My Sam, at the age of 3, is quite the guy. He – I suppose like most children- would much rather play with boxes, popsicle sticks, and clothespins then any ‘real’ toy. This has led us to having a bin in our family room which has been coined ‘the inventors bin’. You may have seen…
Benefits of Small World Play
When I posted about Toy Truck Games, I mentioned that Sammy turned it into his own ‘Small World’ in a way. I decided to take that idea and run with it! This parking lot small world was a bigger hit then I had imagined! In a nut shell, small world play involves creating a scene…
A Simple Nature Sensory Bin
With Christmas coming up so very quickly, it is easy to get into a spin! We are trying very hard to keep things simple this holiday season – and we are doing quite well. Though I must say I am surprised at how tricky it can be to keep things simple this time of year! …
Invitation to Create Christmas Ornaments for Preschoolers
Sammy has had quite a fascination with our Christmas tree. Specifically with decorating the Christmas tree. Even more specifically, making Christmas ornaments for our Christmas tree. We have made some simple Christmas ornaments, like these simple paper plate Christmas balls, and these burlap candy canes. I also found 6 awesome easy Christmas ornaments for preschoolers…
A Gnomes Journey Small World Play
We recently attended a Waldorf winter festival – which was so very interesting! I have been fascinated with the Waldorf philosophy of education for quite some time. I am currently doing some more in depth research on the Waldorf philosophy – and plan on writing a pretty in depth blog post (should you be interested!)…
A Sticky Snowman Activity for Kids
Frosty the Snowman, one of Madeline’s favourite Christmas movies has found it’s way onto our television each Friday night for the last few weeks. And we have enjoyed making frosty out of Playdough, though not yet out of snow … but soon! We decide to make a simple, sticky version of our new favourite…
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.
5 Steps to a Polite Kid: Teaching Manners to Kids
I find manners are so very important. Perhaps it is being born and raised Canadian (teehee), but I want my wee ones to know manners and use their pleases and thank yous. Teaching manners to kids can actually be quite simple, and even broken down into 5 steps. So – how can you teach your…
Creating A Visual Schedule
A meaningful learning activity for many wee ones is sticking to a visual schedule. Creating a visual schedule for your child is simple and can really help your little one with routine and change. I decided to create a visual schedule for my 3 year old because he was having some trouble with his routine. …
