If you have a toddler, you may be considering transitioning out of the crib. You most likely have many questions and concerns. Every transition with children is challenging and we begin to second guess ourselves because we want the best for them. While I do have my...
If you love all things Autumn and sensory play, but need some fresh new ideas, then you have come to the right place. We do some sort of sensory play daily. There are days I feel more motivated and have planned ahead, but there are also days I haven't planned anything...
Get out your play dough, kinetic sand, oobleck, clay, sand, or other sensory base, it’s time to learn some writing skills!Nope, I did not make a mistake there. We truly can help support writing skills with little ones without using a pencil and paper. Children need...
Woohoo it’s Autumn! I am loving the Fall colors and the Fall temperatures. It is finally cooling off here in Las Vegas, but we are still playing in water and enjoying the outside more. A perfect water play activity for the season is Autumn Soup. Ruby loved when...
I don’t know about you, but to me it seems like Christmas comes earlier and earlier every year. This year there were Christmas decorations out at Costco in August...like summertime August. Wow! Well, I guess it is time to start planning. Every year I say I will start...
The weather is cooling off (in my case from 115° F to less than 100° F) and the Pumpkin spice is back. That can only mean one thing...time for all things Fall.I am a huge fan of Fall. Mostly for the nice weather and beautiful colors. I love pumpkin spice anything...
You have seen the beautifully designed Pikler triangle and you understand its benefits for infant and child development. You are ready to buy one, make one, or you already own one, but then the concern comes about what if your child doesn’t want to climb, gets too big...
Ok, if Starbucks can release their pumpkin line in August, then I can start my Fall activities at the same time right? I mean I did think it was a little too early for pumpkin everything, but I thought we could start small with some orange colored...
For the longest time, I wanted a light table. I wanted one to use in my classroom and then I wanted one to use at home with my little one. There are so many beautiful play and sensory ideas using light tables, but they always seemed way out of reach financially. I...
Even though my dad was a musician and I married a musician, I do not have a musical bone in my body. I sing off key. I cannot keep a rhythm. I have only a handful of children’s songs memorized (and most of them are the classics). Does that stop me from immersing my...