My daughters and I have been seeing fall sights as we walk through our neighborhood: Changing leaves, pumpkins, families playing football in their yards, squirrels carrying acorns, etc. I decided to make a fall scavenger hunt worksheet for my preschooler. She carries this and a pencil with us as we walk, marking off each item as we … [Read more...] about Fall Scavenger Hunt Printable
Archives for September 2017
Dare to Prepare: Finding Supplies Before a Storm When Store Shelves are Bare
I wasn’t going to write another Dare to Prepare post this September. However, as I write this, I’m watching news coverage of Hurricane Harvey as it advances towards the Texas coast. We live on the Texas Gulf Coast and, though we’re not in Harvey’s direct line of fire, we will receive significant rainfall (and likely floods) from this … [Read more...] about Dare to Prepare: Finding Supplies Before a Storm When Store Shelves are Bare
How to Fix the Enamel on a Tub or Sink to Stop Rust Formation
Today’s post is a long overdue follow-up to one I wrote several years ago. In that post, I shared a couple of ways to clean up rust rings that have formed around the drains of tubs and sinks. These approaches still work. However, as a few commenters noted, the rust rings tend to return. This typically occurs because the rust has eaten away at … [Read more...] about How to Fix the Enamel on a Tub or Sink to Stop Rust Formation
Comprehensive List of Life Skills for Ages 2-18
I hear a lot of talk these days about teaching life skills to children. I’m pretty sure my grandparents, great-grandparents, and the scores of generations that came before them never used the term “life skills.” They taught children the sort of things that we refer to as life skills because these are the things people needed to know in order … [Read more...] about Comprehensive List of Life Skills for Ages 2-18
Looking for Jesus on Every Page
I read to my kiddos from a storybook Bible each day. My older child, who is nearly 3, recognizes the illustration that depicts Jesus. This illustration is on nearly every page of the New Testament stories. Each time I turn to one of these pages, she finds the image, points to it, and says, “There’s Jesus!” Of course, this image isn’t on … [Read more...] about Looking for Jesus on Every Page
7 Tips for Grocery Shopping with Young Children
Grocery shopping with young kids can be quite an adventure! You never know what may happen—diaper blowouts, spilled food, meltdowns, a child wandering away, etc. Though it can be challenging at times, I love grocery shopping with my two little ones. I’ve found that there are a handful of strategies that make shopping trips educational … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Grocery Shopping with Young Children
Dos and Don’ts of Donating After Disasters
Here in the Houston metro area and the surrounding region, we’re reeling from the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. The needs are so numerous that they’re virtually impossible to catalogue. Aftermaths like this are faced each year in various locations around the world after earthquakes, wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and other … [Read more...] about Dos and Don’ts of Donating After Disasters
Dare to Prepare: What You Really Need in a First Aid Kit
It is National Preparedness Month again, so individuals all across the country are taking steps to get their homes and communities ready for potential disasters. As I’ve done for the last several years, I’ll be joining in by taking a straightforward look at a disaster preparedness topic. First aid kits are an essential component of … [Read more...] about Dare to Prepare: What You Really Need in a First Aid Kit
