Family History Quiet Book: Who do I look like?
I wanted this to be a "Who do you look like?" page where the kids could choose one parent's hair, another face, another torso, etc. I thought it would be fun to eventually add grandparents Read more...
View ArticleThe Lightning Theif/Percy Jackson Birthday Party
If you have an avid reader, like I do, then there is no doubt they are in love with the Percy Jackson series. My son, who was turning 8 wanted a Percy Jackson Party... let the fun begin! We sent out...
View ArticleCamp Craft Ideas
It's that time of year again! Girls camp is up and coming soon! We put together a few of our favorite Girls Camp Craft Ideas to share. I absolutely love when the General Theme is used for things,...
View ArticleVisiting the Fire Station
We recently visited the Firehouse. Fireman Shannon was excellent with the kids, and they all loved their visit. Thanks for making their day! // < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client =...
View ArticleFather’s Day Handkerchiefs
When I was little my mom helped us make these fun handkerchiefs for our dad as a gift. We have continued the tradition and my kiddos LOVE to make these for their dad and grandpa. The best thing is...
View ArticleDisney Princess birthday party
We are pretty obsessed with Disney princesses at our house right now. So, when my daughter and two of her friends decided to celebrate their birthdays together, they decided that they wanted a...
View ArticleOur Favorite Father’s Day Ideas
There are so many fun Father's Day gift ideas out there... but here are a few of our favorites! Everyone always needs a card for the kids to give to dad on Father's Day. This is the cutest card I Read...
View ArticleOrchestra: Singing Time
One of the occupations we talked about was a musician. So, we let the kids play with several musical instruments. They had a lot of fun exploring various instruments, but I think the all time...
View ArticleFamily History Quiet Book: Family Group Sheet
My mom had a page like this when we were growing up, and although it is super simple, it was one of our favorite pages. She put individual pictures of each member of our family in the pocket on the …...
View ArticleGames to play while camping
We are headed up to the mountains this weekend to go camping. We do love to camp, and usually have enough to keep the kiddos happy with things to do, but I wanted to find some camping games that they...
View ArticleHomemade Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Just wanted to repost these fun homemade Father’s Day gifts we love. Enjoy!! Are you ready for Father’s Day on Sunday? Here are some of my favorite ideas that are popping around the internet for some...
View ArticleStar Hair Style
So last year I saw this cute girls hair style on Pinterest, but unfortunately didn’t pin it at the time. However I went ahead and tried to remember how it all worked on my daughter’s head. It turned...
View ArticleWater Party!!
The temperature outside has sky rocketed! We live in a desert, and we are having a heat wave with temps over 100* everyday the past week! It is inevitable that the kids were going to get wet… so we...
View ArticleAlphabet Stamp
One of the things I tried to do each week at preschool was to give them a sensory activity to reinforce the letter we were learning for the week. So, for the letter D I decided they might like...
View ArticleFamily History Quiet Book: Barn
There are a lot of barn pages out there. My original intent was to make one with the template from Homemade by Jill. But, I brought my stuff with me and was away from any type of computer when I …...
View ArticlePioneer Honey Taffy
As a child I remember very well making this taffy with my grandma and siblings. She would tell us stories about our ancestors as pioneers as we made this yummy candy. It was so yummy that I took my...
View ArticleAntarctica Preschool Plan: Fishing for Numbers
I decided to take some of the preschool days and teach a little bit about geography. One of the places that is so different from anywhere else in the world is Antarctica. So, we learned about Read...
View ArticleA Pioneer Craft for Kids- Making Butter
When we were young, we used to go volunteer at a pioneer park where we would dress-up like the pioneers and being young, play pioneer games and make pioneer crafts. Since I live in Utah and we...
View ArticlePioneer Games
Recently my kids got together with their aunts, uncles and cousins and learned how to play what they call "night games." They had a blast, and have been talking about it ever since. They asked their...
View ArticleAntarctica: Penguin Activities
As part of learning about Antarctica, I taught the kids about the different penguins that lived there. I wanted to do something to teach them something else besides just recognizing the different...
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