There is nothing quite like Autumn crafts. After the hustle and bustle of summertime fun outside, turning inside a little bit more as the weather cools is very welcomed by this Mama. And turning inside goes hand in hand with crafting around these parts. Who am I kidding? A lot of things go hand in…
Name Activities for Preschoolers
What’s in a name? Usually letters. Probably Always. Important ones too. Those little letters that make up our names are OURS. We own those ones. They are special! At least they are when we are little. When starting to teach children their letters it is a fabulous idea to begin with their name letters. Once…
How We Connect and Calm After School
I am so excited to partner with some of my amazing sponsors to bring you this post. With my littlest starting school this year I have been reminded of the amazingly important and life changing role I can play in helping my him adjust and succeed. I am not being dramatic — for his little…
Science Experiment: Why Do Leaves Change Colour?
Science experiments for kids are big in our home. My kids love them – and so do I. While teaching Kindergarten I made science experiments a priority. Kids are so naturally curious about the world around them and science experiments bring this learning fully to life. This is my ABSOLUTE favourite science experiment of all…
45 of the CUTEST Fall Crafts for Kids
Happy August friends! Autumn is just around the corner, so let’s start things off right with a great big list of Fall Crafts for kids, shall we? There is just something about Fall that brings out the crafting side of me … perhaps it’s the beautiful colours that inspire me, or the cooler weather that…
Nancy Number Face
A photo on Friday. Happy Friday! The kids and I had so much fun with this number math art. It is as simple as it looks, we just cut out numbers and turned them into eyes, ears, hair, and noses. It was a great chance for my little ones to look at numbers closely, compare…
4 Sneaky Ways to get kids reading this summer!
I am excited to partner with YMC and TD Summer Reading Club on this post about getting kids reading this summer! I had such big plans this summer for my little on-the-verge-of-reading guy. We were going to snuggle up and read each afternoon. We were going to have extra long bedtime stories. We were going…
10 Old School Birthday Parties!
Nine! Nine birthday’s to celebrate for little ones in my family this summer. Thankfully that includes two sets of twins, otherwise my cupcake intake could spell trouble as I simply cannot say no to a cupcake. Or two. Well, with twin birthdays two cupcakes IS the minimum. I certainly don’t want to seem rude. Since…
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…
Building AMAZING Outdoor Forts with Sticks
I married a boy scout. And then I birthed two boy scouts (well, not immediately – thankfully – but they have grown into them) So now I have a backyard FULL of incredible outdoor forts tied together with boy scout knots that I cannot take apart. Which I think is kind of the idea of…