Hilary Statum
I know some people may think we were a little crazy to take 2 children to Disney World before either turned 3, but we had an awesome time and I wanted to share our experience and some things we learned along the way for any parents considering the same. 🙂 The main reason we decided to go at this time… Read More
One of my very favorite things we did during our recent trip to Disney World was get Baby Heidi’s first haircut. (If you are wondering why I often refer to her as “Baby Heidi”, its because we named her after my sister and it helps us avoid the confusion:)) I had called a couple days prior to try to get… Read More
We just returned from a 5 day/night trip to Disney World. 🙂 We essentially were able to cut our vacation costs in half and I wanted to share some of my favorite tips and tricks for saving $ with you! ***************************************************************** My number 1 tip is simple- go during the off season! Not only can you avoid super long lines,… Read More
Aniston is obsessed with Play-Doh at the moment. We’ve had plenty of fun with a few of the kits you can buy, but I’m not a fan of the way it smells and the residue it leaves on your fingers. Plus Aniston LOVES to get up on the counter and cook with me. I found a Homemade Gingerbread Play Dough… Read More
I love planning hands-on activities for my toddler. Several months ago I had seen various pins about making Moon Dough AKA Moon Sand or Cloud Dough. I was intrigued. I looked through some recipes and changed it just a bit. Moon Dough 8 c. flour (I used self-rising since my husband picked it up on accident.) 1 1/4 c. baby oil… Read More
The cutest STEM project we have EVER completed! 🦃 My kids went crazy for this Thanksgiving Dinner challenge. I just uploaded a new resource to TPT that has photo instructions, the food, planning sheets, reflection pages for this and everything you will ever need for the month of November- another Hide the Turkey STEM project, headbands, whole class craft/labeling activity, sorting past and present, Find the Turkey sight word & number identification, an informational book, class book, individual books, turkey page toppers differentiated writing prompts, Eat More... craft, & more! I’m not kidding when I say it’s an all-in-one resource & guess what?!? This 180 page resource is 1/2 off for 24 hrs- a follower exclusive price! Link to my store in profile.
2 styrofoam cups and some paint or markers and you have the perfect little craft to pair with the retelling of... The Pout Pout Fish! Is this not the cutest book EVER? I have so much fun talking in that Pout Pout voice. It has such a great lesson in it and the kids LOVE the ending. I like to read it while using these cups and then let my students make them to retell the story to their parents. Simple and cheap! Tag some friends who would like to do this with their class!
A friendly reminder from my daughter to grab this FREEBIE in my store! Here’s to hoping it helps all of my teacher friends survive tomorrow. 🎃🕷👻
These Alpha Pops have been a major hit with my 2 & 4 year old and my kindergartners. They love finding the matches and putting them together. I highly recommend them with one exception. You definitely need 2 sets! They come with 13 and have letters on both sides. I erased the letters from one side using nail polish remover and a little scrubbing. Now my students can happily line up all 26 letters!
My little 🌈 after a cloudy day! We are basing our costumes for Halloween all around Heidi’s favorite thing (any guesses???) so I told Aniston she could pick whatever she wanted for the Trick or Treat event & Book Fair at our school today. She chose a rainbow so we stole this cute idea from my best friend & made it our own. Aniston’s rainbow was made from left over pool noodles & I had some shimmery cardboard scrap I used for the raindrops. I ran around after the event ended stuffing bits of cotton into my pockets so our custodian doesn’t kill me tomorrow. 🤦🏽♀️ I love dressing up and really love adding our own ideas to make it unique. Will you dress up this year? I’d love to hear what your game plan is!