The Small, Small Pond

The Small, Small Pond

For a sensory play activity, I thought it would be fun to make a tiny pond. I got out our copy of the book In the …

 

Free Phoneme to Grapheme Table Download

Free Phoneme to Grapheme Table Download

I have spent ages looking for a table of phonemes and the corresponding graphemes, and I wasn’t able to find anything that was free… So …

 

Giant Dice

Giant Dice

Okay, I only made one, so I guess the title should be “Giant Die”, but that just sounds weird. I’ve been saving this tiny 4″ x …

 

I Spy

I Spy

Booperu loves the I Spy books. He doesn’t find everything listed, but he likes to look at the pictures and point out interesting items. Sometimes …

 

Jelly Cubes

Jelly Cubes

I read about making Rainbow Gelatin on a blog called No Time For Flash Cards and I had to try it out with the little …

 

Review: Moss Park in Orlando

Review: Moss Park in Orlando

We went to Moss Park in Orlando today to check out the hiking trails. Bummer that the trails leading into Split Oak Forest were flooded …

 

Mitten Matching Game

Mitten Matching Game

For those of you wondering, “Why mittens in August?” I offer this reply: One almost never has cause to wear mittens in central Florida, so …

 

So many coupons, so little time…

So many coupons, so little time…

I have been attempting to enter the chaotic world of extreme couponing with very little success. I just don’t have the time! I know people …

 

Killdeer Chick Finds a New Mommy

Killdeer Chick Finds a New Mommy

My husband brought home a little baby bird yesterday evening. It was a just-hatched killdeer chick. What is a killdeer, you ask? A marine bird …

 

Bridges

Bridges

I think my boy’s obsession with trains must be infectious. For some reason I find myself obsessing over how to build a bridge with Popsicle sticks for …