You know how much we love gingerbread! This time Ella and I are back with Gingerbread Cupcakes. Add super cute gingerbread man sprinkles to his decadent dessert and you won’t be able to keep them on the plate! Gingerbread Cupcakes Recipe We have been a little gingerbread obsessed this holiday season. We made Gingerbread Sugar…
All of the kids love it when birds visit our yard, so one of our daycare’s parents, Melissa, offered to come up with an idea for a bird feeder kids can make. This is an easy kids’ craft idea that needs just a little bit of adult instruction, allowing children independence and pride in their…
We’re interrupting our usual schedule of kids’ activities, parenting inspiration, and family-friendly food to bring you 31 days of Kids Kitchen Recipes and Activities. Today, Ellen from Cutting Tiny Bites is sharing her Kids Kitchen Set-up, so I thought I would take the opportunity to give you a sneak peek at our top 40 favourite…
Our Montessori Practical Life Series is written by Beth Holley from A Montessori Lexicon. Today Beth is writing about the practical life activity of washing a table. Today we continue our Montessori practical life series with a lesson on washing a table. Dr. Montessori suggested that the practical life activities be real activities that…
While family time is important to prioritize every day, sometimes it’s nice to do something special just the two of you – so today I wanted to brainstorm of great mom and daughter date ideas for every budget! Many of these ideas could also be used for Mom & Son or Father & Daughter dates. Why…
Cinderella is the perfect Disney movie to use as inspiration for a Montessori-inspired Disney unit study. Not only does it have a vibrant cultural aspect (with many cultures having their own version of the Cinderella tale), it also features Cinderella and her mice friends engaging in many practical life activities and offers many opportunities for building…
Ella has loved her Waldorf hand kite since I first made it for her two years ago, and for a simple, homemade toy, it’s surprising how well it has held up and how much play it still gets! (I’ve only had to replace one ribbon!) For a special Spring treat, I thought we’d change out her fall-coloured…
Between the kids getting croup, ear infections, some viral bug, and me coming down with laryngitis and now a sinus infection, I have been a bit absent from here recently and I’m sorry for that! I want to hear from you — what are your top tips for handling things when the parent(s) are sick?…
It’s Thursday, so that means another Montessori Practical Life lesson from Beth Holley. Today we’re discussing how to present dry pouring to children, which helps prepare them for later “wet pouring.” Pouring from one vessel to another may seem like a basic skill, but this actually requires an advanced awareness of physical quantities called “conservation.”…
I love our store bought advent tree — for DIY points, I did have to create a replacement door for it. Last year, I put slips of paper about what we were going to do that day in each compartment, along with a dollhouse miniature that symbolized the activity (which served the dual purpose of…
We’re just starting our toddler dinosaur unit study and I couldn’t wait to share it with you! This dinosaur unit study was made for a group of 1-3 year olds, but many of the activities would work great for a preschool dinosaur unit study, as well! <> Circle Time To kick things off, we sang some traditional…
