30 things to keep a preschooler busy

30 Things for a preschooler to do to keep busy
1. Save old magazines - Let the kids cut them up. Give them a job. Example... Cut out everything red.
2. Give extra pictures to kids to look at and craft with (gifts, cards, etc)
3. Dress up teddy bears and dolls, or decorate with hats and bows. Get them party ready.
4. Watch home videos
5. Pipe Cleaners - show them how to make flowers, print directions off the internet
6. Make a card or draw a picture for an elderly friend
7. Noodle Necklace
8. Cereal Necklace
9. Buy books and magazines at thrift stores and garage sales let them cut up
10. Make a fort
11. Make a house with popcicle sticks
12. Design gift bags
13. Make a felt board (felt and yarn)
14. wash the car
15. brush the dog
16. blow bubbles using a straw
17. finger paint with yogurt or pudding, or whipped topping
18, Dress up in mommies clothes
19. Playdough
20. Finger Paint
21. one man band ( kitchen pots and pans)
22. trees and flowers from construction paper and popcicle sticks
23. make bookmarks (stickers, markers,) cut out the bookmarks out of cardstock and let them decorate
24. make people from magazine cutouts, find letters in name in magazine and cutout
25. make a homemade puzzle - Cut up extra photos or a picture out of a magazine.
26. scavender hunt through the house
27. find the coins (blindfolded)
28. tea part with dolls
29. straw jewelry with yarn
30. wash windows (keep a spray bottle w/ water in it for little ones to clean up)

The Creation Museum

In March 2008 we spent spring break at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY - 7 miles from Cincinnati. It was one of the most memorable vacations we've ever taken as a family.
Taylor even got to meet his greatest "creation" hero, Buddy Davis. He had read his books and had his video and was so excited to hear a live lecture and get his picture taken with him. For anyone who believes in teaching the Bible as "REAL" and accurate history this is a must visit.

The following is taken from the www.creationmuseum.org website.....

The state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life, casting its characters and animals in dynamic form and placing them in familiar settings. Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden. Children play and dinosaurs roam near Eden’s Rivers. The serpent coils cunningly in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Majestic murals, great masterpieces brimming with pulsating colors and details, provide a backdrop for many of the settings.

Moms on the GO

My children and I were featured in the Feb 2008 issue of Moms on the go magazine. It is a local, quarterly magazine.

The following is an exerpt from the article.... They asked for my advice for busy moms. Here is my take.

"My dream of being a stay-at-home mom and being fulfilled in my at-home career comes from knowing my Saviour and through prayer and patience. I've learned a balance, knowing when I've take on too much and need to step back and regroup.

I know all mothers face daily the feelings of being overwhelmed and frustrated. Whether you're a stay-at-home mom who longs for a break or a working mom who juggles all of her responsibilities, take some time to ask yourself what matters most to you. For me, rather than being remembered as a great seamstress who had some kids, I want to be remembered as a great mom who could sew. Find your balance and remember that in order to be a good mom, you have to be good to yourself.