I can hardly believe it is halfway through October. It feels like time speeds up when we enter the last few months of the year. Thankfully there is still plenty of time for some fun Halloween activities with the kids. This time of year has us running quite a bit, but this Fizzing Halloween Science takes just minutes […]
Practicing Spelling Words with Beads
When I mention spelling lists, what comes to mind? Maybe you remember writing the same words over and over again when you were in school. Or maybe you think about the drama of getting your own child to practice spelling for homework. This year we are trying a new spelling curriculum, one that doesn’t actually […]
Simple Halloween STEM Activity: Make a Pumpkin Pulley
For months now I’ve wanted to make a pulley system with the kids. With the approach of fall, we decided it would be a fun STEM activity to do in October. Fall is in the air. The temperatures are changing, and apples and pumpkins seem to be everywhere. It’s the perfect time for pumpkin activities. […]
Help Your Child Stay Organized This School Year with Duck Tape
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand®. All opinions are 100% mine. What is it with pencil erasers? When we are doing schoolwork, nothing drives my son crazier than getting stuck with a pencil that has no eraser. Last school year it inspired numerous arguments with his sister, who […]
Amazing Vanishing Ghosts
There is just something about opening a box with packing peanuts. I remember holding the old Styrofoam ones between the thumb and index finger of one hand and flicking them with my opposite index finger to make them fly across the room as a child. My friend and I would mark how far they went, stopping every […]
