Encouragement for Life at home
Preparing a daily schedule for children at home is an excellent idea. As a stay at home parent to small children one of the most challenging things in our home was coming up with a daily schedule that provided for learning, growing, resting, and a bit of private time…for mommy. Even if you aren’t stay at home mom providing a… Read More
It’s okay if your daily schedule changes depending upon the day of the week. That’s a good thing. We don’t want to get in a rut and variety is the spice of life you now. But for now let’s just focus on the routines for one day. The goal is not to over schedule your child but to provide a… Read More
My daughter still recalls with fondness her preschool days at home. I had the habit of including a little tea for our lunch each day. We drank juice or water but we used her little tea set and she poured. I cut our sandwiches with cookie cutters and made made spreadable cheese out of yogurt. I guess she’s hinting… Read More
I always knew growing up that I would have 2.5 children. I used to joke about it and knew that it would be no big deal and, yeah, I would just have them. You know, give birth. Well some 20 odd years later I have been blessed with one very special daughter not from my own body. But enough about… Read More
When my daughter was a little she had a habit of telling me when she was bored as if I were to turn cartwheels to entertain her all day long. She never wanted to read or do something quiet on her own and wanted constant attention and entertainment. This can be very exhausting to deal with. I remember reaching out… Read More
Gift of Curiosity has a new Valentine Printable Pack. Geared toward kids ages 2-7. It contains 77 activities focused on skills such as shapes and colors, same vs. different, sorting / sequencing / categorizing, puzzles, mazes, fine motor, math, and literacy. Many of the activities have multiple versions so parents and caregivers can tailor the difficulty of the activity to… Read More
