Welcome to the second day in my series of gameschooling. Today: Active games and Outdoor games. First, I want to give you a few benefits to active games or outdoor games: It’s a fun way to get exercise in.Active indoor games can burn energy on a day you can’t go … [Read more...]
Childhood to do list: WATER FIGHT!
Every child must have at least one water fight before they grow up. The problem is I overthink it. I start to think of all the things that could make the fight EPIC! You know, it's talked about for weeks. But sometimes that's not what your kids want or need. They just want … [Read more...]
Water games for kids
I’m sure this will totally shock you, but it’s hot here. No really, it was over 100 at the beginning of this week. I was all set to show you my favorite water games for kids (as compared to the teens) from VBS that we do every year for water day, and then this was what happened … [Read more...]
Math Links: Finding numbers
Pathfinder Mom had showcased a game her son loves and then commented this would be easy to do with sidewalk chalk and music (sorry no exact link to the post). Well, I took that and ran with it. So, here’s our game: Supplies needed: chalk, hyper kids that need to burn … [Read more...]
Playing Farm
So, this happened a few weeks ago when I was being good and not posting, but these pictures are just too cute not to post. They'd been on me for a while to "play farm" with them outside. Here's how you play farm as I learned. You dig dirt to make soup. Watch out for … [Read more...]