Happy Wednesday, my friends! Today, I would like to share a neat little tactile letters activity with you. This activity is wonderful for children who are learning their letters and sounds, as it really reinforces the letter shapes and gets your child to think about the letters in a mindful, focused way. For the activity,…
Gross Motor Alphabet Games for Kids
These little ones of mine love to learn on the move! They like to touch things, reach and stretch, run and jump, and use all of those great big muscles they are forming. And guess what? Using gross motor alphabet games is a fabulous way to really retain that letter learning. In fact, How Wee…
Sensory Bin Ideas for Kindergarten at Home
Sensory bins are a great way for kindergarteners to work on academic and developmental skills at home. And boy, do I have some wonderful sensory bin ideas to share with you today! Between the fine motor and language development, engaging sensory exploration, and wonderfully calming nature of sensory bins, they’re a must in my books….
Pre-Writing Skills: What is Form Drawing?
Have you ever tried form drawing with your little ones? Or perhaps you are brand-new to the term and stumbled across it while searching for pre-writing skills and activities for children. If that’s the case, let me introduce you! Essentially, form drawing is the freehand drawing of repetitive lines and curves. Sounds simple enough, right?…
Mellow Mindfulness Activities for Kids
Something we are focusing on in our homeschool (well, our home in general) is increasing our mindfulness. Today I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite go-to, basically prep-free, mindfulness activities for kids. Mindfulness is simply focusing on one thing and giving our full attention to it. It also means slowing down,…
Teaching Kids to Read Through Play
As a teacher, one of the things I get asked the MOST about is teaching kids to read. For some children, it comes so quickly and naturally. And for others… it doesn’t. So this post is for the mama of one of those “others” (and I say that in a kidding and kind way, of…
Calming Activities for Preschoolers
If you have a preschooler, I guarantee that you also have a need for these calming activities! Calming activities for preschoolers would definitely be in the parenting handbook (if only there was one). My boys tend to be on the busy side, so I am sure to include a few extra calming bins with our quiet…
Free Printable Planner Pages | A Year at Home
It is ready! It is ready! My patient friends, thank you for waiting. Our annual, beautiful FREE Printable Planner Pages are now available to you! A Year at Home Planner This resource is downloaded year after year and is always given as a gift from me to you. A little way for me to say,…
10 Days of Freebies: Raising Kind, Caring, Good Kids
Eeeep! I am so excited about today’s freebie!! 🤩 This is our second last one and my personal favourite. Some of you might remember a resource I released a couple of years ago that I partnered with my husband on called Raising Kind, Caring, Good Kids. My husband is a Child Psychologist, and we were…
10 Days of Freebies: Fall Playdough Mats
Here we go, my friend! We are officially counting down the last 3 days of this 10th Anniversary! These last 3 freebies might just be my most favourite. Today is a simple one—but a lovely one! These playdough mats will be perfect for you and yours in just a few short weeks (not to burst…