In Ephesians 5:2, the Bible says, “Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Why Teach Gratitude to Preschoolers? Gratitude is an important skill to develop in our children, and it can start from a very early age. As children (and often as adults), our default…
Do you have some “littles” lurking around your table while you are setting up an art lesson? You know, the eager two or three-year-old want-to-be artist? Pull them up a chair, and even put a couple of books on the seat to raise them up to table level! Yep, invite them to sit at the…
This preschool art and music curriculum for your homeschool has everything you need to foster an early love and appreciation of art and music. The Benefits Of Adding Art And Music To Your Homeschool What do you think of when you hear art and music for preschoolers? Do you think that should be for…
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It happens to all of us. We carefully plan our homeschool days and weeks, but we are so busy trying to cover all of the things that we often skip the most fun thing – art! Yep, we have all done it. By the end of the day, most of us have homeschooled multiple children…
Celebrate the beauty of fall with a fun spider craft and online art lessons. We find the changing season to be an invitation to slower paced learning and more time spent in nature. Then, we come inside and follow up with even more learning! Because it’s only a matter of time before our family’s attention…
My 3 year old daughter loves to read The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle. Since we were studying the letter S, I thought it would be fun to do activities around this book. The Very Busy Spider: Book Summary This colorful picture book describes a spider’s day. Blown onto a farmyard fence, she starts…
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When should I start art lessons? How do I go about exposing my children to art? What are the benefits of art? These are all questions people ask about art lessons and young children. As soon as children are old enough to be interested in art and have enough fine motor skills to grasp a…
Over the years two things that I have made a priority to incorporate into our homeschool have been nature studies and art. I know how much I get rejuvenated when being outdoors and I wanted to provide a way that my children can experience that as well. I also love to incorporate art because it…