There are so many learning activities you can do with those little candy hearts that you see everywhere this time of year. Since Meatball is currently working on his pattern recognition I decided to make up some simple Conversation Hearts Pattern Worksheets for him to play around with.
These free printables are a fun way to work on your child’s basic math skills while building some of those fine motor muscles!
Crunchy Foam Sensory Dough: A Unique Play With Me NOW Dough that will keep your kids entertained for hours!
Every now and then toys seem to become the hot topic of debate. Boy toys. Girl toys. Gender neutral toys…why is it that it isn’t ok for toys to just be toys? I remember when Livia was born the hot debate of the year (besides vaccinations) was letting boys play with dolls, dress-up, make-up…anything that … Read more
That’s the benefit of being the parent…you know your own child. You know their habits, their strengths, their weaknesses, their capabilities. You know when it is ok to stand back and be “lazy”…
Writing with Kinetic Sand: Kinetic sand is an awesome medium for practicing handwriting skills and spelling. It’s fun texture adds an amazing sensory experience and a smooth resistance to add an extra challenge to your child’s writing!
When Livia first started working on her handwriting skills you could have sworn it was more torturous than pulling teeth for her. She didn’t like coloring, writing, or any of the other traditional methods of teaching kids how to write. About the only thing she enjoyed was painting, so we spent countless hours playing around with different types of paints and texture brushes.
Then we discovered Kinetic Sand (and even managed to discover our own DIY Kinetic Sand recipe) and writing became a blast for Livia. Now there is no stopping her – she has become my aspiring writer!