We’ve had an indoor fairy garden for a long time, but I always wanted to add an outdoor space where the girl could play in some dirt, have some special plants and a few fairies and fun things to play with. While husband was out of town recently I finally did it. This is a […]
How to Encourage Small World Play
As a brand ambassador for Better Beginnings, I am being compensated for this post, but all thoughts are my own. Do your kids engage in small world play? What I mean by that is any kind of pretend play that uses little animals or people set up in an environment where your child’s imagination and […]
Campfire Kit for Indoor or Outdoor Play
When I went to the Arkansas Early Childhood Association conference last month (thanks, Better Beginnings!) one of the workshops I sat in on was all about prop boxes for outdoor play. The presenters offered more than 20 ideas for different prop collections that could be used outside, such as gathering buckets, sponges and soapy water […]
Make Your Own Indoor Fairy Garden
A friend of the girl’s was having a fairy-themed birthday party over the weekend, and I thought it would be fun to make her a fairy garden kit for her present. As I was thinking about it, I knew I needed to make one for the girl, too, because I was sure she would love […]
Creativity Runs in the Family
The Bit has been interested in my knitting for a long time, and she likes to pretend to knit, which usually involves hitting the knitting needles together or hitting them on things. But sometimes she really gets into the illusion, like she did over the weekend. We were hanging out upstairs together, and I had […]
Play Cookies with Air-Dry Clay
The other day — the day before Valentine’s Day, to be precise — the Bit got out her air-dry clay before school. She was making a cake, and she asked me to help. I piled on a few layers for her, and as she worked I made some bigger pieces of clay and decided to […]