It’s 30° outside, but at least twice a week, my four-year-old is requesting that we go to the pool. These boys miss their summer water play! To substitute, we are using lots of indoor water activities, especially those involving temperature
Here’s a quick and simple way to add a color-mixing element to a classic oil and water activity.
I knew at some point, sending my kid to preschool was going to create some culture clash. I work full-time, as does my husband, so our littles need to be somewhere during the day. We have a daycare provider we
I saw this Popsicle stick snowflake craft on Pinterest and immediately fell in love! My preschooler loves Popsicle stick crafts, and he has been itching to get ready for Christmas, so this was a perfect fit for a recent Saturday
My son had so much fun with our oil and water science activity that he recently came up to me with the bottle of baby oil in his hand and asked if we could do another project with it. Always
This simple oil and water science activity helps kids see how oil and water separate from each other. It also includes food coloring, which is always a big thrill for my little ones! This week, we dyed some water and
Thanks to a big crop of Mackintoshes from my parents’ house, we are up to our ears in apples at the moment. Just another great opportunity to get my three-year-old busy in the kitchen! Last week, he picked apples and
What the hand does, the mind remembers. — Maria Montessori Our son is really into card games lately. He loves “Go Fish” and “War” especially, but while playing “War, he was having a tough time looking at the cards and
I have written before about our older son and his naturally cautious approach to everything new. He does not like strangers or new situations. While his much bolder baby brother is racing to the biggest slide on the playground, he
You don’t need anything fancy to successfully guide your child through preschool development at home. My son has been really interested in scissor work lately, so we do a very simple activity in which I draw lines and shapes and