Click herefor the Nie Nie Day Silent Auction Post. Click here for the giveaway. “Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives.” – Thomas Berry Catching Butterflies on a Hot Day, no explanation needed. I do have to add the neighbors got a good […]
Click here for the giveaway. Next time you go to visit the beach take a little time to explore some tide pools nearby, they are beautiful and full of living creatures for your children to explore. Tide pools are rocky areas on the edge of an ocean that are filled with sea water. Many plants […]
Natural Pod sells these recycled cardboard houses and rocket ships that are durable and can be folded down easily for storage. 75 buckaroos each Honestly I can see myself buying the rocket ship but not the house, how about you?
The giveaway is a few posts down. Picnic Game I found this game last summer through the Land of Nod catalog, we didn’t bring it out until a couple of months ago. My daughter was not old enough for the age requirement on the game but I thought she might enjoy. She caught on […]
We are off to California for a week and a half to play at the beach! I chose some posts from when I first started this website that haven’t been viewed to many times and that I really loved. Hopefully you will enjoy. While I am gone I am also doing a fabulous giveaway that will […]
Click here for the giveaway. I need help. I have not taken kids to the beach since I was nannying at the beach house SO….give me your list of must haves for taking a baby and a toddler to the beach. I need to start packing!!!
The first set of flashcards that got both of my kids interested in learning, memorizing, identifying was the Baby Einstein: Animal Discovery Cards . They are pretty durable, they have been through 2 kids as infants and 1 child as a toddler so I would say that is pretty good! And for the other thing […]
Just a quick reminder on safety around fireworks….Be careful and enjoy your 4th of July! Common Sense Fireworks Safety Tips Always use under adult supervision Read and follow instructions Always keep water and sand nearby NEVER light indoors use only OUTDOORS Never try to make your own fireworks Never relight fireworks that appear to have […]
Seriously if I make it to the beach this summer I will be happy to have just myself, the girls and a huge bottle of sun tan lotion. But I have been keeping my eye out for fun stuff to do and here are a few I have found: Skim Boards When I nannied for […]
Another great idea I got from reading The Creative Family by Amanda Blake Soule was the importance of Toys From Natural Materials, more specifically the idea of a bag for young toddlers to explore with. She suggests having a fabric basket full of scraps of many different textiles and colors for them to feel and […]
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