Tag: preschool
ABC Mouse Early Learning Academy Review
If your children watch Sprout or Disney Junior or, even, Nick Junior, it’s likely that they and you have seen those “inspiring” commercials by the online, educational training program called ABC Mouse Early Learning Academy. In case you haven’t heard of ABC Mouse or you have the ability to tune out incessant commercials on children’s [...]
What Is Montessori?
The educational style known as Montessori, was founded by the Italian physician, Maria Montessori, in the early 1900s. Through observing children and their learning potential she derived that, “education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment”. This philosophy is [...]
Preschool- Yes or No?
My oldest daughter turns three in just a few months, but the questions about whether or not my husband and I plan to send her to preschool have been rolling in for almost a year now. Back then when the questions started, we would always cite time as the reason why we hadn’t thought about [...]
Teaching With Apples
Last week I walked into the church toddler room to pick up my daughter. She greeted me with a smile and her teacher prompted her to show mama what craft she had made. My 2 year old proudly held out a cloud with dangling rain drops tied by ribbon and my heart melted. Her first [...]
Let Your Little Ones Touch The Art!
Touch the Art Books Art museums are not known for being little kid-friendly; the idea of applesauce fingers on a Rodin or Monet is a curator’s nightmare. Instead, you can bring the museum experience to your toddler with the Touch the Art series of board books by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo. With titles like [...]
Great Toys for Summer
School is out and summer is finally almost here after a long winter! Even though our kids can be entertained by a stick, a rock and a pile of dirt in the backyard, as you head into summer, consider some of our picks for hot summer toys. Little Tikes Climb & Slide Castle This mini-playground is [...]
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