Between countless outdoor music opportunities and a son who aspires to “produce music like Eminem”, music and sound had to make our list of summer topics! What We’re Reading: Questions and Answers About Music — as soon as Crew’s interest in music really took off, I snagged this Usborne title, that answers SO many questions…
What We’re Reading: The Bee Book — this was a teacher reccomendation and you could read this in multiple sittings 😉 it is JAM packed with info! Peek Inside A Beehive — this is like the preschool version of the above book, with pretty cutout details and thicker pages for younger children Bugs — a…
Our first real “theme” — adapted for both a first-going-on-second-grader and a newly two-year-old — is The Human Body! What We’re Reading: Shine-A-Light: Human Body — The classic Usborne shine a light series lets you use a flashlight on the backside of the page to “see through” to hidden illustrations…particularly cool when looking “inside” a…
I had to actively pump my own brakes planning the first and last week of summer, because deep down I KNOW they are weeks of transition; adapting to new schedules, new routines, and in general a shift in speed. I still wanted to welcome both summer and the back to school season with some “special”…
To be clear — I’m MORE than okay with lots of down time and my kids getting bored enough to figure out how to entertain themselves. I think it can be easy to fall into the trap of needing to un-bored our kiddos. “Keep the Kids Busy” to me, means laying some groundwork, providing some…
