It is hard to believe that we are well in to January and have had very little snow. We had a week of good sledding, snowman building, and snow fort making snow – and then it disappeared. While my little ones were afraid that was our entire winter – I knew better. And tonight, as…
Funny Face Snack Plate
Happy New Year!!! I sincerely hope you had a lovely holiday season and made some wonderful memories with your little ones. We had a nice Christmas with lots of family celebrations. And at each of those celebrations there were various (delicious) treats. Of course my little ones fully enjoyed each and every treat they were…
5 Ways to Reuse Wrapping Paper
Merry Christmas! I just wanted to send you a quick note, wishing you the happiest of holidays. Thank you for all of the love and support you have given me this year with my website. Your comments, shares, and encouragement keep me inspired to continue. Happy Holidays to you and yours! Oh … and don’t…
Gorgeously Groovy Tie Dye Art for Kids
Don’t you absolutely love when something that looks amazingly cool is also amazingly simple to create? I certainly do. Don’t get me wrong, we are most often about the ‘process’ over here. Focusing on the experience of creating. But I do love pretty things as well. And this gorgeously groovy tie dye art for kids…
A Puzzle Piece Toddler in a Snowsuit
My kids tend to be losers (wait, that came out very wrong) — My kids tend to lose things (better). My oldest has gotten much better with taking proper care of her things, but my little ones still tend to misplace things daily. It is difficult for them …. I can appreciate this. They are…
What Every Mama Needs to Know About One Year Olds
When I first started How Wee Learn, I thought it important to write a little bit about child development. I wrote three posts, on 12-18 month olds (this one), on 18-24 month olds, and on 2 year olds. Not because I am an expert (far from it), but because I think it is very important….
Snip Santa’s Beard
My boys are right in the ‘scissor phase.’ They love cutting, and so far we have been able to keep their cutting practice limited to paper. Come to think of it, I may have been asking for trouble introducing this craft to them—but it is so cute! We did this very cute Santa craft and…
3 Extremely Unusal Ways to Save Money at Christmas
As you likely know, I love to write to you about learning activities with children, crafts and activities, and simple living in general. But am also very passionate about saving money. The reason I am able to be home now with my kids, that we are able to live on one income, and that we…
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…
Fuzzy Santa! Christmas Mason Jar Crafts
Once in a blue moon we will be making a craft, and I will stop right in the middle of it and change direction. Or at least I will try to. You see, I craft with my kids, and they are not always receptive to my impulsive, “Wait! I have an even better idea!” In…
