I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this series on emotional health. This is part three of three and is all about gratitude. Okay my sweet friends, today I am going to share with you something that I know you have heard about before. But I really, really want to encourage…
Nurturing Emotional Health: Finding Freedom
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this series on emotional health. This is part two of three and is all about finding freedom. As I have been on my mini-journey of self-discovery this past month and seeking ways to promote emotional health in my little ones during these odd…
Nurturing Emotional Health: Cultivating a Rhythm
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this series on emotional health. This is part one of three and is all about cultivating a strong rhythm. All things considered, things have been fine over here. I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that things have been fine for you…
Natural Fall Quiet Bin Activity
Quiet time. We all crave it from time-to-time, and our children do, too. This Fall quiet bin activity I’m sharing with you today is a great way to incorporate some quiet time into your day, which is so important for your child. Our little ones take in so much new information every day. At times, taking in all this…
Nature Craft for Preschoolers
Fall is a time of change for a lot of people. Change can be hard to handle sometimes, which is why this nature craft for preschoolers can be such a pick-me-up to your week! Not convinced??? Let me guide you through some easy steps to bond with your preschooler and grow together in gratitude. Nature…
STEM Activities for Kindergarten at Home
One of my boys favourite things in the world is STEM challenges. And guess what? They are becoming one of my favourite learning tools. Could it be? A simple learning set up that I LOVE that my boys LOVE just as much?! Adding STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) activities to your kindergarten (or any grade!)…
Lavender No Cook Homemade Playdough: A Soothing Sensory Play Experience
I wish you could smell through the computer because the smell of this lavender is amazing. We are incredibly fortunate to have a small garden—one of my “asks” when we started to figure out what we wanted to plant, was a lavender bush. Lavender is best known for its’ relaxing, soothing properties—people use it in…
Fall Activities for Kindergarten at Home
The fall season in our homeschool is filled with many wonderful activities. In this post I’ve rounded up some great fall activities you can do with your preschoolers and kindergarteners at home! From arts and crafts to fine motor activities and everything in between this post contains some fun fall activities to include in your…
Art Project for Kindergarten
Looking for the perfect art project for you kindergartner? Search no further – this project has it all! Soap carving develops fine motor skills and knife safety. Your child can come up with his or her personalized design or you can guide them with a pattern or template. The amount of supplies needed is minimal…
Building on Observations – A Mucky and Super Fun Science Home School Activity
In this exciting, albeit somewhat mucky, oh so fun, Science home school activity, we build on our wee ones’ observation skills with three key phrase starters. Those phrases are “I see…” “I think…” “ I wonder.” As always, this activity involves the ever-crucial oral language component, as well as building their confidence in sharing their…