Can toddlers really (really) enjoy independent activities? Yes! Just ask the growing numbers of families in my Quiet Time Club! With a little bit of work, some time, and ensuring the ‘5 Golden Rules’ are followed, toddler and preschoolers can have enjoy independent activities and quiet time every single day with glowing success! But, why…
Spring Crafts for Toddler 2 Year Olds
Spring! A time for flowers and butterflies and … brightly coloured spring crafts for toddlers? I should mention, for those of you who visit regularly and may be scratching your head — I don’t in fact have a two year old. But I am really holding onto that ‘toddler’ title of this baby of mine….
Mellow Mindfulness Activities for Kids
Something we are focusing on in our homeschool (well, our home in general) is increasing our mindfulness. Today I wanted to share with you a few of my favourite, go-to, basically prep free, mindfulness activities for kids. Mindfulness is simply focusing on one thing and giving our full attention to it. It also means slowing…
Collecting Nature Treasures
Well we had our “false spring” very early this year, and now we are back to a cold winter-ish snap. We are also on a 6 week lockdown. So … you know … what to say … But I am not going to complain too much, because I get to spend my days with a…
How Wee Learn GIFT CARDS!
This Holiday Season give the Gift of … Togetherness Memory Making Learning through Play! A beautiful, happy childhood is at the heart of everything I do here on How Wee Learn. As a seasoned teacher turned homeschooling Mama with over 18 years of experience, I know that a happy, slow childhood is the very best…
Woolly Sheep Sensory Play for Toddlers
Well little Norah and I officially did our first toddler craft together! This one was full of sensory play as well and it is the ideal craft for very young toddlers as it is mess free. My littlest is 15 months old, and while she is MY baby, she seems to be moving into that…
Playing Our Own Way!
I am so excited to partner with Kidzlane today to bring you this post on fun ways to play with this Count and Match Egg Set! You know how I have a slight obsession with our backyard chickens? Well, it turns out it might be contagious as my little ones do too. So when I…
Independent Toddler Activities
Guess what? I have been doing this for a long time now. Writing and sharing ideas in this space. So long in fact, that I am re-using my own ideas! This post on independent toddler ideas I wrote when I had a new baby. Now that new baby is well into toddler-hood himself. And while I…
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…
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…