We were at my parents’ house the other day when they told me to look through the stuff in the basement because they were planning on getting rid of a lot of it — and I found the cutest little set of houses! [Possibly from some kind of miniature Christmas village.] My wheels immediately started […]

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When my girls first started skipping naps, I almost panicked. I had come to count on nap time each day as the only quiet hour or two when I could focus on myself and my own daily tasks without running interference with two children, and so when it was time for nap time to end, […]

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As quarantines ease and we’re starting to go back out into the world, a lot has changed — especially when it comes to some new things we have to wear on our bodies to keep ourselves and others safe and slow the spread of Coronavirus. Those changes can be quite scary to young children! I […]

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I love how versatile labeling the room activities can be! You can label using pretty much any category — colors, beginning/ending/middle sounds, nouns, adjectives. You can label using many different materials — the movable alphabet, stickers, pre-written cards, blank cards. And it’s a great way to hold the interest of the child — whether she’s […]

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