How to make pressure cooker play dough in under 19 minutes!
How to make quick and easy play dough by cooking it in your instant pot or electric pressure cooker.
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How to empower your toddler with 5 simple secrets to dress themselves
Jenn was wearing underwear before her second birthday. Emma was so strong-willed she refused to accept help in getting dressed from a time before she could even say a simple sentence. And Rhett was putting on his own shoes by 9 months. And while some of this is self-guided, we believe in empowering our kids…
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Here are the best art projects to teach toddler body parts
Through singing songs and silly faces, I introduced Jenn, Emma, and Rhett to the different parts of the face while breastfeeding each day. So from around 9 months old I started teaching them about the parts of the body and it was their official introduction to our tot school theme about body parts and bodily functions. This…
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How to think like a child — When the world is huge and time drags on
Listening to Jenn, my 5-year-old, I hear her uninhibited enthusiasm each afternoon. She always gives a play-by-play and I am taken on a roller coaster of emotions as she tells the story of her day. Her soft blue eyes grow wide as she talks about big emotions, obstacles overcome, and the shocking scandals only kindergarteners…
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3 easy ways to prep for Kindergarten and boost confidence
When Jenn was 14 months old, we started “tot school” where I introduced her to colors, shapes, numbers, and fascinating learning experiences. It deepened her understanding of how the world around her worked and fueled her ever-frowing curiosity. With wide eyes and a few squeals of fear, she learned about suction from a vacuum cleaner….
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Experience the solar eclipse with kids the right way!
In case you haven’t heard, but you probably have, there will be a major total solar eclipse this year on April 8, 2024 just like the last major one on August 21, 2017. Eclipses of the sun are fairly rare to happen over the same city, but they do happen regularly in different parts of…
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How to volunteer as a family and include easy acts of service for toddlers
When my oldest was 6 months old, we did 10 hours of tornado disaster relief with her on my back. When my middle daughter was one, our family served other children in the community teaching them how to play soccer and fulfilling their every need. And now with my youngest, we regularly go grocery shopping…
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Let them squish: why your kids should be playing with playdough
Love it or hate it, you can’t ignore the fact that playdough offers so many wonderful learning opportunities for young children and is probably one of my favorite tools in helping promote their development. We have the playdough out nearly every day here and I love to come up with fun new playdough set ups…
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It’s ok to let your toddler have scissors, in fact, go ahead and encourage it
When looking at ways to teach your 2 and 3 year olds, scissors may be the last thing you want to equip them with. Visions from a horror movie flash through your mind involving your own toddler, your furniture, and a pair of scissors. I get it. But let them cut. Let them learn to…
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DIY Sensory Board Ideas for babies, toddlers and school aged kids
In 2012, I was introduced to the idea of making DIY sensory boards and in the past several years I have learned so much about the sensory systems and how important they are for our children. A local mom was moving across the country and put out a freebie if anyone was interested in her…
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Astonishing benefits of music for babies
From birth, the two aspects of development that are continual are language and aotor skills. Both are greatly influenced by each other and even more interestingly, music. Therefore, it is important to start developing a love for and involvement in music at birth and continue throughout life.
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The fun & easy way to teach kids to brush teeth effectively
Your toddler or preschooler brushes their teeth, but on their own it’s not good enought, Right? Here is one super easy, but crazy way to get your kids to effectively brush their teeth. And I promise, it’s an off the wall solution to a common problem in young homes.
