My newly-turned three is in love with cutting strip work. I whipped up a few themed strips in honor of the Olympic Games that begin this Friday. Here they are if you’d like them too: All I ask is if you share or use them, please link back here / tag me. I’d love to…
When our ancient fridge (talking the 1980s) recently died, we got a beautiful stainless steel upgrade that features an easy-access drawer in the center. Inside there are three refrigerated compartments were I keep the kids’ breakfast / anytime snacks, lunches and after school snacks (treats). The kids are free to prepare their own breakfasts whenever…
Wanted to share my youngest, who’s in preschool, accomplishing some great practical life work: caring for our environment by polishing plant leaves. He was concentrating so avidly; this is clearly a great work for developing attention to detail and fine motor. I set up the tray (green for our plants) with a little pitcher to…
Happy 9th Day of Christmas! We still have our tree up and Christmas works on our shelves, and before the season is over, I wanted to share this sweet, evergreen work I found on Etsy from the shop Knotty Baby Boutique. It’s been a favorite as far as buttoning goes. There’s also an element of matching….
If you’ve been following us on Instagram, you’d know we’ve been all pumpkins all the time. Here’s just a quick, easy-peezy practical life activity my kids went gaga over: pumpkin washing. All we did was set up a little bowl of cotton balls and a tiny dish of soapy water — and of course a…
We have fallen in love with a couple of gorgeous, wooden calendars. First is the traditional, wooden perpetual calendar that comes from Etsy shop FromJennifer. We have purchased a few items from them so far and have been extremely pleased with the quality! Definitely support this small family business. Not only is this calendar completely…
Happy almost Independence day from Florida, USA. We’re getting our red, white and blue on with some practical life activities this month. Come check it out. Up first we have a fun sifting activity: the aim is to sift the sprinkles from the salt. Bead transfer work Pin punching stars and words Coloring the American…
