All you need are your hands and a little memory! Most of us have used Patty Cake with babies, but much older kids can also enjoy the more complicated songs. Some of these songs have been around for hundreds of years, and others are recent nonsense fun. Teach your kids a clapping game, and be amazing today! This site has videos of some favorites. This site has … Continue reading Clapping Games
Some simple hand action can go a long way to help your kids feel loved! I struggle sometimes with lumping my kids all together in our experiences. It can be hard to maintain those important individual relationships with lots of kids! When I saw this video of Barry White, Jr. welcoming his students to class with an individualized handshake, I knew I had to try … Continue reading Individual Handshakes
I see you from the window As I do dishes Again- Sunshine soaking your hair Mud soaking your dress- As you pet the cat and eat garden peas. Crack Peel Chew Pet Again and again For an hour or more. You know your letters And how to write your name. You know what to do if someone tries To take your lunch Or pull you … Continue reading One Week Before Kindergarten
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Live near Logan Utah? Join me for a Mother’s Day Book event and book signing! Thursday, May 11, 2017 6:30 – 7:30 pm The Book Table 29 S Main St. Logan, Utah Continue reading Mother’s Day Book Event
I’ve said it before, but some of these ideas seem too simple to even post. But aren’t those simple things usually your kid’s favorites? I totally loved making dandelion curls when I was little, and my kids love it still. Many of us have dandelions this time of year. My sister once had a door-to-door lawn guy ask if they needed some help with their … Continue reading Dandelion Curls
Bossy or a pushover? It seems like kids fall into one camp or the other. One of the most important skills of childhood is learning to express thoughts and feelings openly and appropriately. Enter the Music Critic’s Club! Kids will just think they are having fun, but they are also learning a great skill: to have an opinion and to accept other’s opinions. Put together … Continue reading Music Critic’s Club
My husband is masterful at inventing creative dates. Before we were married, he once told me to be dressed all in black when he picked me up. We went to his apartment, made cookies, donned black knit caps, and went out on “capers” as he called them. In the cover of the dark night, we found our professor’s houses. We rang the doorbell, left cookies, … Continue reading Spy Cookie Capers
This book has been a very long process of about 10 years! Here’s the story…inspired by some great ladies! I’ve known many great women in my life who have all influenced the moms I chose in “When Mommy’s Home with Me.” A decade ago I lived in Florida, far away from my family. Playgroup became a lifeline. I always looked forward to socializing with other … Continue reading Where “When Mommy’s Home with Me” came from…
My Latest Reviews for “When Mommy’s Home with Me” I feel so honored to have two amazing women whom I admire so much write a review for my book. Thanks! Kids will love the fun pictures and delightful verse while their moms get a well-deserved pat on the back. This book sends a clear message that mothers matter. Bravo! –Jane Clayson Johnson, journalist and author … Continue reading Reviews
