Little Green Thumb: Gardening with a Preschooler

Little Green Thumb: Gardening with a Preschooler

One of our big summer goals for this year has been keeping a vegetable garden.  We tried last year but without much success (weeds, squash bugs, some kind of hex on our peppers…), so we are being more deliberate and

Montessori: Practical Life

Since making the decision to home school my children, currently ages one and three, I have been researching various methods of home schooling.  Over the next few weeks, I’d like to share with you some of the benefits I’ve seen

Teeny Tiny Photographer

Teeny Tiny Photographer

Whenever my friends let their young kids take pictures with their phones, all they get are seven thousand selfies and a low memory warning. My three-year-old was feeling a bit under the weather last weekend at my parents, and in

Cooking with Kids

Cooking with Kids

Just one more thing your kids are pretty unlikely to get in school: cooking class. That means it’s up to you to teach them at home. Fortunately, most kids love food. My three-year-old is all too eager to help out