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Our recent book discovery – The kids are obsessed!!

Our recent book discovery – The kids are obsessed!!

Have you seen Shine-a-light books?  We are in love over here with the Shine-a-light series! I started out looking for a basic anatomy book for Kenny.  I went to our local school supply store and found lots of material on anatomy, but not what I was hoping to find. You see, for a 4 year old, I was wanting something… Read More

Books, For the Kids, Giveaways, Hands-on Activities, Product Reviews, Science, Teaching Toddlers 0

Dissecting Flowers for kids – Free printable!

Dissecting Flowers for kids – Free printable!

Dissecting flowers is a fun, hands-on activity for little hands and inquisitive minds.  We all know kids are great at tearing things apart (their bedrooms, the toilet paper roll, the car on a long travel day…etc) so why not put that “talent” to good use, and learn something new? 😉 It’s easy to do this dissecting flowers project, and you only… Read More

Hands-on Activities, Nature, Printables, Science, Teaching Toddlers 2

Experimenting with Ice for Kids

Experimenting with Ice for Kids

“How does ice melt, Mommy?” Kenny asked at breakfast this morning as he looked out the kitchen window at the dripping, soggy outdoors.  Kenny loooooves snow, and so whenever it melts, he gets a little sad.  But today he seemed more curious than sad.We started our ice melting experiment by grabbing an ice cube from the freezer and placing it on… Read More

Science, Teaching Toddlers 0

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Hi! I’m Elizabeth Thacker, wife to a handsome business owner, and mom to five kiddos ages 2-9. I love all things related to teaching young minds, and creating a joy-filled home!

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