I found this amazing activity from CanDo Kiddo and think it’s incredible so want to share! It’s delightfully simple- to encourage your baby to start pivoting during tummy time, surround them in a circle of books! They will be motivated to look at the colorful pictures and strengthening their core at the same time. After … More Circle of Books – A Tummy Time Activity
I absolutely love when my planning coincides with life events and then the playtime can move organically. This magical alignment of a situation doesn’t always happen, so it made my mommy heart happy. I had purchased some rainbow blocks and this delightful rainbow ribbon book and hadn’t showed them to Ava yet. Then, two days … More Rainbow Play
This is one of my all-time favorite preschool/toddler activities. They think it’s silly and it’s a great tool to help them identify and discuss feelings. It’s really simple. Take pictures of your kiddo making different faces for the different emotions. You may have to demonstrate what you’re looking for and that’s totally okay. Easy ones … More The Emotions Book
So this is one of the easiest activities we do that actually holds Ava’s attention for a long time. I found this metal piggy bank in Target’s dollar section in the front of the store (one of my favorite places for quick grab activities). We have a coin jar (where all the random coins go … More Small Motor Coins
This is one of my favorite spur-of-the-moment ideas I’ve had. I think I’d seen this done before but never tried it myself. I was shopping at the Dollar Tree (one of my favorite places to get kid stuff) and saw some floral foam bricks and some fake flowers so I just went for it. In hindsight, … More Play Flower Garden Activity
I got to prep a Fourth of July sensory table for Ava this weekend. I picked up some red, white and blue glass mosaic stones from a craft store, then printed and laminated some clip art. I like to try to add words in there to help develop literacy skills. Ava played with the glass … More Fourth of July Sensory Bin
Today was all about magnet play. I found these magnetic wands on Amazon- did you know they are really for bingo? These colorful chips have a metal ring around the edge so you can use the wands to pick up the pieces easily after bingo games. I’ve only seen them in classrooms before, so it … More Magnet Play
Noticing the Happy 