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Essential Homeschool Resource List || Educational resources you need in your home if you have kids

July 7, 2023
If you have kids between the ages of 0-5 here's a list of resources you should have in your home;


General List


Paper Clips
Cloth Pegs
Rubber Bands
Playdough
Stickers
Syring
Kitchen tongs
Toothpick (Can be coloured)
Paper tapes
Wooden Blocks
Marker
Dice
Shaving Foam
Cotton Buds
Ice Tray
Cupcake Pans
Whisk
Chalk
Popsicle Sticks
Perforator
Straws
Tweezers


Arts & Crafts

Cardboards Googly Eyes Scissors Glue Feathers Pom Poms Pipe Cleaner Paint Paint Palette Paint Brushes Paper Plate Crayons Plastic Cups Glitters Foams Buttons

Imaginative Play, STEM & Games

Play Kitchen Doll House Doctor Kit Superhero Costumes Profession Costumes Magnet tiles Lego blocks Puzzles Ayo Ludo Chess Scrabble Monopoly Snake & Ladder Connect 4 Get the full list, download the free pdf here
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Fun Youtube channel recommendations for preschoolers || Youtube channels for your kids || The cuddle blog

July 17, 2020





Super simple songs:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLsooMJoIpl_7ux2jvdPB-Q


Little Baby bum: https://www.youtube.com/user/LittleBabyBum (They have in other languages) 






Super book: https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperbookTV (Christian)


Saddleback kids https://www.youtube.com/c/SaddlebackKids/videos (Christian)


Cocomelon: https://www.youtube.com/user/checkgate


Buster: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEHS4Wa8WOxvQiKX4Vd-5g


Peppa Pig: https://www.youtube.com/user/theofficialpeppa


Listener Kids: https://www.youtube.com/user/listenerkids (Christian)


Dave and Ava https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6zhI71atP7YLoZyIyCIGNw


Psalty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAGQGi2xQEk (Christian) - You can get the audio versions because the visuals are not exactly appealing. 


Veggie Tales: https://www.youtube.com/user/BigIdeaInc (Christian)



Audio on Itunes/Boomplay on android

The Kiboomers 


Super simple songs 

Check out more suggestions from mums on this post on Instagram 
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Christian Resources For Toddlers And Why I Love Them.

March 9, 2020


Being a Sunday school teacher has helped me to explore the world of Bible resources for kids and it's absolutely helping me to teach my son about God. Here are a few of my discoveries; ⠀

Disclaimer: All the resources mentioned involves screen time, I don't advocate for so much screen time even if it's the Bible but this is to give you great options for when you do what to allow screen time.




Jelly Telly (They are now called Minno): I don't subscribe to it but I have seen someone use it in their family and they highly recommend it and their kids are 10 & 8. (You can get for as low as $5/month and $50/year)



Superbook: I absolutely love Superbook because you can tell that they did a lot of research and ensured they maintained the accuracy of each story while putting in a futuristic twist to it that way they remain relevant. I also love how they have evolved over the years and put out excellent work! A whole playlist of their free episodes. 




Veggie tales is also a classic that has evolved over the years, they continue to bring in fresh graphics, new twists while maintaining sound teaching of God's word. I love the songs, the characters, the lessons very applicable to life for the kids. (They have a youtube channel where they upload their videos)⠀


Saddleback Kids: I love them because as a church they created animated stories of the Bible and just retells the stories but makes it appealing to children. I am a sucker of excellence and they put in the work! Short, sweet and on point videos.


Apps: 

Bible app for kids by youversion: Wow! I am constantly amazed by this app honestly. When you say they finish work, that is what it is. I can even explain it, you have to experience it yourself. My son is obsessed and this is the only phone time he is allowed on my phone and he knows. 


Songs:

I have a playlist that might help.

Honorable Mentions:

Psalty the singing songbook! I love love love the songs from Psalty and I think they will forever be classics, we should learn and teach our kids, but I don't like that as a company they are not innovative and still living on past glory (maybe I am wrong but I have searched and they don't exactly have anything modern) but for the content, it's SOLID and that's the goal right? Right!

Bible Verses for toddlers: You can check that out here!

I hope this helps!

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30 Simple Bible Verses For Your Toddler and Preschooler || Help your child know the Bible early

January 16, 2020

As a Christian family, one of your values will be to transfer the knowledge of Jesus to your children. They need to know God's word to be able to achieve that and I say that any child that can tell me "leave me alone" can recite the Bible.

I started teaching simple Bible verses to my son at bedtime, one every 2 weeks or 3 (no pressure) the goal is not for them to just know how to recite but it's for them to have the word hid in their hearts and as they grow older and curiosity spikes we can then educate them about God, his word, his son and everything inbetween.

I have carefully selected 30 simple Bible verses that you can recite with your children, at bedtime, in the car, on the road, in the shower, while taking a work, literally anytime! So simple that my almost 3 years old now knows some bible verses and can complete them when we start reciting.

Remember, the goal is not to do quiz for them to see if they 'get' it. The goal is to keep putting the word before them and KNOW that as they grow older they have God's word hid in their hearts. Some days they would be interested and other days they won't, don't sweat it! Being *Insert your childs age* is fine!


Fill the form below to get all 30 Bible verses!
I hope you find this useful, let me know what you think.

Thank you!
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Ultimate Nigerian Mum's Organization System || Stay organized as a Nigerian Mum

January 13, 2020
Hello Mamas,

How is 2020 treating you?



Over here, we have settled into the first week of homeschooling and as I was waiting for my housekeeper and preparing for her return, I decided to put together in a PDF how I stay organised as a Nigerian mum and what helps my home run smoothly.

In this pdf you'd find sample grocery list, cleaning schedule for your home, sample market list, sample food time table for your toddler and other home resources and a bonus of places to visit in Lagos and Abuja

I really wanted to make the process simple, so if you want it you can just download it via this link here. It is N1,999

Kindly let me know what other resources you think I can develop for you.

Thank you and I really hope that this resource helps you stay organised!


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