by Jaimi Erickson | Apr 12, 2024 | organization
Summer vacation is well on its way. That means a couple of months where you want to keep your kids entertained. While the first couple of weeks might be easy, soon the costs can start ramping up and the fun ideas slow down. One great thing you can do this summer is a...
by Jaimi Erickson | Feb 14, 2024 | activities
My very first year of full-time homeschooling was chaotic. I had two preschoolers to wrangle while trying to teach my two older children. The juggling act made me feel overwhelmed daily. Young children have limited attention spans and putting them on a screen to keep...
by Jaimi Erickson | Feb 2, 2024 | parenting
Everybody needs bedtime routines that can help us prepare for bed and sleep better. Yet, when we think of bedtime routines, we tend to picture adults unwinding at the end of a long day. Kids, too, need a routine that will prepare them to enter the dream world. It’s...
by Jaimi Erickson | Dec 21, 2023 | activities
Little kids can help with so much during the holiday season. It takes a little creativity to guide them, but these learning ideas will give you some ideas. I recently chatted with Vicki Bentley, an educational consultant for Homeschool Legal Defense Association. We...
by Jaimi Erickson | Nov 15, 2023 | activities
Writing activities for 2-year-olds will not look like preschool writing practice, or even kindergarten prep writing. Writing activities for 2-year-olds are unique fine motor activities that help toddlers feel empowered to learn. They learn to write and are encouraged...
