Make Early Learning Fun!

Every year, around the holidays, we try to cook with the kiddos. Applesauce has become a favorite, as it is (almost) universally yummy to al...

Looking for a way to get your school days off to a good start? Want to do some fun crafts but your materials are limited due to remote/hybri...

A book like "Commotion in the Ocean" by Giles Andreae, can be used to teach so many things, besides being so FUN to read! The ill...

As children move from parallel play to mingling with others, so many changes take place. Child-directed play is so cool to watch, as the ch...

There are so many cool things that you can do with Loose Parts - all the little things that end up in your junk drawer or around the house....

Scientists have questions, try to figure out ways to answer the questions, come to conclusions, and record their information. Sounds like e...

There are so many things your children can do with a collection of objects!  It could be coins, shells, rocks, buttons! I can remember, as ...

One of the BEST things about summer is that you can get wet and messy ... and, then just clean up outside! Playing with water as an open-...

Make a cute ladybug game to practice math with your little ones -  you can play it over and over! You'll be getting in lots of small mo...

Jack and the Beanstalk is a favorite story with the little guys ... it has everything - magic, a giant bad guy, a castle - all their favori...

There are SO many things you can use playdough for - make all of them super fun!! Small Motor Play Roll it out and cut out shapes w...

Let your kiddos cut!  Children need to be comfortable cutting, in order to stay on task and work efficiently once they start "rea...

Children learn about the world around them by running their hands through water, dirt, and sand ... not to do anything in particular with t...

The last days of summer are coming fast ... running out of things to do with your little ones? If you have some water in a bucket and an ...

Have fun in the summer - and, use the time to make sure you are exposing your child to new, playful social situations, to prepare the way f...

One of the coolest ways to spend a summer day (or any day!) is to do some art with recycled materials :) If you're like me, these days ...

For Father's Day this year, I am borrowing this idea from a past Mother's Day post, and changing it up just a bit! Everyone lov...

Mailing letters is so exciting for your little ones ... and so is getting mail in return! Even in this age of electronic everything, the si...

Learning that letters match sounds is an early reading skill - one that must come first in order to have a foundation to build on :) As you...

Snow and January go together here in the Northeast U.S. - and the kids love to get out and play in it, making snowmen, snow angels, snow f...