Fourth of July Reading Inspiration

Help your children understand the reason for the fireworks and parties this 4th of July by reading them some of these Independence Day Books.


Americana Adventure




The Story of America's Birthday





The Fourth of July Story




Fourth of July Mice!




A Is for America

Dinosaur Manners Lesson

I love using these manners dinosaurs to teach polite behavior to young kids. Each dinosaur has a name that represents their attributes such as Stingy Stego, Angryosaurus, Yellingdachtyl and Happyosaurus. There is a story you can tell about the dinosaurs. I usually customized my story to help teach behavior that was an issue with that particular group. Pokeyceratops was rarely slow but would poke and tickle and bother his friends. 

I printed the dinosaurs onto colored card stock and then laminated them. Happyosaurus was printed onto tie dye scrapbook paper. Visit Executive Homemaker for a free pdf file of the dinosaur pattern and story.  

Since I love books here are a few that tie in with the dinosaur manners lesson. 

The Mine-O-Saur

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?

How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?

How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs?

What are your favorite ways to instill manners in children? 

Reading Inspiration: Fathers Day Books

Help your family get into the spirit of fathers day by reading books that celebrate fathers and grandfathers.

Trying to find headband storage inspiration!

My daughter has headbands all over my house!  Both hard headbands and crochet ones.  So I have been on the hunt for something I can hang on her wall to store her headbands!

Does anyone have some awesome ideas they would like to share?  Please pass them along!  Leave a comment or shoot us an email!

Fun and easy door hanging

I have seen door hangings like this around blog land and I have been wanting to do one for some time now!  After checking the local thrift store a few times for a cool frame and no luck, I decided to head on over to Hobby Lobby.  I ended up finding a frame on clearance for $8, and since I had been wanting to do this for awhile I went for it! I also got the M from Hobby Lobby for $3.  

It was fun to make and really easy!  I love coming home and seeing it on my door.

Dramatic Play through Song

Dramatic play is a wonderful way to allow children to express their creativity and imagination. These songs are great because they lend themselves to dramatization. Don't be scared away by some of the hokey album artwork, the songs are still fun for kids.

Learning Inspiration: Color Cats

I love playing learning games with children. This game is another great way to teach your child colors.