Our morning. For these few moments – before the chaos ensues over who does what next; no one wants to clean up; I need more food hectic … For this moment I am embracing the quiet and stillness that is occurring in my kitchen while I cook and Layla and Lincoln build @snap_circuits_jr and Lillian […]

Sometimes I completely stress out about “unschooling” … Letting my child lead the way. Sometimes I wonder  Am I doing enough? Is she doing enough? Is she on par? It seems silly, when I slow down and actually think about it. Silly because all children, reach milestones on their own schedule… A notion that we […]

What is Gratitude? – Gratitude is the ability to BE thankful and appreciative. Why is Gratitude important? – Gratitude is important because it brings us back to center…it brings us back to kindness. It allows us to BE in the presence of our life’s many blessings: however simple or profound. Why do we need to […]

My 2-year old loves dirt.  He loves digging in dirt. Diggers in dirt. To find worms in dirt. To scoop dirt. To jump in dirt mixed with water. Dirt. He is also infatuated with finding ants and bugs and worms in dirt. So when I was perusing the Halloween aisle and happened upon some fake […]

Came downstairs to paint and glitter ALL over the kitchen floor … The floor I had JUST vacuumed. And Mopped. Buuuuut…they had found the #spinart and occupied their own time for a good part of the morning. So I desperately tried to hold in my need to clean and maintain my morning cool – pre-coffee. […]

Printable Valentine’s Day Activity I made this because Buga has been very interested in cutting straight lines, sorting them, and gluing them down, so I wanted to make one related to our Love Unit. I thought she would like the idea of chocolates (again!) and made it available for other little learners to use and […]