We had a lot of fun doing a simple wind powered boat 'Eggsperiment' this week.  I have lots of plastic eggs which we use for all sorts of activities.  This was our first time making one into a boat.  Since our kids love 'things that go' and balloons, they were excited to try this out. Wind Powered Eggsperiment You will … [Read more...]

   Puzzles are so much fun for kids and are a great way for them to build cognitive and fine motor skills (and they happen to be the theme for this week's Playful Preschool).  The Sugar Snaps are taking an enrichment class and bring home art work each week.  One fun thing to do with kids' artwork is to turn it into puzzles.  They made rainbows using … [Read more...]

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...]

      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...]