by Pam | May 5, 2023 | Activity of the Day, Parents, Preschoolers, Toddlers |
Loose parts play is a perfect way to bring play-based learning into your home, classroom, or homeschool experience. Loose parts play involves giving children a variety of open-ended materials to explore. This type of play is unstructured and encourages children to use...
by Pam | Sep 9, 2023 | Uncategorized |
Fall presents the perfect opportunity for little learning moments in our lives. Nature provides us with the perfect hands on opportunity to teach our children about nature, cycles, change, and growth. The changing leaves provide the perfect backdrop for meaningful...
by Pam | Apr 13, 2023 | Activity of the Day, Easter, Fine Motor, Preschoolers, Problem Solving, Toddlers |
It’s the time of year when we have a ton of plastic eggs in our house which is what led me to start thinking about Easter egg STEM ideas. Once I started thinking about our overflowing bin of plastic eggs and the many ways we could play and learn with them, I...
by Pam | Apr 3, 2023 | Activity of the Day, Easter, Life Skills, Problem Solving, Themes |
Wouldn’t it be great to have a stress free Easter egg hunt this year? While the title of this post sugggests that you can have an egg hunt with no stress, I prefer to think of it as less stress. Below you’ll find some of my favorite ways to make an Easter...
by Pam | Dec 9, 2022 | Activity of the Day, Christmas, Christmas Play |
Every year, I start pinning new Elf on the Shelf ideas to one of my boards. We keep things simple but I do look to the internet for more ideas when I want to be a little creative. This year, I’ve compiled a list of Elf on the Shelf ideas that you can use at home...
by Pam | Jun 22, 2022 | ABCs of Summer, Uncategorized |
After a lot of procrastination, we officially started our ABCs of Summer series on the first day of summer with letter A activities! I kept readjusting our date due to oher life events and finally found the date that felt perfect. We started our ABCs of Summer on June...
by Pam | Jun 22, 2022 | ABCs of Summer |
I’m so excited to share our new series – the ABCs of Summer – with you today! I’ll be sharing each letter as we go. You can also check Instagram for the latest fun related to this series. In 2020, I felt like we needed a little extra fun for...
by Pam | Apr 1, 2022 | Activity of the Day, Easter, Fine Motor, Math, Sensory, Skills, Toddlers |
I love creating sensory bins for different holidays and Easter is no exception. I recently pulled out all of our Easter stuff and found small bunny erasers that gave me an idea for a new bin – Hide the Bunny! Today, I’m bringing you all the details on how...
by Pam | Mar 27, 2022 | Activity of the Day, Babies, Fine Motor, Problem Solving, Toddlers |
Today’s activity of the day is perfect for babies and toddlers who are practicing fine motor and problem solving skills. I like to call this activity the Toy Tape Rescue since it involves rescuing beloved toys that are being held captive by masking tape or...
by Pam | Oct 2, 2020 | Activity of the Day, Halloween, Preschoolers, Themes, Toddlers |
This has been quite the year and it has many people questioning trick or treating and whether or not they want to take their little ones. We love this holiday and have always made it fun with or without trick or treating involved. (We haven’t gone every year due...
