Do you know what goes hand in hand with snow in our home? Christmas art for kids! It’s official: we have had snow! I just love the first snow. It means that Christmas is on its way (or Halloween, depending on the year… but this year—Christmas!) I wrote about Christmas crafts for kids last year…
The Warmest Yarn Crafts for Kids!
Yarn might just be the best crafting material of all time. It is full of sensory wonder for little ones, incredibly versatile, can be perfect for strengthening fine motor skills, pliable, bendable, marvellously mess-free … And no, this is not a sponsored post for yarn – though any yarn companies out there – I am…
Welcoming Winter with My Little Ones
I am so pleased to be partnering with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post about welcoming winter. It always seems so strange to me how ‘winter’ comes far before the seasons officially change. Today is indeed the first day of winter and yet winter weather has been here for so very long already!…
Popcorn Snowman Counting
We have been working on counting activities for preschoolers lately. Yesterday morning I announced to my little ones, “Wash your hands! We are going to do a fun activity!” To which one of my little ones responded, “Wash them because it is a delicate activity, or an eating one?” When I announced it was an…
Christmas Handprint Art
I try to share a lot of process, meaningful art activities for kids in this space. But sometimes? I go for the cute. The super cute, keepsake-worthy crafts that I adore pulling out each and every year. Just like today with this list of Christmas handprint art. And goodness, there are some adorable Christmas handprint…
Ho-Ho-Holy Moly! Oodles of Santa Crafts for Preschoolers
Just as soon as we get our first snowfall, that “s” word starts to come out a whole lot. And not by me either—it’s these little ones of mine! As soon as that snow appears, all things Santa begin as well. As soon as that snow appears, I start digging through the craft supplies. Sure,…
Snowflake Silhouettes
The snow that arrived earlier this week in full force – the storm that left us almost a foot of snow – has come and gone. I believe I said it was here to stay. But this morning we have green grass. A blessing really – a second chance for us newbie farmers to REALLY…
Potpourri Making with Kids
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post on making potpourri. We sure do love our homemade gifts around here. With the holidays just around the corner I was thrilled to see ‘making potpourri’ in our Oak Meadow grade one curriculum for this week. There is a large nature…
Breathtaking Winter Books All Kids Should Hear
We truly do live quite simply. You won’t find anything all that extravagant out here and thanks to a big de-cluttering movement last year, you won’t find much at all really. Not too many toys, or clothes, or “stuff”. With one exception. Books. We have bookshelves and bookshelves full of books. Mostly children’s books and…
Encouraging Learning with the Magic of the Season
That magical season has begun! It is my absolute favourite time of the year. The tree is decorated, the garlands are hung, those little eyes are sparkling, and imaginations are running wild. I love to use the magic of the season to encourage my little ones in their learning. Sam this year is beginning to…