Fine motor activities truly are fantastic for little ones. Fine motor activities strengthen little hands and muscles, build hand-eye coordination, dexterity, support the development of a proper pencil grip and strengthen little hands for future writing. Fantastic indeed! What is even more fantastic is how easy they are to come by. Fine motor activities are…
Sensory Activities for Toddlers
Little ones learn with their whole bodies. Sensory activities (such as these ones focusing on the sense of touch) are a very important part of that whole body learning. Sensory play exposes children to many new experiences, textures, and materials. It is calming for many children and also presents children with lots of new language…
Halloween Sensory Play AND a Sticky Tree
There are so many wonderful Sensory Play ideas! For this Halloween Sensory Play activity, I combined two ideas that I love – providing Sammy and Benjamin with a Sensory Invitation to Play! Best of all, the bin took me 2 minutes to put together and the boys have been enjoying it for days.
Amazingly Creative and Easy Baby Halloween Costumes
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…
Wee Development: 2 year olds
Toddler Development: Welcome to the Terrific Twos! Toddler Development is full of learning: physical, emotional, and mental. Wee ones 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’s Toddler Development
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.
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 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. I wanted many different shapes and…