It’s been a while since I’ve written a more personal post or even a parenting post. Usually, I share activities that Aiden and I do. My faith is very much a part of who I am, and sometimes I feel the need to share something that’s on my heart. Writing helps me process situations and [...]
Welcome to the The Sunday Showcase - WHERE YOUR CHILD CENTERED IDEAS are the STARS of the show! The Sunday Showcase is hosted on the following blogs: Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas Here Come the Girls Inspiration Laboratories The Iowa Farmer’s Wife Train Up a Child We each feature different posts that have linked up, so be sure to check [...]
Next up in the A to Z Science series for toddlers and preschoolers here at Inspiration Laboratories is the letter H. H is for Hovercraft. Build a simple hovercraft for your children. Use the hovercraft to practice observation skills and measuring. Build a Hovercraft Materials: CD or DVD Water bottle lid with a pop-up top {or similar pop-up [...]
Green onions, scallions, spring onions – they have many names. Have you ever grown them in your kitchen? Try this fun growing green onions experiment. It’s an easy way to do science at home. Growing Green Onions Background When you cook with green onions, do you use both the green and the white part like [...]
David Shannon is our featured author this month for the Virtual Book Club for Kids. We enjoyed three of his stories the most (read more about them through my Amazon affiliate links): Duck on a Bike, The Rain Came Down, and Good Boy, Fergus!. The Rain Came Down was requested the most by my son, so [...]
Welcome to the The Sunday Showcase - WHERE YOUR CHILD CENTERED IDEAS are the STARS of the show! The Sunday Showcase is hosted on the following blogs: Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas Here Come the Girls Inspiration Laboratories The Iowa Farmer’s Wife Train Up a Child We each feature different posts that have linked up, so be sure to check [...]
I’m excited to be hosting a new monthly science challenge link up with Science Sparks and The Imagination Tree. We are calling the party Challenge and Discover. Each month we will challenge you to complete a specific science activity with your children. This month’s theme is: Build a Bridge. We will give you examples of projects for the [...]
Welcome to the The Sunday Showcase - WHERE YOUR CHILD CENTERED IDEAS are the STARS of the show! The Sunday Showcase is hosted on the following blogs: Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas Here Come the Girls Inspiration Laboratories The Iowa Farmer’s Wife Train Up a Child We each feature different posts that have linked up, so be sure to check [...]
Science at Home is a new video series that I will be co-hosting every 2 weeks with Life at the Zoo (aka Maggy from Red Ted Art). Science Sparks, The Imagination Tree, Thinly Spread, Rainy Day Mum, Kids Chaos, Blue Bear Wood, and other teacher/parent blogs will be joining us. The goal of this series is [...]
National Reading Month has come to a close. We’re wrapping up the Spring Into Reading Google+ Hangout Series with one last hangout tonight at 10pm EDT. We’re answering your reading questions. Your Reading Questions The following is a list of commonly asked questions about reading with kids. We will answer these questions in our live [...]
