Just a little check in here from the sunny Texas prairie… how are YOU doing, June Bug? Random facts for your week: Down here in the South, June Bugs are silly, clumsy bugs that get into all sorts of mischief and can’t seem to keep themselves standing upright because of their obsession with porch lights […]
STEM Children’s Books and BOTLEY the Robot STEM Toy!
Are you ready to get your STEM learning on this school year? Well… I have you covered!!! If you are reading from an email, you’ll probably want to click the title of this post so you can see the images. Sorry, but the emailed version of my posts doesn’t show Amazon book covers or Instagram […]
Some Prickly News
I started this post a week ago when our contract for the house collapsed. We were about a week from closing, when our buyers had an unexpected snag with their lending company, and had to switch to a new mortgage loan officer and start completely over from scratch. Thus our deal crumbled and I ended […]
Home and Garden 101: Chemical Free Pest Control, Part 1
I’ve been doing a series on “Home and Garden 101” (and unfortunately, this week’s post doesn’t have a sponsor – so there’s no gift card… but if you give me a great natural pest control tip, I might feature you with a link next week). Come back Friday for a chance to win 25$ Amex […]
Nature as a Teaching Tool
I have been inspired by so many other great nature-loving homeschool bloggers to join in the fun and begin our own nature journals. We have added nature walks to our list of “to-do” items each day since my schedule re-vamp… but sadly, we haven’t been walking. I think we will start today. I’m eager to […]
Field Trip Foto Friday: Wild-Connections Butterfly Farm
In the sunny Texas Hill Country, nature is calling. There are wild flowers, butterflies, dry creek beds (and wet ones), ocean fossils (the Hill Country used to be under water), swaying pecan trees, and lots of interesting bugs and spiders… an endless list of things that kids can study and awe over. We visited Wild-Connections […]
Field Trip Foto Friday: Honey Bee Farm
The below photos are of a wonderful field trip we took in 2004-5. Of course, with a name like Sprittibee, you would assume that I would have a bee field trip up my sleeve, right? What is ironic, however, is that for the most part, I am deathly afraid of flying insects. Running and screaming […]
