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We are really getting into a long-term routine this week, it will be our first week with Piper’s distance learning program in place. We will be meeting with her class 2x and basically be doing her assignments combined with the meetings from 9:30-12pm every day. I’m learning how to adjust my work expectations and figure […]

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Both of my toddlers (ages 2 and 4.5) are really into using scissors and cutting right now, the younger one more so because it’s a newer skill she’s developed. I’ve been running out of creative ideas for practicing but came up with this a few weeks ago and it was a big it! I will […]

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Here are some of our favorite Amazon finds to help you survive the next few weeks or months at home in isolation with your kids. You can also check out more favorites in our Amazon shop here and if you’re looking for ways to use these supplies be sure to check out this round -up […]

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This is a really simple way to make playdough play more fun for your kids! I’ve learned that giving my girls an activity or open-ended prompt to do with playdough drastically increases their time playing with it, and allows them to use their imagination and flex those thinking skills!! For this I simply hid plastic […]

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One thing all of the educators in my life have told me in the past is that if I’m going to work at home with Piper (age 4) on anything educational I need to make it FUN. Learning through play works best for these youngsters so we’ve skipped the workbooks and I’ve tried to come […]

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This is the easiest sensory activity, and I promise you more than likely have all of the supplies on hand! You can adapt this in so many ways, hide toys or letters in the foam, use it for color recognition, or just exploring new textures for younger tots! You can do this inside or outside, […]

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It’s on all of our minds, especially since Coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Events are being cancelled left and right and most parents are just wondering when not if schools will be cancelled. This idea makes many working parents worried, myself included so I thought I’d compile some of […]

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SPRING BREAK! Are you going anywhere? I had plans for a mini-getaway but with everything going on didn’t get a chance to plan anything. So instead we are going down to North Carolina to visit my in-laws for a few nights and the girls are soooo excited! Hopefully the weather is a little warmer than […]

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I must have been living under a rock because I had never heard of or seen playdough mats until a late night Pinterest session a few weeks ago. What a simple concept you can do SO much with!! I knew I wanted to make one for my girls to get creative with…..and rainbows and shamrocks […]

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It’s Activity Box time! I got a little off schedule with sharing for February but hope to bring you simple and easy ideas you can implement with your kids all month long. I’m also going to share how I stretch these 5 activities out to last the entire month. You can see 5 more activity […]

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We’ve been practicing colors with Flora (age 2) for a few months now and I pulled out this easy activity the other week that she’s been doing independently with her big sister. It allows me to get stuff done and not feel guilty about her being in front of a screen plus she’s learning! All […]

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Last year I shared how I’d been having Piper practice her letter recognition in a FUN way with Trader Joe’s letter cookies. I just wrote down the alphabet on a piece of paper but have since upgraded to a printable that I covered in contact paper. A year later and she’s still really enjoying this! […]

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