One of my favourite things in the world is my family’s daily quiet time. Sometimes when I tell people this, I feel they will judge me – so I used to keep it to myself. But now that I am older (“seasoned” as I like to call it) and have been on this quiet time…
Paper Roll Drop Toddler Activity
With this little toddler being the fourth little toddler I have had the honour to raise, I remember this phase so vividly well. Never again will I be so needed by this tiny human! This toddler of mine seems to require me by her side every moment of her day watching her play, eat, or…
Preschooler Activities for the Car
We have been spending an overwhelming amount of time in the car since deciding to move several states away. There is only so much screen time that my preschooler can tolerate and only so many games of ‘I Spy’ that I can handle before our car trips across state lines, and from potential home to potential…
Printable Human Body Systems Playdough Mats!
These human body printable playdough mats turned out so wonderfully! I am so excited to share them with you today. These printables are FREE for you to print and use with your little ones! You can print them off and have your children draw the different major human body systems, or you can cover them…
Homemade Moon Sand
Over the last year, I have really found that doing mindfulness activities and meditation for myself have really helped me stay calm and at peace, even during difficult times. Taking deep breaths before walking into work, or yoga with the family have really been positive habits I have added to my life. I feel like…
Nurturing Emotional Health: Cultivating a Rhythm
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this series on emotional health. This is part one of three and is all about cultivating a strong rhythm. All things considered, things have been fine over here. I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that things have been fine for you…
Natural Fall Quiet Bin Activity
Quiet time. We all crave it from time-to-time, and our children do, too. This Fall quiet bin activity I’m sharing with you today is a great way to incorporate some quiet time into your day, which is so important for your child. Our little ones take in so much new information every day. At times, taking in all this…
Lavender No Cook Homemade Playdough: A Soothing Sensory Play Experience
I wish you could smell through the computer because the smell of this lavender is amazing. We are incredibly fortunate to have a small garden—one of my “asks” when we started to figure out what we wanted to plant, was a lavender bush. Lavender is best known for its’ relaxing, soothing properties—people use it in…
Quiet Time Activities for Young Toddlers
Since I write a lot about quiet time and quiet bin ideas I often get requests to do a post specifically for toddlers and young children who still mouth objects. Well the wait is over! I have scoured Pinterest to find a bunch of safe, quiet activities for young toddlers, so you can get some…
Paper Chain Jewellery Quiet Bin
A photo on Friday — and better yet, a Quiet Bin Idea photo! (To complement my eBook A Year of Educational Quiet Bins). We are still loving (loving) our quiet bins. This is one of our newer ones, tiny strips of paper with some tape for making paper chain necklaces, bracelets, and rings. What do…