Scholarly Inspirations

There are so many amazing ideas out there.  I am constantly searching for and collecting my favorites.  My never-ending "to-do" list is becoming even MORE so!  ha ha.. I may never catch up!

One thing I do on my blog is share my "Inspirations".  These are things I have come across, that I LOVE, and find inspire me to get busy.  This collection of inspirations is all about adding some educational fun into your child's day.  How great are these ideas?!!!

I hope you find something fun here that inspires you!!

Looking for some colorful, artsy fun?

Tissue Paper and Glue Window Collage

by the Filth Wizardry

Here I thought my kids had outgrown their mega blocks!

Who would have thought to use them to teach them to read?!  Awesome!

Repurposing Duplo Bricks

by the Filth Wizard

I'm sure many of you have some children's games you could add your own special twist to.

What a great idea to incorporate more learning!

DIY Learning Games

at Helping Little Hands

Now this is just TOOO CUTE!

Magic Creature

by She Wears Flowers

Make your very own checker board game!

A fun way to practice thinking and problem solving skills.

Button Checker Board

by Little Miss Momma

Science in the Kitchen...

Easy and CLEAN FUN!

The Ivory Soap Experiment

by Housing a Forest

Make Art Projects that Pop!

Microwave Puffy Paint

by Housing a Forest

I can't wait to try this one...

Raised Salt Painting

by Housing a Forest

Spring is coming!

A fun project combining science and art.

Plantable Paper

by Alpha Mom

What mini-collection would your child keep?

Such a fun and cute way to keep their treasures.

Treasure Chests

at Martha Stewart

A fun and healthy snack for the kids.

Let them help in the kitchen!

Fruit Roll-Ups

by Clutzy Cooking

Learning for the Fridge!

Color Sorting Magnets

at delicateConstruction

Another fun way to practice math skills!

Self-Checking Flashcards

by A Little Bit of This and That

All of these wonderful "inspirations" get an A++ from Sun Scholars!

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Thanks for sharing your amazing ideas.

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I hope you have found something fun here!  Enjoy!

Chore Chart

The craziness of the holidays are now behind us.  Finally, we are setting back into routines, and some of the routines we had been good at following earlier in the school year have slipped somewhere out of sight... perhaps between the couch cushions or under a bed.  It is time to get this one up and running again!

Our Chore Card System

We have several cards for the children to choose from.  Each card has a number in the upper-right hand corner... those numbers represent how many marbles the activities will earn them. As the children complete their chore, they place the appropriate chore card under a magnet on our kitchen door.  That way we can see what tasks the children have selected, and check that they made a decent effort in completing them.  Then, they are awarded the marbles based on the chores they chose to do.


We have three rewards the children can select when their marble jar is full.
1)  $10
2)  Date with mom or dad 
3)  Movie party, complete with snacks of their choice

This system has worked out great for us in the past. There are lots of chores to choose from, and being their choice, the kids don't seem to complain about having to do them.  Plus, it puts some of the responsibility onto the kids and less nagging on mom and dad's part.


If you'd like to use our Chore Cards, you can get them HERE.  I took mine to the copy shop to have them laminated.