Play is the work of a child. ~ Maria Montessori If play is the work of the child, then toys are the tools children use to get the job done. …

Beep-Beep! Chugga-Chugga! Vroom-Vroom! If my days had a soundtrack, those sounds would definitely dominate the playlist. If a toy has wheels, my boys love it. If the toy has sounds …

One of the biggest obstacles to open-ended play is time. Too often, a child's day is too scheduled to allow them the time to immerse themselves in make-believe. With the …

How many times have you given a child the latest, expensive toy only to have them unwrap it and find more pleasure in the wrapping paper and box than the …

So. Jonah started playing baseball this month. While I played softball when I was young, the role of a baseball mom is definitely a new one for me. In just …

Worms. There's just something about them that makes little boys giggle. Observing worms is a simple science activity because you don't need any fancy tools! Since worms are underground, it's …

Over the past few weeks, we've been studying about worms in science. Jonah has enjoyed learning how worms help the soil by digging tunnels and breaking things down by eating …

I find it hard to believe that we are entering our second year of homeschool. How is it possible that I have a First Grader?!?! We loved My Father's World …

It's been a while since I've participated in InstaFriday. I've missed it. I have found it to be one of my favorite ways to recap what we've been up to. …

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you saw that yesterday we received our box of curriculum from My Father's World. To say we were excited would be an …