It is that time of year! Holiday time! This year I wanted to share some fun toys with you and also (of course) give you a chance to win them. Next week we will be starting our 3 Days of Giveaways! You can expect 3 awesome toys next week: Tuesday December 5th: An “out-of-this-world” awesome…
Welcoming Fall with my Little Ones
Have you ever noticed how it truly is the tiny, little things that bring so much joy? A cup of hot chocolate after sledding. A quiet moment and a tea while the little ones nap. Even a favourite scent of soap! I have learned this about myself lately and have started to embrace this fully….
Drawing Like Never Before!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Sphero. The opinions and text are all mine. I am thrilled to partner with Sphero Edu today to tell you all about the SPRK+ robot. Technology is the way of the future. There is absolutely no denying this fact — but I still get…
A Handy Kids Bracelet
Riddle me this … Why can I not find a craft kit for my son that is not pink, purple, flowery, or covered with girls? Not that he would mind the packaging — I know he really wouldn’t think twice about it, with his 7 year old gentle heart. But I do. With my giddishgeesh year…
From One Knit Square
Sammy’s school is hosting Mayfair and I had offered to do a little crafting. Sewing, knitting, painting, I said I would be most happy to try my hand at whatever was needed. The verdict was knitting. Gulp. You might remember my knitting struggles of the past – which I (sort of) began to overcome this…
I’m Taking My Kids Around the World…
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…
S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g it Out to Learn to Read
Learning letters and their sounds get little ones ready to read, right? Wrong!!! (Well, that was rather abrasive and negative. I’m sorry. Please see it as passion and not negativity) Letters and sounds, letters and sounds, letters and sounds. You could find thousands of activities to practice these skills with your little ones on this…
The Great Boat Float: Teaching Rhyming to Preschoolers
A little while ago, I was playing a rhyming game with my little one when I realized he really wasn’t grasping the concept of rhyming. I tried a different game, and low and behold, he wasn’t grasping it that way, either. Teaching rhyming to preschoolers isn’t always easy! How could this be?! I thought for…
Rocking Rock Pendants!
Have you ever noticed that rock crafts, well, rock? I tell you – I have yet to see a craft for kids that uses rocks that I have not loved. We have used rocks to make these neat story stones, we have used them to make gorgeous pebble art, to create a beautiful tactile alphabet,…