The Holidays are upon us! And I know many of you are traveling to see family this season. I want to give you some things that helped me have easier plane travel with a toddler. The Hubs, G, and I just recently took a trip to Rosemary Beach in Florida with two of our friends […]
Earlier this week I tried a new matching activity with G using post-it notes and some rough drawings of animals that I quickly sketched onto a large piece of paper while he ate breakfast. I saw an Instagram friend do this with letters of the alphabet which would be great for older kids but probably too […]
Woah there 100-degree weather! I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but we’ve been hitting the triple digits every day this week. Which means our daily walks to the park just aren’t happening. Be we definitely need to stay active because being locked up in the house with a 2-year-old is enough to […]
Some people call them ‘learning towers’, some call them ‘kitchen helpers’, either way, they can be quite expensive to just go out and buy. If you’ve ever looked up to purchase a learning tower for your child then you’ve found they can be $200 and beyond. I really wanted one for G because I’m WAY over […]
I have a confession. I haven’t changed a diaper in 2 whole weeks! At 22 months old, we are full on potty training over here. I wasn’t necessarily planning to start so soon, but I read the highly recommended book, Oh Crap! Potty Training, and was so motivated by the end of it that I knew […]
Today we are taking the traditional baking soda and vinegar science experiment to the next level. I have yet to find a kiddo who doesn’t think this is cool. I’ve done it with my own child when he was 17 months and would do this in my classroom when I taught first grade, each of […]
The plastic Easter eggs that fill this season open up SO many fun new learning activities for your children. Last year, when G was about 8 months old, I created this “Easter Eggs & Bunny Tails” sensory bin for him that he played in it non stop. I filled up the eggs with beans and […]