This is absolutely one of my favorite children’s books. If You Give A Mouse A Cookie is a classic written by Laura Numeroff. I bought our copy of the book before the babies were born, and since then I have fallen in love with the series. We have Happy Valentine’s Day Mouse, Happy Easter Mouse […]
Tot School: Lesson Planning and Scheduling
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve written any Tot School related posts, and the truth is that we’ve been taking a break. I recently wrote about how I realized that all of my early educational goals for C and L may be a little bit extreme. I want to enjoy this toddler time and let […]
Tot School: Holiday Themed Activities for Older Babies
I must admit that I’ve had a harder time getting into the holiday spirit this year than in many years past. Maybe it was because Thanksgiving was so late this year, and I’ve felt like there wasn’t enough time to accomplish my usual holiday list, or maybe it was the week long cruise we went […]
Tot School: Teaching a Second Language with Little Pim {Product Review}
Exposing my children to a foreign language is something that has always been important me. But since I am not fluent in another language, I had no idea how I was going to accomplish this. Like most, I took a few years of Spanish in high school, but that doesn’t mean I can speak it! […]
How to Entertain Babies Through the First Year
There’s no greater joy than seeing your baby smile and laugh, whether it’s at you or with you! Playtime for babies is not only fun for you both, but it’s how they develop and learn. Your baby staring at your face may not seem like a learning opportunity, but it can be. With purposeful play, […]
Tot School: Purposeful Play with Babies
A few weeks ago, I came across an awesome new blog devoted to homeschooling children of all ages, including some ideas for “Tot School” with babies. Early learning is something that I strongly want to encourage in our household. I don’t think that I’ll choose to homeschool forever, but I always planned on doing some […]
Thursday Things #8
This is a post about what’s going on outside of baby. I share hobbies Derrick and I are currently in to, and other ramblings.Is it Thursday already? After travelling over the weekend, my days have gotten away from me this week. It always takes me a few days to recuperate, and I’m finally starting to […]