This year’s Easter Basket cost a little more than I usually spend, but since they are all items I was needing/wanting to purchase anyway, I decided to get them for Easter—and as the old saying goes, “kill a few birds with one stone”. Basket Contents I bought this blue basket at a thrift store for …
Learning
I’ve found that by gifting books to children, they learn that they are a commodity and a novelty vs. a non-fun or non-toy item. Book-themed Easter Baskets are a great way to encourage a love of books. As many of my readers know, I love children’s books. This is a photo of a portion of …
Children learn their colors between 20 months-3 1/2 years of age. Doing some of the following 37 activities will help facilitate their learning. Playing with colored blocks. Color with crayons, colored pencils, etc. Go on a treasure hunt! Using paper lunch bags with colors on the front go to collect colored toys together. Tutorial on …
Most kids love to participate with and mimic their parents. My son observed me using a screwdriver and tape measure and now whenever he gets his hands on them he always pretends to use them in a similar fashion. My daughter loves to follow me around and do what I do: cook, try to put …
I have regularly involved my children in doing laundry for over a year now. Starting at about age 2 their laundry duties have gradually increased. Now that they are 3 and 5, they are doing the majority of their own laundry every week. Their duties include: Putting dirty laundry in the hamper. Helping me load …
Today I’m over at MyMommyStyle.com sharing my favorite recipe that teaches kids how to use kitchen tools. Check it out here.
I really want my children to learn and gain a well-rounded education. I’ve always been really passionate about teaching my son. But what I’ve come to find out is that at this age (20 months) is it is really tough to try to keep him still! It is near impossible to get my son to sit …