A Quiet Bin Idea Photo on Friday (a little lengthy, I’ll have to think of a catchier title …) Today I wanted to share this super simple quiet bin. It is an invitation to create with popsicle sticks and clothespins. I call it an invitation because there is no expected outcome. I am not asking…
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…
15 Things to do instead of TV (No prep, independent, right now activities!)
Well, day one of summer made me realize a difference from last year. We are going to need to put some limits on screen time. Given it was a rainy day, but my kids were still watching TV way too much. It’s funny how easy it is to slip into that habit. For the first…
Calming Activities for Preschoolers
If I have said it once, I have said it a hundred times – my boys tend to be on the wild side. In fact, that is a large part of the reason my children’s book, Clever’s New Trick, came to be. This book is such a powerful tool to help little ones remember to…
On-the-go Quiet Time Activities
Quiet time activities for on-the-go! Are you getting tired of me sharing quiet time activities yet? Impossible! Great quiet time activities make for great quiet times. Great quiet times make for happy kids. And happy kids – well in my world, that means a happy me! One time when I really, really love using quiet…
Can you fix it? (A Photo on Friday)
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. Happy Friday friends! This week Sam was home with a bug again. One of those bugs that seem to go on and on and on. Near the end of the week he was feeling pretty good, but still had a fever, so he…
A Q-tip Maze
A photo on Friday Happy Friday friends! This week I wanted to share an idea that Sam came up with all on his own. It was fabulous for developing his fine motor, spatial, and math skills. He was playing with a quiet bin and decided to change it up (though still playing and learning independently,…
Christmas Sensory Bin and a Sticky Tree
Too soon for a Christmas post? Nah … it’s November! This was one of the boys favourite activities last season – a sticky Christmas tree to decorate! Super simple and lots of learning can be added. Counting, colour or size sorting, and patterning can all easily come into play (Ha! Play – I didn’t even…
“Learn to Read” Quiet Bins
Well – did you see the Super Blood Moon last night? We did – and it was awesome. And today we are celebrating little Ben’s third birthday! Good grief with all this excitement I can barely sit still to get this post out to you … but I really want to, so I will. Exciting…
Make Any Worksheet Re-usable {A photo on Friday}
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. This nifty idea you will actually find in my Year of Quiet Bins Book. Simply put any maze, connect-the-dots, spot-the-difference, ect. pages into page protectors. Use dry erase markers with a dry wash cloth and little ones can do the pages again and…