As part of our apple unit, we did some fun activities to go along with the book How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. We baked the most delicious German apple cake. The recipe and step by step instructions you can find below. The Book: How To Make An Apple Pie And …
“The Day The Crayons Quit” is a cute children’s book that I recommend reading with your children if you get a chance to. Below you’ll find some free printables and activities to go along with this book. “The Day the Crayons Quit” is a story your kids are sure to love! Summary 12 of Duncan’s …
Aviation Day is a great time to introduce kids to the world of flight and airplanes. Aviation Day in Canada is on February 23rd of each year, and in the United States it falls on August 19th. My 6 year old has asked me on more than one occasion: “How do planes fly?” It might take …
The theme of this months Poppins Book Nook is “Countries Around The World”. The children’s book I choose is one of my favourites: “The Day The Crayons Came Home”. In the story, a little boy named Duncan get’s a strange stack of postcards in the mail from some of his crayons that he forgot about …
There are so many great resources available for homeschooling parents to teach art history to even the younger school aged children. I have a 5-year-old so finding resources that make art history fun to learn and appropriate for her age is my endeavour. I’m sharing the best videos, books, and activities I have found that will …
I love making hand made cards for people. They’re a great opportunity to try out various art techniques, and they are a wonderful way to give joy to others, which in turn gives me joy. ow that I’m a parent, I try to share that love with my daughter. Besides being an art activity and a …
Bullying is a hot topic in schools and has become an important subject even in our home school. Since I’ve become a parent, I have come to realize just how young bullying starts. Bullying is not just reserved for older school aged children. Kids can form clicks, exclude and be mean to other children at quite …
This months Poppins Book Nook theme is Composers. Introducing this subject to my daughter has been on my long list of to do’s for a while now, as there have been so many natural openings to do so. My daughter LOVES to dance! I mean probably daily she dresses herself up in a costume, sometimes …
Our family lives in a forest, so we decided to do a forest and woods theme. Going along nicely with the theme, I chose the book A New Friend (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse). (affiliate link) My daughter received this book as a gift. The cover looks cute and adorable but I will be honest, I …