My son is on a LeapFrog kick too! He watched Letter Factory for about two weeks now he's onto Math Circus. He doesn't watch them all day or anything he mostly just watches them in the car.  I must say though that I love these videos. He's can say all of the letter sounds now and he will count and says "I'm just a big nothin" with such an attitude, it's hilarious! It's what the zero says in the Math video.

I'm sure he'll get over his obsession in time though just like anything else.

I think it is a wonderful "idea" I have often thought of starting my own in my home. But I would be the teacher.

However, I don't think I would be comfortable allowing someone else to run their business in my home. What if you or one of your family members were sick you would still have to allow all the other children and the teacher into our home. Even if you have a tight sick policy, additional kids means additional germs and sicknesses coming into your home. No matter what your schedule is like you would have to make sure your home is clean and orderly everyday that other children are coming or else parents will not feel comfortable leaving their children there. What if you were traveling? Would you be comfortable having them in your home if you were gone? You also would need to consider the possibility of increased insurance needed on your home.  You also need to consider personality compatibility, you and the teacher just may not mesh when it comes to the treatment and organization of your home. Children can be very rough on a home especially when there are several young children together. The wear and tear on your home alone could end up being costly.

Although I think this is a wonderful concept, I think in the end it may be a lot of stress on you and it could end up costing you a bit of money. Especially if you are thinking of letting him use your space for free. Also, I would think that it would be mandatory that your child attends free of charge if he's using your home 

Good luck in whatever you decide!

I love this idea! It really adds an element of hands-on learning.

I love that! Maybe I will print that out on some pretty paper and frame it!

I love to be sneaky! I have found that my 2 year old loves green smoothies. It is especially good if you are choosing organic, but not totally necessary. Two of his favorites are:

These are rough measurements....
1 cup of frozen pineapple
The juice of one large orange (sometimes I peel and just put the whole thing in)
1 banana
a handful of spinach (or whatever green you have)
enough vanilla almond milk to blend it smooth

This makes a lot so I split it up amongst my 4 kids or I share 

We also like a 50/50 split smoothie of blueberries and the vanilla almond milk. YUM!

Another trick I've started doing is setting out a veggie or fruit plate while I'm fixing dinner. This way when they come in saying they are "starving!" I point them to the plate and say go for it. This way they feel like they're getting their way and then I don't stress so much if they don't eat all of their veggie at dinner.

I have also been incorporating some veggie purees into some of our recipes. It's in there but they don't know about it. I still offer the real thing on a regular basis because I want them to grow to love fruit and veggies but now I don't have to stress as much when they go through a really picky stage.

For example I put carrot puree in with mac and cheese and nobody knew it was there.    Even my VERY picky husband tasted it and said he couldn't tell.

For me I have learned that the bigger deal I make of something then the harder my kids will fight me on it. Just like learning, make learning to love good foods a joyous occasion and hopefully they'll come around. 

That's great. Thanks! I wonder how big it will be?

So far with my son (32 months) we are rolling on the floor. He loves this because I do it with him! We lay on our backs and roll back and forth. I have also been helping him with somersaults, again he loves this too. He can't do it on his own yet, though. He tucks his head to the floor and I flip him over.

OOhhh, I just had an idea! I had been wishing we had an incline mat like they do at my daughter's tumbling class, so that he could learn somersaults easier. I think I will just prop up his toddler mattress to give him that incline and a soft place to land. Yeah! I think that will work!

I also made him a balance beam that I leave out in the middle of the room and when ever I walk by I walk across it, so of course he does too. We also play running games in the house, like tag or racing. As soon as it cools down here I plan on being outside more often with him. I want him to start running longer distances at a time. We also have a trapeze bar, swings and a tire swing in the back that he loves to use. He also jumps like a monkey on the big trampoline.

I have promised him that he can sign up for skateboarding lessons once he turns three    Just like his big brothers! So I really want to build up his balance and endurance.

I'm not sure how old your baby is, but that is some of the things we do to promote our son's physical abilities.

Crossing my fingers again! Maybe I'll be lucky the second time around 

I'm wondering if it is important to show different fonts when teaching my 32 month old to read. Is it better to just stick to one font while teaching so as not to confuse and then introduce different fonts later once reading is more established?

I tend to flash from one font, but I notice different books have different fonts. So some letters look different. Is reading the different books enough of an exposure to different fonts or should I be flashing them differently also?

We are starting our reading program again, hopefully more consistently and fully.

My son is very active and it is hard to get him to settle for any amount of time. I can quickly flash LR words but he won't sit for a whole session. I have to break it up into little short spurts with some playing in between.

I like the idea of incorporating phonics into his learning, so I printed out the first set of "fleschcards" from DadDude. I really liked how he approached the teaching of his son. However, I wonder if maybe these cards are a bit too small for my son. They are about one inch tall words. He picked up the YBCR cards we were doing fairly well (they are about three inches tall), but he just doesn't seem to be moving along as quickly now.

What is your guys opinion on word size at this age?

So..... any word on who the winner is??

I told my husband the idea of getting our son to start running once it cools off. He could only laugh saying that he could just imagine our two-year-old in spandex and a sweatband around his head running through the neighborhood. 

It is a funny thought!

I'm so sorry to hear that! I know it can be super scary. My daughter went through a phase of seizures when she was about one. They never really understood the cause but fevers were one of her triggers. I understood that everyone has a threshold for managing fevers or whatever else. Once your body reaches that max it goes into a seizure.

I hope she is doing ok and her parents.

My little girl is now almost 7 and has been seizure free, and off of all meds, for about 4 years. We are hoping it is something she has grown out of at this point. But it is something I always keep in the back of my mind every time she gets sick.

Thanks for the opportunity to try out a great program! I entered twice. I don't blog and am unsure how to "follow" your blog publicly  or I would. Crossing my fingers!!

That made me think of our tire swing!!   He can spin and swing at the same time!! Thanks