This was supposed to post before Valentine's Day but accidentally didn't get published. Sorry! For next year! Bubs wanted to make a Valentine's Mailbox for his school party. I went online and found the directions for one. Unfortunately, I only used one piece of their instructions. More disappointing, I didn't take ...
Review: Berenstain Bears Do Their Best
The Berenstain Bears Do Their Best is another in my series of reviews on the Berenstain Bear books. It is a rhyming story of the Cubs and Papa building a kite and then winning a contest. Momma C's Thoughts: As I review the various Berenstain Bear books, I either love them or could do without them. I find a huge ...
Review & Giveaway: Five Little Bunnies Die-Cut Board Book & CD Set
Five Little Bunnies is the latest of book reviews. A cute little book similar to the Five Little Ducks suggested on the 3 Year Curriculum Book of the Week. Included with the book is a CD containing the book narrated while set to background music. Also included are 19 other new and classic children songs. Momma C's Thoughts: ...
Valentine’s Day Card
While looking for a valentine, I found this idea at Enchanted Learning. It was pretty simple to do. Use this idea for birthday, Get Well, or Thank You cards as well. Start with the template. Cut it out on construction paper. Write whatever you want on the inside. Sweet Pea signed her name at the ...
Review: God Loves Me More Than That
Based upon the verse Eph 3:17-19, God Loves Me More Than That explains to the reader how wide, long, high, and deep the love of God is. Using rhyming words, Dandi Daley Mackall uses every day examples to explain to children that God loves them so much. Momma C's Thoughts: The kiddos enjoyed this book. It isn't very long but ...
Review: Kids’ Express Train KET Set 1
This is the final set of reviews of products suggested in the The Autism Sisterhood: A (brief) Manual. This month I will be featuring the four KET Set's available from Kids' Express Train. KET stands for Kid's Express Train. Each set contains two music CDs of at least 24 songs, a 12 page manual, and CD-Rom that contains ...
Review: Eleanor the Hippo Learns to Tell the Truth
In October I was introduced to a new series of books out called Little Lessons from Our Animals Pals by Andy McGuire. I was thrilled to read Remy the Rhino Learns Patience and even more excited when Eleanor the Hippo Learns to Tell the Truth came out this year. Both books are simple but get right to the heart of the matter. Eleanor is ...
A New Award!!!!
Jessy at Our Side of the Mountain has blessed this blog with the "Stylish Blogger Award!" Thank you so much, Jessy! We are honored and excited to receive this award. We appreciate everyone who takes the time to read the blog, comment, and encourage me with awards like this. Part of the award is to tell seven things about ...
Review: Rivanna Music
Rivanna Music Cd's by Cathy Bollinger are sets of CD's suggested in the The Autism Sisterhood: A (brief) Manual. These CD's were created to provide teachers and children with songs that teach. As I have stated in several of the last reviews, there is a direct correlation between music and learning. Children and adults are able to ...
My Apologies for Barfing on You
Before I even start this blog, I am going to apologize for "barfing" on you. That is my term for "spilling my guts." I have talked in a few past blogs about being real. Well here it is... Little Man woke up from his nap on Friday and has been a terror since. Understand that he is always a terror but he has ramped it up five ...