I have been wanting to let my little ones do more open ended art, so I am happy to participate with Open Ended Art , a weekly meme at Teaching My Little Bookworm . Theme: Tissue Paper My intention was to give them a variety of colors and shapes of tissue …

My children never used to use their imagination during play. They do now and I have my husband to thank for that! He has done a wonderful job encouraging our children to use their imagination.  Here are some of the ways: Create a Storyline First, h…

This is a post from my homeschool blog , but I thought it would fit perfect here! For Lifeskills, we made yogurt, kefir and kefir cheese. To make the yogurt, Nathan is adding 1 cup of Mountain High Yogurt (a yogurt with live and active cultures) to 2 1/2 cup…

For Lifeskills, we made yogurt, kefir and kefir cheese. To make the yogurt, Nathan is adding 1 cup of Mountain High Yogurt (a yogurt with live and active cultures) to 2 1/2 cups of milk in a quart jar. The jar is then placed in a warm oven (turned on to 170 …