Sweet Pea had quite the scary run-in with the open toy box, creating a divot in his forehead [that bled - a lot.] I was upstairs and heard the...
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Child Exercise
Sometimes I sit here at the computer when my boys are in the living room just because I can see them. I think I can hear them better from here, too....
Let the Light in
There are some mornings I want to open the shades, let all the light in. It feels clean, bright, fresh. Other mornings I'd rather keep the shades...
Snow Day Fun – dinosaurs
cutting out dinosaurs! We had two snow days this past week. The first we expected as a blizzard made it's way through western New York State. The...
Winter brings peace in spring
The sun greets us in the morning, pushing the gray far from sight. Winter's snow melts as the warmth delicately, hesitantly, spreads over it, at...
How fast does snow melt?
You know how cold it's been lately. That means the snow is still sticking around. Are you as tired of the cold as me? And if you are reading this...
Letter P week activities
Play Plumbing Pray, Pierce, Pie, Pumpkin, Pringles, Pop, Punch, Pride, Push, Pin, Pinch, Poke, Pudding, Plane, Penguin, Pajamas, Picnic, Peanut...
P is for Picnic
Letter P on the climbing wall atThe Strong National Museum of Play With the white stuff still lingering outside I thought it would be fun for...
P is for Playdough – fine motor activity
Continuing with the letter P week... We made playdough! Conditioner and corn starch playdough to be exact. I can't say I'm crazy about this dough...
P is for painting
Letter P week has been so much fun and so colorful! We've been painting! We splatter painted, painted with big brush strokes, painted lots of polka...
Preschool Paper Games – tic-tac-toe
Everyone knows how to play tic-tac-toe, right? (Or, tic-tac-tow, as some of my friend spell it.) Sweet Pea has really liked this game lately. In the...
Brothers
Some days they drive me crazy with their hyper-ness. Some days they make my heart weep. Some days they argue and fight. Some days they are the best...