I’m very excited to partner with Around the World Stories today as I take my kids around the world. I love doing amazing activities with my kids. I want them to experience and explore as many things as possible in these precious early years – but at times, that can feel a little overwhelming. Actually…
Making a Splash with Origami Boats
It all started so innocently. One paper hat. One single, little paper hat. How was I to know that an origami epidemic was about to happen? It turns out origami is a rather addictive type of paper craft for kids. One hat turns into many, which turn into planes, frogs, and boats too. (post contains…
Rhyming is Fun and Easy! Except When It’s Not…
Does it make me geeky to admit that I love rhyming activities? I do. And at a recent family gathering, a certain sister brought to my attention that I was, in fact, quite geeky. I truly had no idea. Isn’t that funny? I have always thought of myself as more natural living and free-spirited. This…
Simple Activities for Kids to Do When Mama is Sick
We have all been there; that pounding head, those aches and shivers, the need to just crawl under the covers and sleep off that bug! But for that, we need simple activities for kids to do when Mom is sick. I have found some simple activities for kids to do when Mom is sick just…
Deleting Sounds to Learn to Read
Do you know what I love? When I witness little ones overcome something that was once tricky. We all have challenges and things that don’t come easily for us. But that moment when we can once do what we hadn’t been able to do before—that is a magic moment. I just so happened to catch…
Really Big Art for Preschoolers (and so much more)
March tends to bring out the wild in us Canadians. We all have a touch of spring fever – we know that warm weather is coming and we are getting just a little antsy will the snow still being expected. I had known for quite some time that March makes me a bit antsy. March…
