Tis the season of joy, giving, thankful hearts, warm homes, and happy blessings. It can also be a time of reflection and meditation - remembering those who have gone before us and who may or may not be with us any longer. The most joyful thing about Christmas though is that Christmas is a season of promise - the promise of God to send us a savior. The promise of a baby, and He sent His own ... View Post
Pre School Prep for Kindergarten
Have you ever wondered if your pre school child will be ready for kindergarten? And if so, what are the minimum skills he or she must have in order to at least match the skills of children who have enrolled in enrichment programs or preschool? I have. Since I'm preschooling my little ones at home, I wanted to find out if I'm on the right track to help my two boys in getting ready for ... View Post
Preschool Alphabet Games – U is for United States
We're on letter "U" in our preschool alphabet games. This week "U" is for under, umbrella, underware and things. I've been asked by a few moms how long it takes to do these activities. I'd say it's anywhere from five to fifteen minutes per activity and I only do two or three a day. The rest is free play. Sometimes Peanut will take a real interest in something and spend more time at it, if he ... View Post
Preschool Alphabet Games – Letter J
J is for Jump - as in our latest preschool alphabet games here at Happy and Blessed Home. Just for you I've created some jumping beans as a part of our alphabet games that you can download for free to create a "Jumping Beans Game" for your preschooler. You can do any variation you like with this game, you can put numbers on the bellies of the Jumping Beans and ask your preschooler to go ... View Post
Preschool Crafts – Thankful Turkey
This post includes a tutorial on a preschool craft to create a thankful turkey. Our family used our Thankful Turkey to talk with our children about thankfulness and what it means to be thankful. In addition, this post reflects how thankful I am for my many blessings. I've been looking at pictures of our almost ten month old and my heart is overwhelmed with the feeling of thankfulness. I am ... View Post
Preschool Craft – I is for Igloo
Building with blocks is a great way to build fine and gross motor skills as well as foster imagination. For our study on the letter "I", we made a preschool craft - an igloo out of sugar cubes. Peanut was pretty excited about the igloo. The thing that excited him the most- taking it apart! Click this link to watch the igloo deconstruction in a reader or you can watch it on the video embedded ... View Post
