Here we are again, talking about all the gear that you will need for your new baby. I hope that I haven’t overwhelmed you and that you are taking this in stride. I have already covered the nursery, clothing and bath time layettes, so if you haven’t read through those, I would recommend that you [...]

With Halloween a little over a month away, I like to start planning out some things for Halloween. It is a great time of the year, one of my favorites and in a few short weeks, if you celebrate Halloween, you will be getting costumes ready and all the other little goodies that are involved. [...]

This is a very simple science experiment that can be done with children as young as 2. Basically, if they can sit still and be amazed, then they can enjoy this experiment. Before you begin any science experiment, whether you do it at home or in a classroom, you should really take the time to [...]

Wooooooo! The wind howled through the trees and warned of all the evil thrills that graced the night. It was Halloween and everyone from spooks to mice were excited by the events that would unfold… Of course it isn’t Halloween yet but I thought I would kick off the Halloween crafts early, since I need [...]

Well, here we are with our third installment of building a layette. I know that I am probably taking you through the long haul but I find that it is much easier to understand the whole layette in sections than in getting a list that doesn’t really explain what each part is and what isn’t [...]

I know, Thanksgiving isn’t for another few months, well actually it isn’t for a month for those celebrating it in Canada, which is part of the reason why I am starting to post a few craft ideas.  This always seems to be the busy time of year when everyone is scrambling around for the first [...]

Okay, this is a very interesting paint since the end result provides a very shiny finish to the painting. It isn’t a paint that you will want to save but much like tongue painting, you can have a lot of fun with this paint. It is very easy to make, it provides a different texture [...]

If you can remember far enough back, I wrote both part one and two of this series on Theorists of Child Development.  My first post was about Freud and my second was aboutErikson.  Today, I am going to take us closer to the end of this series and discuss Piaget.  If you are not sure [...]