This last weekend, I had my niece visiting. It is an interesting prospect when you have 3 children in the house and they range in age from 6 years 11 months to 4 years 2 months to 3 years 8 months. It gives you a little perspective on how quickly children develop and [...]

One of the best activities that I have ever done in my class is ice cube painting.  It is fast, fun and children can do a lot of things with the experience.  It is a perfect craft for those hot summers when you want to do something creative while providing kids with a cooler activity.  [...]

If you remember a few weeks ago, I started a post on the Theorists of Child Development and by the end of a pretty long post, I had only covered Freud and some of his theories. I did hint that I was going to move on to Erik Erikson in a few weeks and [...]

With summer here, kids are going to be outside a bit more than they were during the winter months and that means that parents will need to have a few more outdoor activities for their kids to enjoy.
Since everyone loves bubbles, why not have a recipe ready to create gallons upon gallons of bubbles for [...]

It is always amazing how quickly a child grows. One moment they are nestled safe in your tummy and you are worrying about the delivery, being ready and a whole number of other things. The next, they are raiding the fridge and asking you why you forgot to buy the volcano flavored Yogurt [...]

I mentioned a while back that I was going to do a cheat sheet on Volcanoes since I had a stage in my son’s development where all he wanted to talk about was Volcanoes and more specifically, Pompeii. Today, that’s right, I’m going to give you a quick cheat sheet on Volcanoes.
When it comes to [...]

If you remember, I have already posted about the development of artistic skill already. If you haven’t read it yet or need a refresher, you can read it here.
Just to recap a few things, when I talk about any type of development, I am really looking at a “range of normalcy.” I know [...]

It has been a while since I did a craft project - not related to a holiday - and it is probably about time that I do one again.  This month (since this seems to be an almost monthly occurance)  I thought I would do a little write up on tongue painting with children.
No, you are [...]

As I have mentioned in earlier posts, my son and his dad are making a model together for a contest that is being put on by the local museum. The model that he chose to do was the Battle of Vimy Ridge and in particular Hill 145.
It has been an adventure and after 2 [...]