We haven’t kicked off our new school year yet, but I am starting to gear up, and am trying to ease G back into the habit of having regular lessons. As G is a beginning reader, we spend a lot of time on literacy skills in order to give her a firm foundation. I try … Read more
Montessori Tips and Hints to Make Life Easier Today we tackled the kids toys. After months of ignoring the chaos as I unpacked the rest of the house, we finally reached the point where the toy-creep was getting out of control. I thought I’d share our process about how we as a family approach toy … Read more
G and Will love arts and craft projects. And as it’s hot and sticky out, we stayed inside this morning for this easy ocean craft designed to help them practice several fine motor skills. Here’s what you need: scissors glue stick blue, brown, and tan construction paper ocean stickers Fine Motor Skill: Cutting with Scissors … Read more
Looking for an easy way to celebrate the Fourth of July with your preschooler? Look no further than this easy fireworks painting project. I learned this project well over a decade ago, during my first job from a very clever toddler teacher and have been using it ever since with kids of all ages. Depending … Read more
Each month I like to choose a few saints from the liturgical calendar to celebrate. Sometimes I have my act together and plan the whole month ahead of time, and sometimes I find out that it’s a feast day when I’m reading morning prayer from my Magnificat and scramble to find an appropriate coloring page/craft/book/baking … Read more
I haven’t set up our full classroom since we’ve moved into the new house, but I have pulled out a few works to keep William occupied while G does her math and reading each day. Our magnet set is one of them, and both kids find it fascinating and love to experiment with it. Here … Read more
We recently came back from an amazing beach vacation in Florida, where we stayed with my aunt and uncle at the condo where I grew up visiting my grandparents. It was a wonderfully, relaxing experience, and one that I hope we repeat in the coming years. As one does on a beach vacation, we collected … Read more
G coloring St. Catherine of Sienna in honor of her feast day today Coloring is one of our all-time favorite family activities. It can be done by the young and the old, and offers a shared experience and chance for conversation with our kids. We have particularly enjoyed finding Catholic coloring resources for our kids … Read more
We love arts and crafts over here, and despite the fact that most of our stuff is packed and our moving date is just after Easter, I couldn’t imagine not doing at least some Easter crafts with the kids. Today we took a stab at some simple Easter cards, and I think they turned out … Read more
I’ll be the first to admit that technology scares me a little. The sheer volume of information at my children’s fingertips is terrifying. I worry about what they might be accidentally exposed to, and I worry about their developing brains. But I have also been around children long enough to know that if they aren’t … Read more