Time4Learning

Recently Rockabye Butterfly, one of my favorite sites to go for inspiration on homeschool-type activities for Ashlyn, held a giveaway for a 30-day trial to Time4Learning. And guess what... I won!


So I've been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. Time4Learning can be used for homeschool, afterschool and summer skill sharpening. Be sure to come back and read about my experience!

Postcard Exchange

I have recently come across this postcard exchange, hosted by Children Grow, Children Explore, Children Learn. I think it is a wonderful idea to collect postcards from all over the world and turn it into a fun educational tool when Baby Girl gets a little older. This is a pay-it-forward exchange, so if you'd like to participate, please leave a comment (with your email address if yours is not on your blogger profile) so we can swap addresses, post about the exchange on your blog, and send out postcards to at least 3 other people.

My friend over at Momma's Playground had the wonderful idea to put some fun facts about your state (or country, base, wherever you may be) on the postcard. I would love to send a postcard to anyone who would like to participate (I live in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba... for another year and a half).

I am really excited about this and am already thinking of ways to introduce this when Baby Girl is old enough! So many fun possibilities!

Sensory Tub

I was goofing off online the other day and really got inspired to do some new activities with Baby Girl. One thing I really wanted to try out was a sensory tub. I've seen these on numerous sites. I've always seen it done for older kids, though, but then I ran across From Babble to Scrabble, We're Going to Tot School and she did a sensory tub for her son when he was about Baby Girl's age. So I got all excited and made one for her. Did I have exactly what I wanted to use? No. But I didn't let that stop me! :)

I just grabbed the largest bowl we had, some random toys, the rest of our rice (sorry hubby, but at least we plan on going grocery shopping tomorrow!), and a measuring cup.


I put out a blanket and set it all out in front of Baby Girl. I didn't know what to expect or if it would even hold her interest. Come to find out, she LOVED it! She was having so much fun. If you have any ideas that would be good for an almost 15-month-old, or know of any good sites, I would love to hear about them! (You don't even have to have an idea for this to leave a comment and say hi, I won't mind. :) ) I've been going through the websites at 1+1+1=1 and keeping track of other good ideas, too.