Sometimes my kids watch these simple, repetitive shows on TV where cars go down a ramp into a pool of paint and emerge a different color. The other day my son asked if he could roll his vehicles through paint and while I was thinking of a child friendly way to say “hell no”, I … Continue reading Salt Dough
Using cars to practice counting and simple addition.
I've been grappling with what I can do personally in response to the overwhelming racism and bigotry that has always been here, but is now being filmed in real time, discussed on timelines and Tik Tok's and heatedly debated at dinner tables. I say this, clearly, as someone who has not had to deal with … Continue reading Ten Diverse Toddler Books You Need
My son is very active. And that’s putting it mildly. This constant movement carries over into how he learns. If I ask him to go find me something that starts with a “B” sound, he will trot off excitedly. But if I ask him to point to a picture on a paper of something with … Continue reading Matching Letter Sounds
Paint Think Play 