Tag: motherhood
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How Process Art Helps Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten!
I have been an advocate for process art for a long time and see the value in allowing children the opportunity to create freely. It is an essential tool for fostering creative expression and even developing expressive language…2 things that will serve them well in their school years and beyond! But he other day, while…
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Ten Frame Activities: Supporting Early Numeracy Skills Using Ten Frames
*This post contains affiliate links. Ordering through these links means that I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you* When it comes to building number sense in our young learners, it is about so much more than memorizing numbers. When we provide opportunities to explore number concepts in hands on and playful…
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5 Ways to Play with Puzzles!
My boys have been super into puzzles lately! In an effort to go off of their lead and follow their interests while still keeping things challenging, I have tried to make use of our puzzles in a variety of ways. With my youngest, who is 22 months, we are really focusing on his language, communication,…
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Rainbow Skittles Experiment: 2 Ways!
With Spring and St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, tis the season for all things rainbow! Here is a fun experiment (or rather 2 experiments) using these colorful candies that is sure to wow your little ones. The best part…it only takes two ingredients! Before starting the “experiment” part of this activity, squeeze in a…
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Valentine’s Day Playdough 3 ways!
Playdough is a go-to activity for us all year round. It is perfect with a tray of loose parts and cookie cutters with custom colours to go with every season or holiday! If you haven’t made your own play dough yet you need to check out our cooked play dough recipe here! It turns out…
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Valentine’s Day Countdown: 14 Days of Valentine’s Play!
Our Playful Holiday Advent Calendar was such a hit with the kids, so I knew we needed to recreate it for Valentine’s Day! They loved the idea of opening up a surprise activity every day, and I loved the idea of having 24 days of activities ready to go! For our playful Holiday Advent Calendar,…
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Learning Activities: Valentine’s Day Edition!
As a educator and a mom, I know it can be tough to come up with new & exciting activities all year round. I love using the holidays throughout the year to help inspire new activities and learning centres. When I created these Valentine’s Day Printables, my goal was to make beautiful resources that were…
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Our Family Summer Bucket List
After the past couple of years we’ve had, now more than ever is the perfect time to create a “Summer Bucket List” with our little ones to make sure it is a summer to remember! Our 10 year old loved helping us come up with ideas to add to the list, and I know it…
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8 Activities Using Plastic Easter Eggs!!
1. Water Play All you need is plastic Easter Eggs, water and a couple kitchen Utensils for an easy and engaging water play set up! The Eggs are such a fun addition, they float and bob around, they are perfect for scooping up with a ladle or large spoon, split open they can be used…
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Easter Treats…No Sugar Added!
I’m sure most of you would agree, the fondest childhood memories usually come from waking up on Holidays to see what surprises were waiting. Now, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas, and it will always be my favorite family holiday…but I also remember Easter mornings being So. Much. Fun! As a kid, the idea…
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