School is out so that means it’s time to travel as a family. No matter how big or small your family is, any time you had children to the mix, it adds to the packing joys. And the traveling angst. So here are a few ideas that help our family as we’re on the go. @cara_putman shares some tips for …
Fun Children’s Activity Book: Bumper Wipe Clean
Do you ever wish you had one more activity to entertain your young child? It could be a long car ride. Or a wait at a restaurant that doesn’t serve French fries as fast as your child would like. Then this is a book that might just be a lifesaver. Small enough to fit in a kid’s small backpack or …
Treasuring the Life I have
Summer is here…and with it I keep waiting for life to slow down. To settle into a dull, boring routine. We haven’t found that yet in Putman-ville. How about y’all? It has me on a quest to define normal. Yesterday we went strawberry picking and to the library. Follow that with a chaser of school (yes, I am that mom …
Learning New Skills: German Anyone?
Don’t ask me why…but I must have been bored because in January I decided to learn some German. This from the girl who at one time didn’t want to learn any languages then took ten credits of Spanish and twenty credits of French in college…don’t ask! The kids and I have been working on it together. After lots of research …
Are you an Aaron or a Joshua? Pt 1
The kids and I are getting deeper into Exodus…I’ve felt a real need to study the Exodus and Joshua in particular. A deep need to understand what made Joshua and Caleb so different from the others. This week, we hit the part of Exodus where Moses heads up Mount Sinai so God can give him the Ten Commandments and chapters …
How do we generate creativity in kids?
In Sunday school we talked about a study Mark Batterson referenced in his book In a Pit… It focuses on divergent thinking and showed that 98% of children between the ages of 3-5 score in the genius category, 32% of children between the ages of 8-10 score at the genius level, 10% of teenagers, and 2% of those over 25. …
Learning Styles
I know they’re important, especially now that I’m teaching my kids at home. It’s right up there with love language. I need to learn how to speak to and teach my kids in a way that is easy for them to grasp. So how do you figure out a child’s learning style? Take me for instance. Okay, so I’m not …