JDaniel4s Mom

A Little Snow Equals Big Joy

February 5, 2014 By Deirdre

My husband kept telling JDaniel that there was snow on the way. I kept checking the weather websites and finding the prediction for 1 to 3 inches. I thought that won’t add up to a day off from school. JDaniel kept saying he was going to get a snow day. The second graders at my school kept practicing a musical called the Big Chill about Continue Reading

Building a Paper Roll Catapult

February 4, 2014 By Deirdre

Love was truly in the air when JDaniel and I made this homemade catapult and heart shaped toss objects. It was such fun to try to pull the wooden spoon lever back and watch the hearts fly. JDaniel discovered a catapult activity on the Pepperidge Farm Goldfish site that he really liked. It was after watching him play that game that I started Continue Reading

Despicable Me Minion Valentine’s Day Cards

February 2, 2014 By Deirdre

Despicable Me Minion Valentine's Day Cards seemed like the perfect thing to make for my Minion loving guy. He has loved Minions since he saw the movie Despicable Me with the next door neighbor. JDaniel requested I make him a Minion costume for Halloween.I thought I would surprise him with these Minion cards for Valentine's. Rather than try to Continue Reading

{Kids Math} Fact Family Learning Tool

January 31, 2014 By Deirdre

Fact families are a hard thing for some children to wrap their brains around. JDaniel and I recently put together some kids math activities that work on fact families. Yes, he helped me put them together. Part of having him understand tools we would need to do the activities was to help create them. I have made many activities and learning Continue Reading

Finding Balance and Knowing Joy

January 29, 2014 By Deirdre

Finding balance is hard on “normal” days and when everything is going smoothly. Sometimes it seems like a small thing like delay due to traffic or a milk spill at breakfast can throw things out of balance. This usually doesn't happen if you are well-rested and stress-free. Waking up tired and stressed out about events going on in your life can make Continue Reading

{Valentine’s Day} Activities for Kids: Puzzle Find

January 26, 2014 By Deirdre

Scavenger Hunts are lots of fun for my son, so I decided to create a Valentine’s Day puzzle find hunt for him. All around the house I hid brightly colored plastic hearts for him to find. I let him know that there were nine in total. We covered what parts of the house didn’t contain hearts before he set off on his find.. It made little Continue Reading

Five Little Valentines Craft and Song

January 24, 2014 By Deirdre

There is something wonderful about receiving one, two, three, four or even five little valentines that might lead you to want to sing a song or do a craft for someone. I remember opening each little card I received in my decorated card box on Valentine's Day at school. I just loved to read the rhymes on them and see what kind of card each person in Continue Reading

Sharing His Love and His Ted

January 22, 2014 By Deirdre

This is not JDaniel's actual Ted. Last Friday I headed over to travel with my mom by ambulance to a doctor’s appointment. The appointment was on a day that JDaniel and I had off from school. JDaniel was going to spend the morning with a friend and her children. He had a bag filled with toys to share with them and Continue Reading

Valentine’s Day Card Learning Activities

January 21, 2014 By Deirdre

Cardboard valentines make great teaching tools. I recently picked up a bunch at a dollar store to make a few learning games for JDaniel. The box I selected was filled with cards that were rectangular without fancy cutouts. They looked like they would be the easiest to work with. I also avoided cards that were scratch and sniff Continue Reading

Five Little Snowmen Song and Craft

January 19, 2014 By Deirdre

Five Little Snowmen is the fifth five little song and craft we have shared on the blog. There is something really fun about these rhymes. We started with Five Little Pumpkins as few years ago. JDaniel relearned it in kindergarten this year. He sang it over and over again. That inspired me to look for some more five little songs. Since then we Continue Reading

17 Olympic Themed Activities for Kids

January 17, 2014 By Deirdre

The symbols of the Olympics have inspired 17 Olympic themed activities for kids posts on this blog and for some of the posts I wrote for Kid's Activities Blog. The Olympic rings, torch, and Olympic values are each represented in the posts below. I hope you will be inspired to create them at your house or in your classroom with your Continue Reading