Our family was recently able to try a fun product called The Trip Clip during our long drive home from Florida (after our December Florida adventure). It seemed like kismet when when Molly from The Trip Clip contacted me about advertising and this giveaway right as we were starting to gear up for our 13 [...]
I have heard so many folks talk about “family game night” why not “homeschool game day”? lots of grandbabies in this car – woo hoo! Games are a fantastic resource and so refreshing to put down the fill-in-the-blanks and learn while playing! Connect 4 – my favorite – patience & self control Scrambled States of [...]
When my son Jonathan was about three and a half, he started showing an interest in reading. He knew all his letters and most of their sounds. He would flip through books and “read” the ones he’d memorized or make up the story for those he didn’t know. And then, he started asking to learn [...]
Written by contributor Lauren of Mama’s Learning Corner During those rainy days when it’s too wet to go outside, I’ll inevitably hear, “Mom! I am bored!” Everyone needs something fun and out-of-the ordinary to do on days like this – mom included. Here are some boredom busters for those days when it’s too wet or [...]
I have an early reader. At just over three and a half years old, Jonathan showed an interest in learning to read. Within one month of starting to sound out words, he was reading at an early first grade level. Fast forward about a year to age four and a half. Jonathan now reads at [...]
It’s vacation time again! Hooray! With three small children at home, traveling by airplane is cost prohibitive for us. We’ll be loading up our beloved minivan and hitting the road to sunny Florida this summer. After surviving this trip three times, I feel somewhat qualified to offer my tips for traveling by car with [...]