by Jaimi Erickson | Mar 5, 2017 | motherhood, parenting
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} Helping my children work through defiance is one of the top five stresses of being...
by Jaimi Erickson | Mar 3, 2017 | activities
We don’t buy fancy supplies for our homeschool preschool work. I want to teach my children to use what they have first so they do not always think they have to buy new. It certainly has made our budget as a one-income household work much better to live this way. It...
by Jaimi Erickson | Feb 21, 2017 | activities
My toddlers were interested in colors around 2 years old. They would point and ask what color something was in their curious way. It’s one of the simplest lessons to teach because we can share color names easily as we go about our day. “The stop sign is red.” “This...
by Jaimi Erickson | Feb 8, 2017 | activities
Our house was looking a little under-decorated for Valentine’s Day. Recently my friend, Jessie (Homemaking Tips contributing writer), came up with a really simple idea for a kid-made DIY Valentine’s banner craft that uses simple supplies. My school age kids can make...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jan 7, 2017 | activities
Preschool at home is a great way to get focused learning time with your child. This alphabetical order hands-on activity takes our introduction of the alphabet activity from Preschool Day 1, and breaks it apart-literally! I always try to use simple free or cheap...
