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Mommy & Me: Construction Letter Tile Spelling Mat (Free Printable)

March 19, 2012

One of my favorite tools I used in my Kindergarten classroom were Letter Tiles. Now that Jonah is old enough, they are one of his favorite things to work with, too. I recently made a few Letter Tile Spelling Mats to go along with this tool and help Jonah spell some things. Most importantly, I [...]

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Mommy & Me: Pretty Paper Factory

February 20, 2012

We love Eric Carle books. Alot. They are the books that we return to over and over and over again. One of the things that make Eric Carle books so unique are the way he makes his illustrations. They are made from paper that he has painted and added texture to himself. (You can see [...]

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Mommy & Me: Coffee Filter Snowflakes

January 23, 2012

Snow is a precious commodity around our region. We get snow, just not very often. Nor does it stay around very long once it finally snows. So, we often have to make our own. Enter…Coffee Filter Snowflakes. Jonah still needs LOTS of practice with scissors. LOTS. He keeps wanting to rotate his hand like a [...]

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Leaf Family Portrait {and commentary from Jonah}

October 27, 2011

We’ve been having a blast at the Happy Brown House with some of our favorite Fall/Leaf books, specifically Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. It’s lead to quite a few activities–most of which you can read about over at Totally Tots today! But because I love you, dear readers, and feel like you might need a [...]

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Mommy & Me: “My” Sight Word Book (Printable)

August 24, 2011

We’ve entered the world of “Sight Words” around here! I’ve recently taken notice of some readiness for sight words with Jonah and decided to give it a try. I wasn’t very scientific in choosing a word to start with, it sort of randomly happened one day as we were preparing dinner. Jonah was looking at [...]

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Treasures For You…

August 9, 2011

Since I’ve been posting about Jonah’s Pirate Birthday Party, it’s only natural that I share a few hidden treasures with you! Trust me, we’ll be back to the the last of the Pirate Party details soon… Treasure #1: I posted over at The MOB Society about the Hidden Treasure we’ve found over the past 10 [...]

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H is for Homerun

July 28, 2011

H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet Just wanted to let you know that I have a new preschool activities post up at Totally Tots today! We used H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet as our starting point for so many fun things! Jonah really got excited about this book and the [...]