Home Preschool

Emily just started Kindergarten and we've already spent $2,000 on her education. Two years of preschool at a little over $100 a month adds up quickly, and that's cheap for preschool.

We decided we would send Ben to preschool for one year when he turns 4. But, he's three now and I feel that he needs a little direction. Luckily for me, a few of the Moms that I know also have 3 year old boys and we are all in the same financial dilemma of trying to save money. So, we formed our own preschool. One of the other Moms (who used to be a second grade teacher) has really done all the work. I was unable to help get it started when everything happened with Noah. But, we modeled the "class" after Emily's preschool last year. We do a circle time with books and some crafts and play time. The boys, who are all 3 months apart, do really well. Ben seems to be distracted the easiest, but I was able to refocus him for the most part.

Each week is based on a theme. We've done camping and this week was the beach. We made homemade ice cream.




Boy, was it good!


We also made jellyfish out of paper plates and streamers and colored ice cream cones. Then, we made a beach in a bottle complete with sand, shells, glitter and water.


Everyone had a great time and I felt like I was doing something educational with Ben. Of course, I brought Noah. The funny thing is the two other Moms also have babies that are about 6 months old, so they'll all be in school together too. We'll have to keep all of the lesson plans for the next group of little ones!