Homeschool Story-time

As I mentioned in my previous post Dangerous Boys, when there is a void in your life, sometimes you need to fill it yourself!

Our void… there was no age appropriate story time for my children.

We went to a wonderful, fabulous, magnificent story-time at our library for about 8 years and had the same story teller/ bookreader, Ms. Beth!  Even as the kids grew older, she tapered the story-time to fit their age.  But, unfortunately, the library changed and my kids were too old to participate.

However, I was inspired by librarian Beth and with the help of some wonderful moms at my church, I created a Homeschool Room and started a family story-time.

Gingerbread themed books and crafts

Kids playing together

Well – today we built a fort and read books inside it!

The kids helped bring every blanket we owned to the church gymnasium, along with old couch cushions, pillows, and giant stuffies!

We built the fort using four tables – leaving a hole in the middle for parents and babies.

Everyone was cozy as I read an assortment of books aloud!

The church has a large gym, with toys, that the kids get to run around and play with.

Simone, Eddie, and Andre like to rollerblade!

Since today was February 1st, my friend Jayme brought supplies to make calendars.  The kids decorated them with fingerprint hearts!

Our other activity was making heart shaped bird feeders with cheerios and pipe cleaners!

I love that my kids now belong to a story-time!

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There is something special about curling up together in a cozy setting with the sole purpose of listening to books being read aloud.

 

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