unplugged play

7 Quick Takes: March 11, 2011 (Vol. 74)

~ 1 ~ We made it through our first Wednesday in Lent with no computers, video games, and TV.  I’m not going to say it was easy, but I’m glad we made it through it.  The kids had a good day playing with each other.  They normally play with each other throughout the day, but [...]

Our First Project Day

Last Friday, we had our very first “Project Day.” (It was what I called it for lack of a better term.  Not that I had to call it anything in particular, but the kids like that.)  I had been thinking about a Project Day for quite some time.  I wanted a day either once a [...]

I Love a Set of 25 Year Old Markers

When I was eight years old, my life changed in all kinds of ways. My Mom got remarried.  My biological father gave up his parental rights and I was adopted by my Mom’s new husband (who has been a better Dad than I ever could imagined having).  I was moving eight hours away to a [...]

Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places eBook on Sale

Where in the world has this year gone?  As I look at the calendar, I can’t believe that the year will be half over so soon. To mark this (almost) half way mark, as well as an homage to my glee in being back home after a week without Internet access (although it was also [...]

Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places

I am happy to present… Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places (eBook) More than 200 Activities and Ideas for Using Commonly Found Objects to Enhance the Learning of Your Young Child I am so excited to finally share my first eBook, Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places. This eBook is a [...]

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Are you interested in reviewing my new eBook, which features educational activities for toddlers and preschoolers? All reviewers will receive a free copy of the eBook, as well as a discount code to share with their readers.  If you are interested in being a reviewer, please fill out this request form.

7 Quick Takes: April 30, 2010 (Vol. 39)

~ 1 ~ I continue to feel like I am falling behind in just about everything.  I anxiously await some summer vacation to get caught back up, and hopefully to come up with a better plan for next year. In the midst of being behind and thinking that I could work on some of those [...]

Seamus the Leprechaun Visited Our House This Morning

We have never been visited by a leprechaun before, but the kids had been talking a lot about the pranks that leprechauns can pull in the last few days, so apparently Seamus the Leprechaun decided it was time for a visit. The kids excitedly woke me up this morning to find all of the shenanigans [...]

The Official Club Fun Pledge

The kids have been making clubs a lot lately.  Their latest club was called Club Fun. The reason that Club Fun is especially memorable for me is that Jack came out to tell me the Club’s pledge: I vow to Club Fun to keep each other comfort in the darkest of times, and to also [...]

Dramatic Play with a Credit Card Imprinter

My kids, like many other children, like to play store or restaurant.  One of their favorite things to do during this dramatic play time is to write up receipts, thanks to a manual credit card imprinter that we have. Here is one of their check out area set ups: Not only do they all fight [...]

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