For the last few years now, one of my favorite ways to spend quality time with Maggie is by playing games. She loves it, I love it and she gets to learn so much. While her current favorite game varies by day, you can bet we will be busting out the games almost daily. I…
Beyond the Books: 20+ of the Best Apps for Kindergarteners
Do your kids love technology? Mine do and I like to say yes to them when I can. That’s why I love having some fun, educational apps for them to play. Check out this list of 20+ of the best apps for kindergarteners.
Excited about summertime learning
*Disclosure: I received complimentary products for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* I really love that Maggie gets as excited about learning as I always have. Charlie is always right there trying to jump in and learn too. We always seem to have a lot of fun…
The Little Free Library joins our community thanks to Alpha-Bits
*Disclosure: I was provided with some books and the Little Free Library. All of the story details are my own.* Over the last few months, I have been given the opportunity to do something amazing in our community. Install a Little Free LIbrary! When I first heard about it, I had absolutely no idea…
Counting on the farm makes learning fun
There are so many things my almost 2 year old and my 3 year old can learn with the In the Barn Farm Counters. With Charlie, we can working on identifying animals and the sounds they make, as well as naming colors and separating by color or animal. We also practice counting them, but his favorite is just lining them up.
Toddler Activities to Encourage Literacy
It is no surprise, I am a huge fan of books. I love to read. I miss having the time to read like I did before children, so now, I get my fill of reading with children’s books. If I were to just say I have a ridiculous amount of books, you probably wouldn’t understand…
Finding one on one time with your kids
I remember bringing Charlie home from the hospital and adjusting to life with 2 kids. Suddenly it hit me that I was going to have to figure out how to spend time with Maggie doing things she liked, instead of only spending time with the kids together. I truly missed my time with Maggie. For 20 months, we had always been just us two, this was an adjustment for us both.
Take early learning to the next level
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of K12, the leader in online education for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. If it were entirely up to me, I would love to homeschool, but John just isn’t on board with it. Regardless of what route we go when the time comes, I…
Fun, educational one on one time with your kid
While my kids have plenty of toys to play with, I mean it. But getting Maggie to sit down and “play” something with me isn’t always easy, especially if I am aiming for some one on one time while her brother is sleeping{I use the term sleeping loosely}. I’m a huge fan of educational…
Making learning fun – Tuesday’s Toddler Tales linky
I love that kids are so eager to learn – as long as they are having fun. Last week, I shared one of our activities that we like to do with our homemade sidewalk chalk. There are so many easy ways to make learning fun for kids, especially since pretty much everything they do is…