Today was another Kiwi Crate Day in our house! The UPS Man came and dropped the Crate off on our doorstep, which the boys quickly noticed and started shouting, “Our Crate, our Crate!” as they barreled to the door like puppies at chow time. This Crate was all about The Farm, which is perfect and… Read More Why we Love Kiwi Crate & Why You will too | Farm Life
I think we can all agree that Sensory Play is important for developing a young child’s imagination. Sensory Boxes are a fantastic way to do that. The boxes allow kids to grow their creative play by experiencing their senses of touch, sound, smell, visual awesomeness and occasionally taste. They get a full adventure for their… Read More 4 Sensory Boxes for Indoor Play
Let’s be honest, Summer is a bit crazy around here. I’m in full wedding season swing and the kids want to be outside all day long. I confess, my normally well planned out days and schedules for toddler entertainment {read education} are severely lacking. I’m busy. More busy now than I am all year. So… Read More Why we Love Koala Crate for Kids {Summer Subscription Box}
Summer is the perfect time to get the kids outside and start making some new discoveries. Going outside is also the perfect idea when your learning gets messy. In Toddler School this week we took our big Sensory Tub outside for some scientific Discovery Learning. Armed with my vinegar and baking soda we discovered some… Read More Discovery Learning Outdoors for Kids with Science {Vinegar & Baking Soda}
Welcome to Toddler School! Cash & Wyatt are on another educational adventure together. For this unit, Cash is 2.5 and Wyatt is 15 Months. We will be taking the Hooligans outside and broadening our home school preschool classroom horizons. I’m Kandice, former special education and kindergarten educator turned full-time mom. You can read up on… Read More Composting for Kids | A Complete Toddler School Unit
While Wyatt was napping today, Cash got to do his favorite thing…. Go outside! In the spirit of our Handmade Kelso Christmas I thought up a way to get Cash outdoors in between rain showers. He loved getting to wear his rubber boots and demanded to wear the SANTA hat over every other. I just… Read More Nature Hunt Frosty {Christmas Craft}
For Dinosaur Month we are focusing on Shapes and of course a few numbers. This activity is super easy and super entertaining for the little artist here! He loves to play in the window anyway, so when he came out from nap time and saw this he was super excited about it! What you Need: Gallon… Read More Window Painting {Numbers & Shapes}
This post is a shorty but a goodie! We documented Wyatt’s first experience with noodles. Cash, his brother got to cook some Seaweed Pasta with me just before this for Pirate Month Lesson Themes, so this is my 6 Month old’s version of the same fun! It isn’t too fancy, just boil some noodles and let… Read More Sensory Play Infant Lesson Plans {Noodles}
When it comes to setting up shop for a free moving, choice enabling, discovery learning environment I establish an area that we affectionately call The Mess Mat. This is an area in the house where Cash (and Wyatt) receive most of their lesson plans. Here is the basis for creating such a corner, why I… Read More The Mess Mat | A Prepared Environment
Pirate Month Lesson Happy Pirate Month Everyone! This is one of our Fine Motor Skills Lessons for this unit. Find more Lesson Plans, Skills and Printables at the main unit page HERE. Pirate Jewelry Lesson: Bead Threading Gain: Pincer grip, patience, hand eye coordination Materials needed: Beads, String assortment, Pipe Cleaners All of my materials… Read More Pirate Jewelry| Bead Threading {Fine Motor Skills}