Create Your Own “You Have Been Candy Bombed” Surprise!

Create your own "Candy Bomb" surprise to share the Candy Bomber's love and hope that he would bring to thousands of children after WWII

You have been “candy bombed”!! HA HA What does it mean to be “candy bombed” and what is the story behind it? This candy bomb simply represents kindness, love and hope in a brighter tomorrow. Here is the story behind the candy bomber if you don’t already know… The Candy Bomber’s Story Once upon a […]

The HUGE Importance of Unstructured Play Time!!

Unstructured playtime is essential for kids to discover their creativity and independent thinking! Leaders are born when unstructured play is a main part of their childhood.

What is unstructured play time, and why is is so important for your children? This article is simply from my experience as a mother of 5 boys. I have witnessed first hand in the importance of unstructured play time and the endless benefits that come from that unstructured play time.  The first time I started […]

The Dynamic Homopolar Motor Especially For Kids

Supplies for a homopolar motor

A Homopolar motor is one of my boys favorite things to make!! These motors are so fun to learn about and to experiment with. My boys and I have been playing around with them all week and we have learned a couple things to make it a little bit easier for you to create your […]

Secret Decoder Wheels To Encourage Writing

Secret decoder wheels that your kids will love. Make writing fun and mysterious as your kids use these decoder wheels to write and send secret messages!!

Through out history, there have been many types of decoder wheels that have been used to send secret messages. These decoder wheels prevented the message from falling into the wrong hands. If you had the decoder wheel, then you were able to decipher the code. Otherwise, it would just appear to be a mumbled, jumbled […]

Homonym vs Homophone Examples and Activities

Homonyms vs Homophones can get confusing at times. Free printable with lots of examples of homophones and homonyms. Use daily in your homeschool and teach your kids what is the difference between a homonym vs homophone.

What in the world is a homonym vs homophone? This post is going to go over the difference between homonyms vs homophones as well as provide some activities to teach your kids the difference as well.  Learning should be a life long endeavor, not just from 8-3 Monday through Friday. If you are a homeschooler, […]

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Summary & Activities

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind summary, writing projects, activities and discussions that is great for the entire family! Teach your kids every subject through this book and this list of interactive ideas to make the book come alive!

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind summary, activities, writing projects, discussion ideas and so much more! The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is not only a fantastic book to read aloud to your kids, but it is a book that contains what I like to call book inspiration! Book inspirations are ideas that help you […]