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Just to let all my loyal and wonderful readers know:
I am going to GUEST POST Oct. 28 on All Our Days! I even get an official button:)
Allyson from All Our Days in running
31 Days of Busy Bags and Quiet Time Activities.
Be sure to check all her ideas out and subscribe to All Our Days to get the latest and greatest info. Allyson has to offer!
Isn’t her family the cutest!?!
We are fortunate to be surrounded by towns and cities that ALL have libraries. We can be at one of four different libraries in under 20 minutes! We have library cards for 3 out of 4 but plan to get the 4th libraries card since they offer cake pan’s to check out. Talk about super cool!
This week we went to the BOAT library for their first ever Lego Club. Eldest and Princess were very excited to see what this library had to offer over another library. Lil’ Red liked being about to play with duplos, dinosaurs, jump into bean bag chairs, AND use a touch screen pc!
This library offers online reserves and ILL throughout their county library branches which makes it super convenient for this homeschooling momma. I go online the day or 2 before and reserve my MUST HAVE books. Other neat online features is BookFlix through Scholastic which I can access from home through this libraries website. BookFlix is an online interactive resource for tots and elementary students with digitized books and books set to movies.
Hi, Something 2 Offer readers! I’m Allyson, child of God, wife to Tim, and stay-at-home/homeschooling mama to 4 kiddos under 6 years old. I’m also a former Elementary Ed teacher and blog at AllOurDays.com.
I guess I probably don’t need to tell you that my life is busy, because I’m pretty sure that your life is busy, too!
If you spend very much time with young children you know how they can sometimes make it almost impossible to get important tasks completed, like making phone calls, paying bills, or getting dinner on the table without having to worry about someone getting cut, burned, or trodden under foot in the kitchen.
In our home, busy bags and quiet time activities have been the solution to our sometimes hectic days and allow me some much needed quiet time as a mom of many littles.
Would you like to learn more about what busy bags and quiet time activities are? Would you like to see how they work in our home and how you could use them to also find quiet pockets of time in your busy days?
If so, then you won’t want to miss our 31 Days of Busy Bags & Quiet Time Activities that will run through the month of October. During this month long series we’ll be sharing a new idea, activity or free printable every single day.
Want to get started making your own busy bags right away? Be sure to check out the Busy Bag Bundle available in out Teacher’s Notebook store for only $3!
We hope you’ll take time to join us this month and be blessed as you help your toddlers, preschoolers, and young children play and learn with independent, hands-on activities.
The Back Story:
We were on our way to a mommy blog meet-up of all things when our van suddenly coasted to a stop. We were in a very small town at the crossroads of two state routes. Luckily we had lunch and extra snacks packed and we had cell phone reception! We call dad the official go-to-car-guy. We pack Lil’ Red in a stroller and walk down the street a block or so to the “center of town” or 2 small businesses that were closed! One was selling 2 squash for $1 with a sign that said, “please slide money under the door.” Now this is small town America we are talking about:)
1. Call your dad the mechanic. Make sure you have the phone number of AAA, your local mechanic, someone from your church or community who can help you repair or tow your vehicle. Much cheaper then just looking a number up in the phone book.
2. Make sure you know where you are. We were right near an intersection of two state routes clearly marked.
3. Pray that the kids do not get too antsy and that your father can find you, lol. No really you can pray for safety and that everyone has a fun adventure!
4. Knock on a total strangers door in order to use bathroom. I saw an older couple checking their mailbox and bringing out their dogs. I knew they were home and they seemed like a good choice:)
5. Get a great cutting of succulents from said stranger!
6. Allow kids to dig out camp chairs, binoculars, and any other fun thing to pass the time.
7. Notice Buckeyes on the ground and Collect them. We are collecting nuts/seeds for our local metroparks GO NUTS! Program.
8. Let kids run wildly through the back lot of an abandoned business!
9. Have kids ride with grandpa back to car repair barn.
10. See which child wants to help Papa Jim at car barn and who wants to just run around and play. Princess decided to help change out 3 alternators before one worked!
