I feel as though I am always beginning my posts with a weather update for you. I am quite sure you are not very interested in my local weather, though I am also quite sure that you kind souls will amuse me. Yet again. It has been a rather chilly week here! It appears our…
The Great Sticker Trick {A Photo on Friday}
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is a photo! This great trick for stickers allows little fingers to peel them all on their own. Great for developing fine motor skills and independence. Simply peel off the back sticker, and all the little stickers remain. Making them perfect for Quiet Boxes!! And it…
This Weeks Quiet Boxes
Phew! What a week! The beautiful Canadian spring weather has actually come our way. While that means it is only a degree or two (or three!), it feels like the middle of summer in comparison to the -20s last week. And with this beautiful weather comes our time outside again. Almost all of our time….
Making a Town
With the thrill of March, or more so the thrill of the good-bye to February, we have been getting rather creative. We do love to create and explore on any day of the week, but lately we have been getting even more out of the box with our ideas … case and point – this…
Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers: No Pencil Required!
Sammy is very interested in letters and ‘spelling’ right now. He loves to ask how to spell words, point out letters he knows everywhere he goes, and generally all alphabet activities for preschoolers. He would also very much love to print these letters. However, he is simply not quite ready for writing. He is 3…
Coloring Mixing with Heart Snowball Smashing
Valentine’s Day is either a day of love and romance … or a day you would like to smash things. Or, I suppose perhaps somewhere in between. A few blogging friends and I decided to get together to have some fun with the other side of Valentine’s Day—a little bit of fun with the smashing…
Stringing a Painters Tape Christmas Tree
Christmas celebrations are in full swing over here. The Christmas trees are up and decorated, the lights hung, and Santas’ and Snowmen are displayed as far as the eye can see. So it’s only fitting we break out the green painter’s tape! Before we get into my love of painter’s tape …I mean, the Christmas…
My Peanuts Building with Peanuts
I excitedly made my first batch of all natural soap recently. It’s funny how it is the littlest things that can make me so very happy. I have wanted to make soap for quite awhile, but wasn’t ready to take the plunge into using Lye. So when I finally gained the courage to buy some…
The Button Tree
As you may know, this year we are doing Kindergarten at home. I am enjoying the freedom I have in doing just that. When I was teaching in the Kindergarten classroom I needed to follow a specific curriculum. At home, I can do as I please, and more importantly follow the cues of my little…
Nature Chains and a Summertime Christmas Tree
It has been a very busy week around here! Our time has been spent unpacking and planning, unpacking and organizing, and unpacking and exploring. And the time spent exploring is my absolute favourite. While part of me would love to simply lock myself in the house for a few days solid so I could bang…
