As I have mentioned, I am a big fan of any Holiday or Celebration! My wee ones and I love Halloween. Choosing costumes is something we spend a lot of time thinking about each season – as we like to make our own as much as possible. I decided to search on Pinterest for some…
Encouraging Babies to Walk: Gross Motor Activities for Babies
There are so many firsts during a baby’s first year. Benjamin is my third little one, and every first of his has seemed to happen so fast! I promised myself this time I wasn’t going to rush anything. This time I was going to enjoy every minute. And while I have, the time has simply…
Slow Down Mummy (Poem by R. Knight)
As I was on facebook last night I stumbled upon the most beautiful poem. Slow Down Mummy is a Poem by Rebekah Knight. I read it, loved it, and immediately wanted to share it with you! Perhaps you have read this before, or perhaps it is brand new. Either way, I feel it’s a lovely…
The Great Gourd Competition!
Math sorting games with a fall twist – that is just what we needed! We went on a trip to our local apple orchard and pumpkin patch yesterday. We found some great gourds of all different shapes and sizes. Simply perfect for Fall math sorting, comparing, and contrasting! These Fall math sorting games were very…
Wee Development: 2-Year-Olds
Toddler Development: Welcome to the Terrific Twos! Toddler Development is full of learning: physical, emotional, and mental. Toddlers are becoming better at communicating, but this can add additional frustrations – as they can’t always have what they want! Here is some information to keep in mind about your 2 Year Old Toddler’s Development Your Toddler…
Wee Development: 18 – 24 months
These short 6 months are my absolute favourite time of baby development. I simply adore these young toddlers. Baby development may seem to slow a bit for these 6 months in the physical realm. But these wee ones are developing big in so many other ways.
Recipes for Kids: Pizza
I love math, and love doing math games with my kids. In our home, math games come in all shapes and sizes! This preschool activity is full of math – and teaches self-help skills and reading too. Following a visual recipe is a wonderful activity for toddlers and preschoolers. This one single activity gives you…
The Rubber Egg!
This science experiment for kids is a crowd pleaser. Making a hard boiled egg bounce is very impressive. Even very small children know that eggs crack when broken – well imagine their surprise when, through this science experiment, you turn a hard boiled egg into a bouncy ball! This was day 5 of our Science…
Science Experiments for Kids: Experimenting with Ice
Today was day 4 of Science Experiments for Kids in our house. It was a warm day here, so naturally, the kids decided it would be a great day to play with some ice. I prepared for this science experiment by freezing water in a bunch of different containers so we would have a bunch…
Science Experiment: Insect Study
Truthfully, I had rescheduled our Science Experiment for today. We had a big birthday bash for my daughter yesterday (I can’t believe she is 11!) and everyone was tired. Not an ideal day to do a Science Experiment. But – real life learning found us! As we were in the backyard a strange insect was…