ABSORBING!!! Science experiment washcloths; decorating paper bags with stickers to be special and recycle/reuse. My grandkids loved these activities/accomplishments. Fun learning! Washcloths – $ store – watch material absorb water to expand the cloth. Hands on! Best way to learn with BOO aka Grandma Boom! Kids’ brains – just like
Read MoreFREE eBOOK…Please join me in launching my book, (link below) “SUPERKID SAVES THE DAY.” ENJOY A FREE KINDLE DOWNLOAD from 9 a.m. Sunday to Monday, 11 p.m. Your kindness in writing a review on Amazon if you receive a free kindle version is appreciated. It will help this book to
Read MoreGetting out tension with artwork! This piece of art was done by my 5 yr. old grandson yesterday. We’re socked in with extremely cold temp. and lots of ice. Cabin fever happens! Grayson was so rustrated from days of cabin fever he was not making good choices, feeling very grumpy,
Read MoreIt’s a fun adventure to stir cooking food! Things that we take for granted are pure excitement for toddlers. Letting 23 month old Claire join in with a wooden spoon she could manage with her little hand kept her focused and happy. It is nothing short of an experiential lesson
Read MoreSaved by my grandson from a sea monster in his dream! My little Power Ranger, Grayson, informed me he had a dream that he and I were at the ocean and a dragon sea monster came after us. He said he had a dragon sea monster sword. In the dream
Read MoreGreat spitting fun! Watermelon seed spitting lessons have been a special activity with the Grayson-Grandma Boom connection. Yesterday Claire ate watermelon chunks out of my container as Grayson and I practiced spitting seeds. His skill has vastly improved. Meanwhile, Claire picked up on the dynamics. She began spitting watermelon out
Read MoreI was watching Claire studying Grayson a while back while he climbed. Little ones watch older ones. Older ones watch even older ones. And we adults are ALWAYS being watched. Amazing how observation is a primary learning tool, regardless of words that are said by the ‘older ones.’ It is
Read MoreWatermelon seed spitting lessons on a hot summer day for Grayson with Grandma Boom while Claire napped. It is my civic duty as a grandparent to pass on an inheritance of empowered seed spitting. Grayson more than tripled his last attempts, earning a whopping $1 which he was quite proud
Read More“Look how strong I am, Grandma!” Grayson jumped up on my bed, evidently wanting to feel taller when calling out to me. I praised his muscles that he feels but that are not well defined yet. Children need to see, feel and hear that they have many strengths. Feedback is
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