Play is SO important. We often appreciate how much enjoyment kids receive from playing with their peers or their favorite toy, however, we often overlook the power of play. While kids are playing, there is so much social, emotional and mental growth occurring. These ways to encourage unstructured play in kids
Archives for October 2015
STEM Education at Home with the StikBot: Review
I’ve said it before in previous articles, but I’m going to say it again…I’m obsessed with STEM education. I don’t know if it’s because I’m SO left-brained or if it’s my admittedly nerdy fascination with math OR my disdain for writing (wait, what?!), but I just think it makes sense.
Choosing the Right Preschool for Your Child
I am so excited to bring this post to you, courtesy of Anna Crowe Bates of Noodle, about choosing the right preschool for your child. Noodle is the leading website helping parents and students make better education decisions. Using our interactive search tools, families can find the right kindergarten, liberal arts
Feeding Frankenstein: Upcycled Halloween Craft
We love upcycling toilet paper rolls! This simple feeding Frankenstein craft can be used a number of ways. They make cute indoor Halloween decorations, or can encourage fine motor practice and counting. We used them for all of the above! Check out how below. Frankenstein Craft What you Need:
Ditch the Handbook: 3 Pieces of UNCONVENTIONAL Parenting Advice
1. Worry less about what your kids know, rather, focus on how they learn. We’ve all been there…you are at the playground and the child next to yours on the swing looks to be about the same age. The next thing you know, that genius child starts rattling off her ABC’s
Spin Art Apple Bunting!! DIY Festive Fall Decor
We love to eat apples, drink apple cider, pick apples, and make apple arts and crafts in the fall. Basically before we go pumpkin crazy…we go apple crazy. This spin art apple bunting is both easy and fun for kids to make. My kids love to proudly display their artwork
Metallic Paint Poured Pumpkins: Simple, DIY Fall Decor
This is the perfect fall project to do with kids, that you can actually keep as decor for your house. Paint pouring is a really fun art project to do with kids, because what little one doesn’t love to squeeze the paint bottle?! It can’t just be my kids. I’m constantly
Join Me For #TriviaScope Night Once a Week In October! Fun and Prizes!
Anybody that knows me, knows that I am a Jeopardy superfan. Ken Jennings, Alex Trebek, and even Watson are some of my heroes. My husband and I DVR the show and compete when we get the chance to watch it {he almost always beats me but don’t tell him I