Valentine's Day is such a great holiday to teach children about demonstrating love and affection for others through kind gestures and making and giving cards. There are so many wonderful cards kids can make and there are also some great ideas of cards you can make for them. I have collected … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids Kindness by Making Cards for Sick Children
Teaching kindness and empathy is a big priority in our family. I think, as a psychologist, this stands out even more to me because I know it is a learned behavior. There are people who go through life without having the opportunity to learn these skills. I want our kids to put these skills into practice from an early age. There is a part of me that wants to shelter them from … [Read more...]
Mini Muffin Tin Surprise Pancakes
When the smell of pancakes drifts through our home, it is usually the weekend. We love the homey and relaxing scent. Pancakes are a breakfast to savor and forget about the weekday rush. The theme for Playful Preschool this week is pancakes. Since the Sugar Snaps love too cook, I decided to have them make pancakes, with a … [Read more...]
How does our garden grow?-Tips for Gardening with Preschoolers
We have been enjoying reading nursery rhymes. If you have been following Capri + 3, you may remember that the kids dressed as nursery rhymes for the last two years (Little Bo Peep and Hey Diddle Diddle) for Halloween and their third birthday was the little Bo Peep theme. Since they are well versed in both of those rhymes, I decided to pick one that was new to them: Mary, … [Read more...]
X is for Xylophagous Fungi-Growing our own Mushrooms
*This post contains affiliate links. There are so few words that begin with X that most children only know about X-rays and xylophones. Xayden is especially interested in the letter X so it was fun to teach him a new X word. Xylophagous (pronounced zy-lof-u-gus) fungi are mushrooms that derive their nutrients from wood and … [Read more...]