Grilled Cheese Pumpkin
Transform a family favorite into a festive fall sandwich with only 2 extra steps! 1. Melt the butter and add a drop of red and 2 drops of yellow food coloring. 2. Let your little one paint the butter onto the…
Feelings Matching & Memory Game
Big Brother has been recognizing feelings lately. He asks me countless times throughout the day, “Are you happy, Mommy?” Then, he normally follows up with a “Smile!” (he also uses the “smile” tactic when he is in the throes of…
L is for Leaf
Here is a fun and super-easy alphabet craft…perfect for the changing season! 1. Go outside and pick out leaves of varying sizes and shapes. 2. Cut out a large “L” out of cartstock or construction paper and let your little…
Story Sequencing :: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
We love everything fall around here–pumpkins, leaves, trick-or-treating etc. but stay away from scary things. This is my absolute favorite “Halloween” book. If you don’t have this book, you should…or at least check it out from your library. :) And…
Ask the Doctor {new series}
I am blessed that my dad is a family physician. This means I get to call him in the middle of the night about a medical issue and he loves me anyway! And it means that family vacations can be a little…
Candy Corn Sensory Tub
Sensory tubs are wonderful because they allow your child to take the lead in the learning process. Dump, fill, strain, dump again, make a shape, count. All of these opportunties we probably couldn’t recreate in a more kid-friendly way! Here’s what you’ll need: coffee…
Make It: A "No-Sew" Hanging Bookshelf
I have had this idea from Lori Danelle bookmarked on my computer for a couple of weeks. I have been wanting to make it, but didn’t want to go to all the effort or drag my sewing machine out (plus part…
Tangled Pumpkin
This is a very simple way to make a fun, homemade fall decoration (and get some fine-motor practice in too). :) There is one thing that I would suggest when doing this activity–use orange yarn! I only had yellow yarn, so…
A Lesson Learned: Choices
Big Brother is becoming extremely independent. He wants to choose EVERYTHING from his sippy cup to the clothes he wears to what Bible Story he reads at night (which is ALWAYS David and Goliath). He throws and enormous fit whenever he doesn’t…
Leaf Bracelet
Awww…fall is finally here! I absolutely love fall–the cooler temperatures, beautiful colors, and all of the fun family activities. A few weeks ago we did this little activity with the 2 and 3 year old class we teach at our…
Apple Patterning
This activity involves both cognitive development (patterning) as well as fine motor development (coloring, cutting, and gluing). It was also great practice for learning to color inside of the lines. It was like pulling teeth to get Big Brother to…
Apple Toss
I thought our apple theme was coming to a close, but then I remembered that I hadn’t done a gross-motor activity in this unit yet… This activity will require a lot of creativity and imagination. This isn’t a bad thing…kids…
First Fingerpainting
Little Brother woke up early from his nap yesterday, which meant that we had some very rare one-on-one time while Big Brother was still asleep. I’ve heard of using yogurt (or pudding) as fingerpaint for very young children and thought…
Your Baby, Month-by-Month: Month 2 ~ Ummm…when is this weight going to come off?
Okay, so the title isn’t really about your baby, but it greatly affects the self-esteem of us Momma’s so it is worthy of mentioning. Prior to the birth of Big Brother, I took a breastfeeding class that was offered at…
Giveaway: Tina Steinberg Personalized Locket ($135 Value)
If you missed out on our last Tina Steinberg giveaway, I shared just how much I love Tina Steinberg personalized jewelry. I have two of the Love Squared charms with the fingerprints of both of my boys. The only jewelry I typically…
MAKE IT: Children’s Art Display
We have a stainless-steel refrigerator. And since I don’t want scratches on it from magnets, we’ve been taping Big Brother’s artwork to our pantry door. This has been a problem because the tape doesn’t stay and we are constantly having…
A Lesson Learned: "I love you…snotty nose and all"
Little Brother is getting another tooth, which means his nose is a faucet and he has a permanent crustiness just below his nostrils. Yuck. But when I look at his face, I don’t notice the gross crustiness that I can’t…
Apple Sensory Matching
I’ve been a bit neglectful on the activities for 1-2 year olds lately…I’m sorry! So here you go… There aren’t a whole lot of pictures in this “tutorial” because I was trying to finish up in a pinch…so we can…