I don't like bugs. Period. At all. Not even a little bit. But my kids do. They think all types of insects, spiders, and other creepy, crawly creatures are fascinating. Parenthood has definitely made me more tolerant of countless things (bodily fluids, lack of privacy, random screaming...). My ...
Preschool Fun
Leaf Print Art
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As part of my kindergartner's Waldorf-inspired Oak Meadow homeschool curriculum, we recently made leaf prints. The directions didn't say anything about turning the prints into cute little people, but how could I resist? (Be sure to stick around for the end of this post to find some other fun ideas ...
Dinosaur Cards and Lap Book
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Every night I ask my kindergarten son, "What do you want to learn about tomorrow?" Nine times out of 10, he says dinosaurs. We've been reading lots of library books on dinosaurs, but I wanted to make his learning more hands-on. It took me awhile to put together these dinosaur cards and the ...
Balloon Inflating Experiment
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This is a super simple science experiment, but one that's impressive to young kids anyway. It's so easy, I figured I had no excuse for not doing it at least once with my kids. I started by telling them we were going to blow up a balloon without having to blow into the balloon. (I guess technically I ...
Long-Lasting Homemade Play Dough Recipe
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Okay. I know everyone and their mom has a homemade play dough recipe (or five). I decided to post the one our family uses anyway for a couple reasons. 1) I've read that some people's homemade play dough needs to be kept in the refrigerator or it will go "bad". I honestly don't even know what that ...
DIY No-Pedal Balance Bike
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I had no idea it was so easy to convert a regular old kid's bike into a Strider-style, no-pedal balance bike. Forget training wheels! This is really the way to learn to ride a bike. I'm hoping this page will be understandable for those like me who are not familiar with bike terminology. In figuring ...
Homemade Oobleck
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If you've read the Dr. Seuss book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, and are 5 years old, like my son, you will be happy to know that this homemade oobleck is not as terrifying as the substance originating from Dr. Seuss's imagination. In Bartholomew's story, oobleck is a sticky green goo that falls from ...
Raffle Ticket Egg Hunt
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My kids love doing Easter egg hunts at Easter so much that we sort of do them all year round, particularly in the months leading up to and following Easter. However, what I don't like about Easter egg hunts is that we used to always fill the eggs with food. Since we do them so frequently, I'd moved ...
Homemade Non-Reading Treasure Hunt
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Ever since my first child was a toddler, I've thought it would be fun to make a treasure hunt for him, with clues so he could go from one clue to the next until he found the treasure. The only problem was, he couldn't read. I tried a couple times writing down simple instructions on slips of paper ...
Pocket Matching Game
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This idea was taken straight out of The Toddler's Busy Book by Trish Kuffner (pg. 177). Now that I have multiple kids, I don't need ideas to keep my toddler busy. The bigger kid does that without trying for the most part. However, when it was just me and my first toddler home alone all day, I used a ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 