I am so happy to partner with The Little Gym today to bring you some important things to consider before choosing a summer camp. Who knew that choosing a summer camp could create panic? Okay, that is a bit drastic. But really – who knew it would be stressful? This is our first year doing…
How to Provide Nurturing Answers to the “WHY’s?”
I remember very clearly declaring, likely to myself only, that when my daughter (my first child) entered the “WHY” phase I was going to answer every question. I was going to take the time to answer every little question that popped into her head. And I did try. I would explain everything as thoroughly as…
Count-ing Syl-la-bles through Play!
Do you remember how we are working through my Beyond the Alphabet: Play into Reading Readiness eBook? Remember how we are playing with one of the seven phonemic awareness activities each week? Remember how I forgot to share one with you last week? Whoops. Sorry friends. Lofty goals I have!! I just really needed to…
Activities for Kids at Home Sick
It is funny how feelings can change so drastically over time. I realized this on my recent search for activities for kids at home sick. When I was a Mom for the very first time I would worry myself into a tizzy when my little one was sick. I would fret and fuss and waste…
A Different Kind of Name Puzzle
I love name puzzles for preschoolers. I love how name puzzles involve not only learning a name, but also learning about letter shapes and proportions and math concepts too. I have shared with you a few different name puzzles before – in fact, I have shared one for every season! And yet, here I am…
Zoom and Sort the ABCs
I realized that I hadn’t written a blog post about painter’s tape activities recently. When I looked through my blog posts, I noticed that most of my posts involving my beloved green tape took place last winter. Rather fitting when I think about it. With the chilly, chilly weather our time spent inside increases, and…
