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Bolstering Your Child's Home Education

*Definitely read this before starting any Christmas shopping and if you've already started...stop.  Read this blog to determine what items, subscriptions or classes are giftable and that can actually help bolster your child's education at home. ✍️ Who this is for? For starters, whether you teach your children full-time at home, are partnering with a school, through hybrid learning , supplementing on weekends, or simply enriching your child’s after-school world, you are partaking in home education . And regardless of your structure, you eventually reach moments when your routines feel wobbly, your momentum dips, or your learning rhythm needs a reset. That’s where three powerful ideas shine: Strengthening what remains. Fortification. Bolstering. These three stages work together to stabilize your learning environment, protect what matters most, and enrich your child’s educational journey, no matter how your home learning looks. 🌱 1. Strengthening What Remains: Stabilizi...
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How to make a Quick Simple Butterfly

As I mentioned in a previous post, I really like the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so much so that I’ve read it to my kids quite a few times. They’ve also read the Moonlite edition, played The Very Hungry Caterpillar game, watched the video short on YouTube and listened to Michelle Obama read the story. 

Needless to say it is a favorite and they can easily spot and identify a caterpillar and butterfly. It was no surprise then, when one morning when I was showering, I heard my 3 year old screaming with delight ‘Mommy, Mommy butterfly!’ 

Hungry Caterpillar game
The surprise was that the screaming and excitement lasted a full 10 - 15 minutes. This made me think a neighbor had just gifted them a new butterfly toy.


When I finally got dressed I heard the full cause for excitement. An orange butterfly got trapped in our screen door and was fluttering around for their little viewing pleasure, until their Dad freed it. 

Their excitement was so palpable that I had to build on the moment and create some simple one dimensional butterflies to add to their learning fun. 

My 3 year old's butterfly art and craft
My 3 yr old's butterfly art work

Here’s what we used to make our very own butterflies:

Materials 

  • Coloured Card stock paper 
  • Coloured popsicle sticks
  • Crayons
  • Coloured wool
  • Scissors
  • Glue 
  • Googley eyes
  • Your Imagination!

Steps

1. Paste the popsicle stick on the card stock paper

2. Draw a big number 3 on both sides of the stick.

3. Draw two antennas at the top of the stick and paste two googly eyes or dried peas. 

4. Colour and decorate with crayons, glitter and wool!

My 2 yr old's butterfly artwork



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