Back when Little Bear was a toddler if somebody told me I should do practical life activities from the Montessori method with my toddler I would have said, “What is practical life in Montessori?” Luckily, I have since learned quite a bit about the Montessori methods, and I really appreciate the practical life activities. Unfortunately,… Continue reading 5 Montessori Practical Life Activities for Toddlers
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Hexbug Nano Review
With the upcoming Easter season everyone is looking for gifts for their kids. If you have boys I’m sure you are well aware that most of their toys seem to be based around violence. It can be hard to find gifts that aren’t violence related that are still “cool”. Well, one of the best ideas I have… Continue reading Hexbug Nano Review
Easter Baskets for Under $10!
I was recently doing some Easter basket shopping and I was a little overwhelmed by all of the possibilities available. I decided to go home and do a little research before buying anything for my kids’ Easter gifts. I gave most of that research yesterday when I posted 125 Easter Basket Gift Ideas. If you… Continue reading Easter Baskets for Under $10!
Inexpensive Easter Gift Basket Ideas for the Whole Family!
What are some inexpensive items I can use to fill a gift basket for my kids and teenagers? Easter time is coming which means grocery stores filled to the brim with tempting items to fill your kids’ Easter basket. It’s easy to get hooked and want to buy every single kind of Easter egg fillers,… Continue reading Inexpensive Easter Gift Basket Ideas for the Whole Family!
Easter Themed Tot School Trays
With Easter so early this year, March is full of holiday stuff. I usually only do holiday-themed tot trays once a month (I change the tot trays every two weeks), but with Easter coming up so soon, I had to do the Easter trays right after the St. Patrick’s Day trays. That means that there… Continue reading Easter Themed Tot School Trays
Sensory Bin to Teach Shapes to Toddlers and Preschoolers
This is the very first post for a brand new series. I’ve been working on teaching colors to Smiley Man for several months now and we did a bunch of color activities and ended our color series with a huge link page for teaching colors. Now that Smiley Man knows his colors so well. I am ready… Continue reading Sensory Bin to Teach Shapes to Toddlers and Preschoolers
ABC Scripture Memory Packet
I made these conference packets for the alphabet as a way for Little Bear to learn scriptures AND to learn preschool skills. I’ve been very surprised at just how well these packets do that. Little Bear loves these and he has so much fun during General Conference doing these packets. I plan to eventually have… Continue reading ABC Scripture Memory Packet
Easter Craft for Kids – Easter Egg Decorating on a Vertical Surface
I’ve wanted to do a contact paper activity with my kids for a long time, but I didn’t ever get around to it until recently. First I took a trip to the dollar store and got some supplies (pastel pipe cleaners, pastel pompoms, pastel beads, Easter stickers, craft foam, etc.) Next, I set up an… Continue reading Easter Craft for Kids – Easter Egg Decorating on a Vertical Surface
25 General Conference Activities for Toddlers
I love General Conference so much, but honestly, it’s difficult to pay attention when I’m trying to keep my kids quiet the whole time. Luckily, I found the most perfect way to eradicate that problem. What is this brilliant solution you ask … drum roll … General Conference activities for toddlers and preschoolers! Check out… Continue reading 25 General Conference Activities for Toddlers
25 General Conference Activities for Preschoolers
LDS General Conference is amazing, but with a preschooler, all that amazing-ness can quickly turn to I-want-to-pull-my-hair-out-ness. My preschooler is generally a well-behaved kid, but expecting him to sit quietly watching talks for 8 hours is a recipe for disaster. Luckily, I have created several General Conference activities for preschoolers and toddlers to keep my… Continue reading 25 General Conference Activities for Preschoolers