A Triple Discovery In Our Neighbor’s Yard

On Memorial Day my husband and kids decided to try to go fishing in Bull Run. Unfortunately the mosquitoes were biting like crazy and they did not have much luck with fish. On the way back to our yard they made a great discovery that made the trip worth it. It was [...]

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It’s a Marvelous Day!

Instead of suggesting a children’s book in this post, I would like to share a children’s musician that our entire family really enjoys. My children are currently watching his dvd, “The Marvelous Musical Adventure,”which they received as a surprise gift for Valentine’s Day. (I don’t normally do Valentine’s Day gifts, but I figured [...]

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From the Library Bag — The Aminal

No, I did not spell that incorrectly. That is the name of the book that my nearly four year old likes the most from the library bag this week. Try reading it without stumbling over the word animal immediately afterward.
This book is a great read aloud about a little boy who goes off [...]

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A Dinnertime Game to Practice Our Signs

This evening my three year old shared that her letter of the day at preschool was “P.” We spontaneously started naming words that start with that letter, giving hints by signing the word and getting others to name the word. It was quite interesting to see how many signs the girls remembered, despite [...]

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Coming Soon — Brand New Baby Signing Time!

The video clip above is from the brand new Baby Signing Time called “A New Day.” I was very excited and pleased to be offered the opportunity to preview the upcoming videos. This clip [...]

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Etsyhooker of the Week — Crochet Bouquet

Whenever I see a listing of Crochet Bouquet’s it reminds me of making the flowers for my husband, brothers, and groomsmen for my wedding. I picked out two colors of thread I liked and made some flowers. As I recall, they were made and then rolled and sewn. Each of my brothers [...]

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Etsyhooker of the Week — Pepika

One of the awesome things about the internet age is that we can share things easily with people who are halfway around the world. Pepika is based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, yet I can purchase one of her patterns and have it quickly due to technology. Truly, the world is becoming more and [...]

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ASL Playgroup — Fun and Games and Action Words

For this playgroup, I used the names of some common toys as well as action words.
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For this playgroup, I used some nursery rhymes.
Jack Be Nimble can be used for jump and fast (quick.)
Hey Diddle Diddle can be used for cat, cow, jump, moon, dog, laugh, to see, dish, ran, with, spoon, fun.
Humpty Dumpty can be [...]

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Etsyhooker of the Week — Moose Threads

I know I have seen Moose Threads’ shop before, perhaps in a promotional thread for one of her lovely sweaters. This week her latest hat, with the lovely red truck caught my eye. It is often hard to find items that are really cute for boys, so I knew this is a shop [...]

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Signing Time Learning Center — printable activities

I am very pleased that Signing Time! has decided to provide learning activities online to go with their great dvds. So far, they have two weeks worth of activities up to print out. We plan to use these at home to review our signs as well as keeping them to use with my [...]

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