Thrifty Handwriting Tools

A good friend of mine has Handwriting w/o Tears for her kids. We were over her house & she pulled the laminated cards out along w/ Play-Doh & her … [Read more...]

Thrifty stencils

My kids got quite a few board games for Christmas. Inside most of these games they have cardboard pull aparts where you break away some of the … [Read more...]

Thrifty puzzles out of cards

I saw this idea on Homegrown families Blog. What a great thrifty way to use the Christmas cards after  your done displaying them! I took them off my … [Read more...]

Thrifty sandbox

We have  a very small back patio, I sold our large sandbox because it took up too much room. My boys like to play in sand so I came up with another … [Read more...]

Container activity

I saw this on another blog & that it would be a nice Montessori type activity for my toddler to do. I took a pudding plastic container & cut a slit in … [Read more...]

Learning with popsicle sticks

Learning shapesI took a family size cereal box, on the un-printed side I traced the popsicle sticks for shapes: diamond, square, rectangle & … [Read more...]

Homemade Scavenger Hunt Cards

My kids are sick with little colds - we have been cooped up in the house resting, doing schooling, etc. We went for a walk in our complex today, I had … [Read more...]

Thrifty homeschooling ideas & methods

Do you live on 1 income & you homeschool your child (ren)? Why spend lots of money? Here are some of my thrifty homeschooling methods & fun ways to … [Read more...]