Adrienn is with us today to share some simple tips for keeping toys organized and engaging for the little ones in our lives… ” The small child cannot live in disorder. Order is for him a need of life” -Maria Montessori This is the first in a series of posts about organizing children’s spaces one toy at a time… Toddlers require seemingly different organizational approaches and systems than teens. But our goals should be nonetheless…
Emma from 95 Acres of Sky is with us today with a simple way to being children back to center when they need it most… I love that cartoon of a woman cross legged with the caption “I live in the moment, unless the moment is unpleasant, then I have a cookie.” It reminds me so much of my children who live fully in each moment, swinging constantly between ecstatically happy or tragically sad. I…
Heather of Poppy Haus is with us today to share some helpful advice for engaging our young ones when we bring them grocery shopping… The grocery store can be a little like the wild west with young children in tow. Getting in the cart is met with resistance, there’s the constant grabbing at displays and, at least in our case, a lot of whining about going home. I know there are readers out there who…
Monique is with is today with some wonderful insight into how to make family meal times special… Several years ago, my husband often didn’t get home from work until 7 in the evening. My young children practically demanded to be fed promptly at 5pm and if not… well, it wasn’t pretty. So, often we ate dinner without my husband and he came home to children just going off to bed. It didn’t take long to…
Rebecca from Thirteen Red Shoes is with us today to share another one of here inspiring book lists. This time her book recommendations are for the ever-important and oh-so-special, bedtime ritual…. Here is a collection of bedtime picture books recommended for children aged -9 months – 100! Time for Bed | Mem Fox and Jane Dyer We have two copies of this beautiful book, both a paperback and a board book. I must admit I…
Randi from Swoon is with us today and has a lovely collaborative art project to share—the possibilities are endless! My favorite thing about art is how it transcends the normal lines that divide us. You don’t have to have incredible technique to create something meaningful. Seasoned experts can learn from the perspective of young beginners. For this reason, I love to see my young daughters create. They can’t tell you why placing that line there,…
