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Time Saving Classroom Resources
Medieval Times with Kids – We’ve been busy celebrating my son’s birthday! His big gift / party this year was to go to the Medieval Times. Not only was the birthday boy thrilled, but my 9 year old was over the moon. He loved the acting and thought it was real! There are Medieval Times locations […]
Bicycle Cake The “boys” in my house created this cake for the Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet. Each year they have a cake contest. This year’s theme was inventions. They chose the bike as their favorite invention. The cakes have to be completely edible and made by boys/men only. I think they did a […]
Mini Trampolines: Simple, healthy, active, indoor FUN! Our trampoline experience has been super! Sometimes large, outdoor trampolines get a bad rap. Maybe indoor ones do too; however, we’ve only had a positive experience for the past 4 years with two active kids. Are you looking for an alternative to wrestling, jumping on the couch, picking […]
Looking for a gift that is meaningful, homemade, and inexpensive? I used my grandmother’s favorite game to make special gifts for her family after she passed away. I loved the feel of her game that was probably over 50 years old. I have the same smooth tiles on our family’s Scrabble magnet board. This is […]
Minion Mania continues with a no-sew Minion created by my kids. After seeing the talking Dave Minion for $50 (!!!!), my son decided to take it upon himself to create a Mini Minion. This is the same child who created the LEGO bean bag awhile back. While this project was child designed, it was really […]
Teaching Life Skills involves love, patience, and grace. I can’t think of a better person to walk us through teaching manners then my friend Deb at Living Montessori Now. Her new e-book just came out called out called How to Teach Grace and Courtesy. 17 chapters of goodness! From table manners to sports manners to showing […]
