Egg Beginning Sound

We did this cut and paste. It was a success. G is getting really quick with matching beginning sounds. I did help her out some by dividing the pictures up by page. She tends to get overwhelmed still when she…

Word Family Legos

G has been super interested in reading lately so I have been trying to come up with lots of ways to help her. For CVC words she seems to do better with putting the last 2 letters together then adding…

Lentil Curry Soup

We make this A LOT. It’s a hit with both kids and the adults. I usually serve it with naan. It did make M smell extra yummy for a few hours.

Pasta Carbonara

I love this dish. I thought it was going to be a lot harder than it is too. I mean… it’s pasta, bacon, cheese, cream… I had to try it. And let me tell you, it’s so good SO good.…

Curly Hair Problems

I remember many, many days with frizzy, puffy hair. Curly hair in the south with a mom that has stick straight hair made for an interesting hair don’ts. Once I figured out how to deal with it, I fell in…

Masking Tape Roads

This was another quick set up and we left it on the floor for a while. Make “roads” with Masking Tape. You can even make tunnels with Construction Paper. Drive your cars through. We also had fun walking on them…

Black Bean Brownies

Made these. I did not add coffee. Ate them straight out of the pan. Didn’t want to share but I was nice and totally did. Don’t I deserve a crown or something for that??? Even G approved. I might add…

Mema’s Recipes

My grandma passes away almost a year ago. She was a great cook. My aunt was able to save some of her handwritten recipes. I scanned and laminated all of them so we would be able to keep them forever.…

Dominos Cut and Paste

Dominos are super versatile activity! You can use them to match – letters: same case or different -numbers: match the numbers, match the number with the word, or match the number with a representation (dots, tally marks, pictures) -colors -shapes…

Chicken Pot Pie Muffins

I love these chicken pot pie muffins. Easy, delicious, and freeze well. I usually use Pacific Food‘s Cream of Chicken soup. I have, also, made my own biscuits using the dumplings in this recipe. If you make your own, make…