Play Mat Homemade
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Making a homemade play mat is another great money saving idea, entertaining for the kids, teaches many different aspects and fun to do. Read more…
Cooking With Young Children: Potato Fritters
Posted on March 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in cooking, Education, Home Schooling
Potato Fritters is another great recipe that is easy to cook with children -. While the recipe is definitely requires a team effort involving adult assistance, there are many aspects children can participate in and benefit from. What’s more, the end result is delicious! Read more…
How To Help ADD Children
Posted on February 23, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, parenting, social
Around the globe more and more kids are being diagnosed as ADD, (attention deficit disorder), until it has reached epidemic proportions. These are children who have great difficulty in inhibiting their spontaneous responses, frequently lapse into inattention, hyperactivity and are impulsive. They often appear moody and overreact emotionally. Read more…
Sorting Out Fruit And Vegetables
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Here is an easy and very effective sorting activity for young children. After downloading the pictures, cut them out and laminate them for durability. Encourage your child to sort the pictures into different groups based on various characteristics. Read more…
Making Spiders
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Our latest adventure focuses on ‘Minibeasts’ which are all the small creepy, crawly creatures we can think of (e.g., insects, spiders, etc.). This is a topic that has been eagerly embraced by the boys … especially our youngest who can’t go for a walk anywhere without stopping numerous times to check out any creeping thing [...]
Sand Legs
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
It is absolutely amazing what you can do with sand and a little bit of imagination. Suddenly a four old has legs that will help him to reach the light switches in our home.. Read why extending a child’s imagination is so important…
Reading The Essential Life Skill
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling, parenting
One of the most important daily activities it to share stories with your children. In fact is an essential activity after the basics of giving them food, water, clothing, shelter and love, of course! Read why story books are so important to children…
Creating A Minibeast Collage
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Creating themed collages used to be a time consuming activity, just to find the material required. Today, it is such an easy task with the aid of the Internet. Read more about this really great art activity…
Kids and Photography
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Spring is a great time to let kids enjoy a great outdoor activity by learning to take their own pictures, particularly in this modern age of technology and digital photography. Read more about this really fun activity…
Engage Children In Daily Stories
Posted on January 17, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Home Schooling
Group reading in our home has become a very special time of the day. It is meant to be a wind down at the end of the day activity, but often it is just the opposite, with imaginations fired to the max. Maybe it is a great inspiration for dreams, so we need to choose [...]
