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10 Things to Do With Your Preschooler {Homeschooling}

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10 Things to Do With Your Preschooler:

1. Talk a walk.
We love long walks to see the world.
2. Grow flowers.  
They are fun to watch grow and fun to pick when they bloom.
3. Play with blocks.
You can build a fort, or a castle, or a car track.  Let your imagination go wild!
4. Play with cars.
When you finish building your block track, race a few cars along it.
5. Playdough
I was not a fan of playdough when my oldest kids were little but it’s since grown on me.  Make animals, shapes, and other things your imagination comes up with.
6. Kick a ball.
My littles love to kick balls down the hallway or outside.  
7. Dig a hole.
Dig and see what worms you find among other things.  Make mud pies.
8.  Wash toys.
We like to wash our toys.  It teaches needed skills for homekeeping and is just plain fun.
9.  Read a book.
Books help the mind to grow and helps your child open their imagination to a world of fun.
10.  Build a fort.
Use chairs and a blanket to make a fort for your child to play beneath.  Join in to see tons of smiles and happiness.

We hope this list gave you some great ideas to use with your preschoolers.

Until next time…
Dana

Planet 316: Daily Bible Jigsaw {Crew Review}

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From Planet 316 comes the Daily Bible Jigsaw.  This is a free app on Apple iOS, Google Play or Facebook.  Let me tell you, it is TONS of fun!
After you chose your format and method of play (mine was Apple iOS) and get it downloaded, you will be taken to a log-in page to create your username and password.  This is easily and quickly done.  The the fun really starts.
There is one new puzzle a day.  Each puzzle you complete gives you extra coins.  You get coin bonuses for completing quickly.  I was slow do I did not get a lot of extra coins myself.
Each puzzle is inspirational and beautifully designed.  One of my favorites was a picture of flowers with a beautiful butterfly featured on it and a quote.  It took me a while to complete it but it was great fun.  There were lots of pieces to put together and honestly I’m just not good at putting these things together but still I did it.
On the iPad app, which I used for this game, you can press on the puzzle pieces with your fingers to slide them to the side or place them into the puzzle.  I, personally, placed all puzzle pieces onto the side, then worked on the edges.  These are the pieces with one flat side.  Once I found two pieces that matched, they’d link to one another and connect.  Once the outside of the puzzle was built, I would then work on the inner parts of the puzzle.  When you finish, the puzzle then magically digitally comes to life and the inspirational quote appears.  This is a Christian app so all messages are Biblical and Christian based.
As a bonus for reviewing this item, Planet 316 gifted us each a 500 Puzzle Coins Bundle, which is a $39.99 value, for free for additional play time.  These coins allowed us to buy extra puzzles.  As I mentioned, you get one puzzle a day.  There’s a calendar which shows each day for the month.  Completed puzzles show here as well as ones you may have missed in the month.  You can purchase the missed puzzles for a small fee.
Mostly I played this app, though my kids did play a few times.  Laycie liked it.  Emmalee loved it.  They were faster than me at playing it.  It is a great family game to play with your younger child as well.  It is a lot of fun to share with one another.
You can find the Daily Bible Jigsaw app or game in the following places online:
Google Play (Android Devices)
Apple App Store (iOS Devices)
Facebook (Mac or PC Computer Web Browser… Chrome and Firefox work best)
Facebook Gameroom (PC Computer… this is Facebook’s new PC game platform similar to Steam)

You can find Planet 316 online at:

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/planet_316  @planet_316
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Daily Bible Jigsaw {Planet 316 Reviews}

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Enjoying The Days Together At Home {Homeschooling}

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As a homeschooling parent, I spend my days at home with my children.  This can be a demanding task but at the same time it’s the most rewarding way to spend every day.  My children enjoy their time with me, and at home and I also enjoy that time with them.

We do everything together: read books, watch movies, play games, complete chores, lessons, enjoy nature and on and on.  Of course, we also do many things apart: read alone, build towers, ride bikes, nap, etc.  The lists on both sides goes on and on.

There are definitely days when we get on each other nerves and there are days when we can not enjoy enough time together.  One thing I personally never wish is that my children were enrolled in public school and I can honestly say they tell me they feel the exact same way.  We would miss out on so much of each other’s lives if we were not together daily as we are and not one of us wants that.

We greatly enjoy our times together, the memories and the love.  The kids love knowing that I have seen their biggest moments, that I was there for them and not a strange person who leads them in class.  They enjoy seeing those big moments between each other too.  They will never forget the day Laycie learned to roll over, crawl, walk or talk.  They will never forget those moments of Jackson’s life either.  They don’t take those little things for granted at all.

Even through the ups and downs of life while homeschooling, these are times I would never change.  I’m blessed in my life and my children.  I am happy and in love with these moments we share and I couldn’t ask for better days than these right now in our lives.

Snow in 2010

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So far 2010 has been full of surprises. 

The biggest for me thus far is SNOW in Georgetown.  We are so close to the water that normally we would not even see snow here.  But since my little Emma has been sad to know that they had snow in Spartanburg, I would like to think God granted her white wonderland wishes and gave her some of the good stuff to play in.

The kids were very excited to look out their window earlier and see the fat little blogs of ice floating downwards from the sky.  They were even happier when they realized that it was indeed going to stick and coat everything in it’s wet fuzzy wonderness.  They patiently watched and waited.  They ran everytime I called them from the back door to see the fluffy goodness from heaven. 

They were even more excited when I told them to don their boots and head out in the stuff around 7pm.  They ran and played and felt the drops fall down onto their skin.  They caught flakes with their tongues.  They scooped snow off the van.  They made snowballs and started a war.  They complained about the wonderful coldness of it all but they LOVED it none the less.  A viable science lesson provided by God.

Then they came back inside to lay on the floor in front of the fire and watch a movie until bedtime.  They were anxious for sleep because they know with the dawn comes more outdoor fun in the Wintery Wonderland God has blessed us with outside.  Tomorrow brings snow fights and snow cream, melting flakes and Snowmen. 

But for now, it’s goodnite and sweet dreams for the February Snow of 2010.