Welcome to Part 1 of our series on Nature Education: Exploring the 5 senses. Today we are exploring sound in the woods. Exploring the 5 senses can be very fun, and the learning can happen very naturally. In this series we will look at simple ways we can help our wee ones learning about the…
Playdough Winter Invitation to Play: His Way
I cannot believe that it is November and we have yet to have real snow! We have had some freezing cold weather, frost, and even flakes in the air – but no real snow on the ground. We almost always have snow by Halloween, so we had really been talking about snow to Sammy. he…
Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids: Bobbling Turkey Hat
Madeline has so much fun with crafts! These Bobbling Turkey Hats are great Thanksgiving crafts for kids. Madeline made them all on her own – as a surprise for her brothers. As you can see …
Not-So-Spooky Pine Cone Crafts and Matching Poems
Sammy is a collector of ‘treasures’ – as I believe most 3 year olds are. Lately on our walks he has been finding and collecting pine cones. We found some great big beautiful ones yesterday, so decided they would be perfect for pine cone crafts for kids! We know some great “5 Little” Halloween poems,…
Jack-O-Lantern Shaving Cream Art
Sammy has suddenly become shy with certain sensory activities and messes. This is such a surprise to me! He has always been such a mess-loving little guy, so I am not sure why the change. But, I am easing him back into sensory activities nice and slow.
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.
DIY Stick Horse and Horse Songs
My Madeline loves to DIY as much as I do. When she saw our empty vinegar jug she immediately decided to make a DIY Stick Horse for Sammy. And it turned out so cute! Sammy loves horses, horse crafts, horse songs, and … low and behold … his DIY Stick Horse. This horse craft was…
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…
Counting with a Halloween Craft
Is it too soon for a Halloween craft? Not in our house! I love Holidays or Celebrations of any kind – and so do my wee ones. Our monster numbers activity we had been doing led us very nicely to this Halloween Craft. It is monster counting in a craft form.
Wee Development: 2-Year-Olds
Toddler Development: Welcome to the Terrific Twos! Toddler Development is full of learning: physical, emotional, and mental. Toddlers 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 Toddler’s Development Your Toddler…