Pretend play is such an important part of a child’s growth and development. Not to mention that is just so much fun! I absolutely love engaging in pretend play with my little one. To be honest, I am not sure who loves it more, me or him! In this indoor scavenger hunt activity, you will…
Tennis Racket Weaving and Cross-Stitch
When I very first started blogging (8 years ago now, yikes), I would get so excited to share my ideas! I would actually lose sleep because I was so excited for my blog post to go out to you in the morning. I just knew you and yours would love it. Well, you would think…
Preschool Nature Crown Craft & Activity
Every year when I was growing up, my family would pack up the car and drive 16 hours to visit family in Canada. We always looked forward to these visits, which were accompanied by homemade treats, soccer games, and fabulous hat parties. Our hat parties included dressing up with my grandma and cousins in the most outrageous…
Doctor Pretend Play
Have you ever been told, “Don’t let your child play doctor.” I have heard all sorts of stories about things parents have seen and heard from their children and their friends when they play doctor. Some were funny while others were embarrassing or dare I say, somewhat alarming. Recently one of my students came to…
An Opposites Scavenger Hunt Idea (with Printable!)
Here we go for Scavenger Hunts in Egg Cartons take TWO! Yesterday I shared with you the colour-themed nature scavenger hunt we did with little Norah and today I get to share with you how we made this fun “opposites” scavenger hunt super educational for my big boys. [mv_video doNotAutoplayNorOptimizePlacement=”false” doNotOptimizePlacement=”false” jsonLd=”true” key=”un7lm7dedihgxbklgsf0″ ratio=”16:9″ thumbnail=”https://mediavine-res.cloudinary.com/video/upload/un7lm7dedihgxbklgsf0.jpg”…
Toddler Butterfly Craft: Math Art!
Did you see my Math Art Blog Post? The boys and I made beautiful flowers using a weaving technique. While they were nice and simple to make, they were not toddler simple. Not preschooler simple either. I really like giving my children crafts and activities they can truly do independently. A bit of support is…
Math Art: Yarn Flowers
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Outdoor Pretend Play: Mixing Up Some Nature Soup
The weather is starting to warm up, and we cannot wait to get outside! A lot of our outdoor time is spent doing gross – motor activities – running, biking, climbing, but we also have a special area of our backyard dedicated to outdoor pretend play. Outdoor Pretend Play: Mixing up Nature Soup Some people…
This is NOT Homeschooling
Today I wanted to share with you a personal post. I wanted to share with you the struggles we have been having with homeschooling during this very challenging season. I like to think of this as just that – a ‘season’. I know that this will pass. I know we have much sunnier days ahead….
Cardboard Puppet Theater
Over the past year, we have created a nice rhythm during the week, but quiet time on the weekends looks different. Without many day trips or outings, we are home all day. We all love a day in our PJs, but we find that our days work best if we still have some structure. I…