I love how connected I felt with my preschooler during this dream catcher craft! My son sat in my lap, my arms around him, my hands guiding his fingers as he looped the thread over his woven hibiscus branch to create his first knot. It was quiet as he focused. There was a moment of closeness and calm. Then,…
Homemade Moon Sand
Over the last year, I have really found that doing mindfulness activities and meditation for myself have really helped me stay calm and at peace, even during difficult times. Taking deep breaths before walking into work, or yoga with the family have really been positive habits I have added to my life. I feel like…
Nurturing Emotional Health Part 3: Gratitude
Okay my sweet friends, today I am going to share with you something that I know you have heard about before. But I really, really want to encourage you to read this post because it is a game changer. Especially right now. Over the last few days I have been sharing with you different ways…
Nurturing Emotional Health: Finding Freedom
As I have been on my mini-journey of self-discovery this past month and seeking ways to promote emotional health in my little ones during these odd times, I stumbled upon a rather odd concept. Finding freedom. When I come up with ways to enable my little ones to feel free and discover a sense of…
Nurturing Emotional Health: Cultivating a Rhythm
All things considered, things have been fine over here. I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that things have been fine for you and yours as well. In fact, I hope things have been much better than just fine. Over the past month I have been focusing on my own emotional health and moving…
Natural Fall Quiet Bin Activity
Quiet time. We all crave it from time-to-time, and our children do, too. This Fall quiet bin activity I’m sharing with you today is a great way to incorporate some quiet time into your day, which is so important for your child. Our little ones take in so much new information every day. At times, taking in all this…
Nature Craft for Preschoolers
Fall is a time of change for a lot of people. Change can be hard to handle sometimes, which is why this nature craft for preschoolers can be such a pick-me-up to your week! Not convinced??? Let me guide you through some easy steps to bond with your preschooler and grow together in gratitude. Nature…
Lavender No Cook Homemade Playdough: A Soothing Sensory Play Experience
I wish you could smell through the computer because the smell of this lavender is amazing. We are incredibly fortunate to have a small garden—one of my “asks” when we started to figure out what we wanted to plant, was a lavender bush. Lavender is best known for its’ relaxing, soothing properties—people use it in…
Building on Observations – A Mucky and Super Fun Science Home School Activity
In this exciting, albeit somewhat mucky, oh so fun, Science home school activity, we build on our wee ones’ observation skills with three key phrase starters. Those phrases are “I see…” “I think…” “ I wonder.” As always, this activity involves the ever-crucial oral language component, as well as building their confidence in sharing their…
Solar System Activity for Kindergarten
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off! Learning about the solar system is such a great theme. This is loved by all children regardless of age. I am still not sure who had more fun – myself or my little guy! Traveling through space and learning about the world around us took us on a…
