Do you have potty training clothes or sheets that you can’t get the urine smell out of? If so, I have the simplest of tricks for you! For clothes that have been “wet” the first time, wash them as usual with your regular clothes and detergent. Pour 1/2 cup white vinegar into your washing machine at the beginning of the first agitation cycle. Allow it to soak for about 10 minutes after it agitates, then continue the wash cycle like {Read More}
Use Vinegar to Remove Urine Smells
September 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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How to Teach Small Kids to Put Shoes on the Correct Feet
July 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Small kids have trouble figuring out how to put their shoes on the right feet. You’d think they’d feel the arches pressing in the wrong places or be able to see the tops of them pointing the wrong direction. Evidently not Smiley faces kiss to show the shoes are on the correct feet Draw smiley faces on the inner soles of the shoes where the arches are My solution is one that I read in a magazine years ago: Draw {Read More}
Cheap Shreveport Mini Vacation
June 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
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At the end of last week we went to Shreveport for a couple of days. It wasn’t a scheduled vacation so we really didn’t have a budget for it. The idea was to get out of the house for a bit, so we chose to keep our activity/eating out money at a minimum. We stopped in to visit with Pary Moppins on the way. Little One had slept from our house to hers. When she woke up in the driveway {Read More}
Painting With Golf Balls
June 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Yesterday afternoon the kids were quickly destroying the house and my sanity (think cowboys and indians with 3 ft. tall kids) , so I knew it was time for an activity. The 3 of us thrive on structure so these activity times are actually the calmest part of our summer days. I picked another art project that my co-teacher did with her art classes. I told the kids we were going to paint, but completely stumped them when I went {Read More}
Solution for Wasted Toilet Paper
June 26, 2012 by 4 Comments
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Please forgive me for discussing a bit of a personal subject today, but I think it’s a legitimate issue that most of us with kids or grandkids have. We’ve all been there at some point- whether it was cats or kids. Either way it’s one of those times where you get that sinking feeling that you’ve just wasted a bunch of money. While I do think toilet paper is a waste of money, I’m not willing to go without it. {Read More}
Painting with Bubbles – Preschooler Activity or Summer Kids Activity
June 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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My last 2 years of teaching Kindergarten music I co-taught with the art teacher next door. I saw some really neat art projects and painting bubble art was one of them. I had to make do with just food coloring instead of tempera paint, but it worked for our project. food coloring, 1 tsp dishsoap & 1/4 cup warm water Blow bubbles in the soapy “paint” until they bubble just over the top of the bowl I did this project {Read More}
Foam Stickers – Preschooler Busy Activities
June 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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My goal this summer is to have at least one busy activity for every day that we don’t have any outside activities. Today’s activity was more beneficial to Little One’s fine motor skills than Turkey, but he enjoyed it all the same. Really the point of the activity was simply to give me a little break so I could get some work done and since it helps her too it’s a win-win. I told them they needed to fill their {Read More}
3 Simple Ways to Connect With Your Kids
June 5, 2012 by 4 Comments
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It’s hard to be a mother of a preschooler. It’s even harder when there is a younger sibling at home. The preschool child needs structured play, educational activities and responsibilities. The younger child only wants to do what the older child does, but doesn’t have the language skills to express it or the physical/mental capacities to participate in the same activities. The constant bickering, crying and hanging on legs is enough to send anyone into despair. Recently I’ve been thinking {Read More}
Ways to Organize Legos
May 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
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A couple of weekends ago my husband got out his collection of Legos for Little Turkey to play with. When I say collection, I mean a massive collection – 4 of the grey 10 gallon tubs full! There were a few sets bagged up but that was about as far as the organization went. This hadn’t been a problem with our older foster boys who loved to dump all the tubs out into a pile and just build. Turkey doesn’t {Read More}
Make Audio Books (Books on Tape) For Your Kids
May 8, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Do your kids ever get tired of the TV? Mine rarely do, but I get tired of them watching. Really they just want to hear/see a story. Since TV watching can have a negative effect if overdone, we limit screen time. Sometimes I just can’t take the time to read to them though. Instead I make my own audio books. I record myself reading books on to cassette tapes or my phone. If you have a microphone for your computer {Read More}