When our babies become toddlers, we get to enter a brand new world together… the world of arts and crafts! Oh my goodness, their first experience with glue, markers, scissors, all of those coloured pencils and crayons… the different textures and colours… all of those crafts, your little one gets to experience for the very…
Number Learning Games for SUMMERTIME!
Oh, summertime! How I love it. All that time with my little ones to play, enjoy, and get outside. Every time we adventure outside, it seems learning takes place. Loads of it! Natural learning, through play-based and child-led adventures, of course—and truly, most importantly. But summer is a great time to give little ones some…
Independent Activities for Kids: 15 Things to Do Instead of TV
When we first moved to the country, we had no TV, and things were really just fine. After that, we opted for Netflix, but just for Madeline, John, and I—not the little ones. Well, that lasted a little while but then the draw of the TV set in. Not for the kids—for ME! It’s such…
The Loveliest Spring Activities for Preschoolers!
Oh goodness, do I love spring! I am always completely and utterly ready for spring activities for preschoolers. So you can only imagine how ready I am when the snow actually melts, and spring weather actually comes in late April. And here we are! But just before we get into all of those spring crafts…
Calendar Activities
When I was teaching Kindergarten, I remember feeling so successful after calendar time. Really, if everything else that day fell to pieces, I would still feel like my little ones had learned so many important skills – just from our calendar activities! Now that I am homeschooling my own little ones, we do ‘calendar activities’…
45 Nursery Rhyme Crafts
I have yet to meet a Kindergarten teacher who didn’t love nursery rhymes—and crafts or activities to accompany those nursery rhymes? Yes, please! Hey Diddle Diddle, I know the sound in the middle, And that spoon does rhyme with moon. The first letter’s clear since it’s nursery rhymes I hear, and I will be reading…
45 Preschool Farm Theme Activities
What Mama doesn’t love farm crafts for preschoolers in the spring? I wanted to share some of my favourite farm crafts and activities today. But first—guess what’s new over at our farm? We are building a barn! Yep, that’s right, we don’t actually have one yet. Our ladies (now 18 of them, with their trusty…
Winter Art for Toddlers
I absolutely love crafting with little ones—watching them explore new materials and get those little hands messy. But my favourite toddler crafts focus more on the process and less on the end result, like these 50 Crafts for 2-Year-Olds. These types of crafts, including many of the Winter Art for Toddlers ideas you’ll find below, give…
The Sweetest Christmas Mason Jar Crafts
Who doesn’t love to receive delicious holiday baking at Christmas time (or anytime… ever…)? It’s hard to make that lovely gift any sweeter—but this adorable packaging does just that. These are the sweetest Christmas mason jar crafts. Pop those lovely handmade goodies into one of these crafty Christmas mason jars, and you now have the…
Gorgeous Fall Leaves Crafts
I feel as though I need to begin this post on Fall leaves crafts with an apology. I am sorry if it feels as though I am rushing past summer and right into Fall. I am not meaning to – I am just a bit of a planner. Well, I suppose that isn’t even exactly…
