Halloween is a time to celebrate things that go bump in the night. It's a time of candy, costumes, imagination, excitement, and all things scary. But, if you have a child like I do, it can be a time that is exciting and terrifying all at once. My daughter is thrilled about her costume, but less than thrilled about all of the spiders, ghosts, ghouls, and other things that are brought to life continue reading...
Mini Fall Lacing Wreath: TP Rolls and Ribbons
When I was teaching preschool, I loved to come up with ways to use ribbons. Perhaps my favorite way to use ribbons was to encourage lacing through our chain link fence. I remember watching a large group of girls, who didn't normally play with one another, swarm to the activity. They thread the ribbons through different chains and, when they tried to take them off to use them in a new way, they continue reading...
Pair Books with Play: Pete’s a Pizza and Lemon Herb Play Dough!
I have to say that my husband's homemade pizza is the best! It inspired us to read the book, Pete's a Pizza. Have you read this book? It is a favorite of mine. The book is about a little boy named, Pete, who is sad that he can't go outside to play because it's raining. As a way to cheer him up, his parents decide to turn him into a pizza! They knead the dough by rolling his body back and continue reading...
Herb and Lemon Peel Play dough
My husband is an amazing bread maker. As I looked at his new baby (his whole wheat sourdough starter), I wanted to make some new, interesting dough for Lil and I to play with. Plus, my soon-to-be-moving son, will certainly be eating play dough that falls on the floor, so I wanted to make something safe for him as well. I have had to repeatedly explain to my sweet daughter that we aren't going continue reading...
Pair Books with Play: Five Little Monkeys and a Sensory Bin
Pair Books with Play will be a new focus on this blog! Each week we'll talk about a book and create an activity based on the book's theme. This week, Lil and I read “Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car” by Eileen Christelow. I paired it with a sensory play activity that we called the monkey car wash! Here's the synopsis: The book is about five little monkeys who try to sell their Mom’s continue reading...
How a Book Helped my Three Year Old Take a Bath
Hi There! For those of you who don't know, my little girl is an assertive and determined young preschooler. If you parent a Taurus like I do, then you probably know what I'm talking about! Every night after dinner, L anticipates what I'm going to say. As soon as I open my mouth with, “Okay, it’s time for…” she starts pleading: “No, I don’t want to take a bath! Can we skip bath tonight?!” continue reading...