Week 11 - The Mom Challenge - Use the teachable moments

Welcome to week 11 of The Mom Challenge!  If you are new to The Mom Challenge - welcome!  You can visit all of The Mom Challenges here.   Make sure to head on over to The Blog Frog - it's free - to chat with other moms about The Mom Challenge!

Today is the 4th of July - happy birthday USA!  Thank you to all of the service men & women who help make our country great! :)

I thought it would be a perfect time to talk about using teachable moments.  They happen everyday, there for the taking.  All you need to do is to take them and use them to your advantage.

Take today for example, teach your kids all about this great country of ours!

If you have young children, teach them a patriotic song like Yankee Doodle or the National Anthem.

If you have older children, try state trivia or share stories about the Founding Fathers. (IMom has a great Founding Father stories here) Purple Trail has some great trivia as well!

Not everyday is a holiday, but you can still use everyday experiences to teach your kids.  Baking?  Have them help measure out ingredients - or if you need 1/2 a cup have them use 2 1/4 cups and show them it is the same.  Are you grocery shopping?  Have them help determine the best deal.  How much is an item with a coupon?  Have a home improvement project?  Teach them how to use the tools!

Kids at all ages can be taught amazing things. 

This week's challenge - use the teachable moments.  What are some times this week you can do this?

Happy 4th of July everyone!