-on and easy to…