This week, my 4 1/2 year old, 2 year old and myself completed our first ever painting project that wasn’t free painting, finger painting or painting with handprints. We needed a gift for the grandmother’s, who we call MomMom and Babcia, for Mother’s Day. They don’t really need more stuff so that’s when I decided […]
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Happy November! I can’t believe we are in the month of November already. I feel like we were just talking about the start of fall and Halloween! But here we are, inching closer and closer to the busy holiday season. It’s so easy this day and age to get wrapped up in the hustle and
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We started preschool with mommy last week and it’s been so much fun learning all about apples and the letter Aa right alongside of my daughter. We are following Playing Preschool Year 1 from Busy Toddler and the first two weeks are all about apples 🍎🍏🍎🍏 We are reading a variety of fiction and nonfiction
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One of my favorite memories as a child is when my mom, brother and I took family bike rides around the block after dinner and to the local library. This is a summer memory I still treasure to this day. These family bike rides made me feel happy and I loved that it was something
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Kids love playing with water, there’s no doubt about that. Water play for toddlers is one of the BEST and EASIEST activities to set up! We do a lot of water play in our house, especially when the temperatures warm up and those hot summer days come knocking on the door. It is one of
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“This is the day the Lord has made. We rejoice and be glad in it.” These are the words as they are written in the New Living Translation (NLT) of Psalm 118:24. This is one of the bible verses I wrote down and keep reading to myself over the past week. While we are currently
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Winter keeps us inside more, which means we spend a lot of time reading books and engaging in fun hands-on activities for building those motor and early literacy skills. My three year old daughter recently started showing an interest in letters. Naturally, the reading teacher in me jumped at the chance to start engaging in
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Our sweet baby boy recently turned one. It really is true what they say about the second child growing up faster than the first. When my family and I think back over the last year, we are amazed at how fast those 365 days went. It truly seems like yesterday our sweet boy entered this
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My daughter is a busy and curious 2 ½ year old, but then again, which almost 3 year old isn’t!? I love reading books to young children! As a former elementary school ESL and reading teacher, I know just how important it is to bring books into children’s lives and show them the importance of
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Being home full-time with an active and busy toddler (2 ½ years) and baby (3 ½ months) is fun, but challenging! I wouldn’t change it for the world, but some days feel much longer than others. My preference is to go out and about during the day with my toddler. However, you can’t control the
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