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Creating Interactive Lapbooks: A Complete Guide
Have you every heard of lapbooks and wondered what exactly is a lapbook? How can I help my children make a lapbook? What is the purpose of a lapbook? Well, here are all the answers to your questions and how lapbooks are a simple yet exciting way for children to learn more about a subject they are interested in! If you want to know how to use lapbooking in your homeschool, visit my other blog post here to be inspired.
The Joy of a Cardboard Box Play House
Who knew that so many memories can be made with a simple appliance or furniture box? Here are some stories of when me and my siblings had fun as children with cardboard boxes and what we made out of them! Read to the end to see the latest creation that I enjoyed making for a special little girl!
3 Simple & Fun Toddler Sensory Bins
If you are a toddler mom always searching for ways to keep your little ones’ hands busy, then you probably have pompoms, pipe cleaners, and beads somewhere! If you do, then add what you can into a bin, give them some scoops, empty bowls, and plastic spoons and you have an amazingly simple sensory bin.
Creative Preschool Activity Books – A Fun Guide
In this post, I am sharing why I love toddler activity books, the ones I have created, and how I assemble them!
Living with Gratitude Every Day
Living with Gratitude Every Day Even though the Thanksgiving season has past, I want to look at life through a lens of gratitude. Being grateful
FREE Middle Ages Picture Book List
This spring, I have had the opportunity to teach kids from kindergarten to 4th grade all about the Middle Ages! It has been a blast reading together, doing crafts, and discussing so many of the amazing things that happened during the medieval times.
A DIY Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Birthday
These books were the inspiration behind my little sister learning to read at only three years old. She would sit in her high chair and ‘read’ the stacks of books from memory. When she was turning four, she requested a ‘Cat in the Hat’ birthday – all her own idea! My mom and siblings and I were so excited and had the best fun making her birthday special for her. Follow along for some ideas for you to put on a special Cat-in-the-Hat birthday for a little one in your life!
My Top 7 Favorite Nanny Activities
I love being a nanny. We have lots of fun and do many things together. Here are some of our favorite activities I enjoy doing with my nanny kiddos!
5 Creative Ways To Cultivate Gratitude In Your Home
I have found that choosing to live with gratitude brings me joy. Taking a moment to stop and see all that I have been blessed with can change my perspective on life. Teaching children to be grateful for even the simplest things in life is a positive way to shift their focus from what they don’t have or what they want, to seeing how they are already blessed.
Welcome to A Basketful of Joy!
A Basketful of Joy was created to inspire and encourage you as I share some of my knowledge and experiences. I'm here to bless you as you continue to pedal along this path of life, balancing the many joys along the way. Here you will find inspiration, tips, ideas, and stories, as so much wonderful homeschool content