Every season is exciting in its own way. Fall brings with it a wonderful feeling of coziness and warmth, in spite of the fact that the weather actually gets colder. Trees shed their leaves and nature changes its colors, revealing beautiful shades of red, orange, brown, and yellow. These changes inspire us to decorate our homes accordingly. We’ve prepared a bunch of fall craft ideas that will hopefully inspire you. When is it Time to Make Fall Crafts? Fall is such an amazing season that many people wish that it could last all year long! But because it doesn’t, you should probably hold off making fall crafts until close to the beginning of the season. Because crafts take some time,...
Photographs by Alec SothThe last words that Liviana Sulzer spoke, 18 months ago, were very much in character: “Now it’s time for a song.” This was often how she felt, living as she did inside a toddler movie-musical, where even just a spilled cup of milk could get her up onto a chair, twirling with her arms out wide and singing as loud as she could manage: We just spilled our milk … It was messy on the table, and then we cleaned it up … And noooow it’s aaaaall cleeeaaaned up! When the song was over, she’d bend toward her brothers, ages 6 and 1, in a deep and gracious bow.It was May 2020—a week before Livie’s fourth birthday—and...
Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels There has been an extreme togetherness with the pandemic; it would have been easier and safer to keep your little ones home with you. But now, with COVID-19 finally settling, time apart would be good for you both! And it's a good idea for your child to interact with other children since they have had limited social interactions. It is going to be a big adjustment!Whether your little one is switching from childcare to preschool or just spending time outside your home for the first time, starting preschool is a big event! If you or your child are feeling any anxiety about the change, then there are ways to prepare that will help comfort you...
It's a common joke in the parenting world that the best toy you can give your kid is the box it came in. After all, most of the time that's what they seem to find most interesting. Perhaps that's because toddlers are natural-born engineers. They're curious, unimpeded by the thought of failure and fueled by a "do it myself" attitude. As a parent, it's your job to keep feeding that fire. And while plain old boxes are great, STEM toys offer limitless opportunity to better understand the world around them and build skills that will carry them (and the rest of us!) into the future. STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, is a new term in the...
Click here to read Colored Jelly Bean Experiment Painting Activity on Hands On As We Grow® Check out this cool colored jelly bean experiment that turns into an exciting eye dropper painting activity! Who knew there was such a thing as a jelly bean experiment? Believe it or not, there are actually a lot of fun activities to do with jelly beans. They are bright, colorful and taste great, too! So why not have some fun with them! (Of course, sneak a couple in as a snack while you’re at it.) We actually have a cute saying, that we sing every time we see them. “Jelly, jelly, jelly beans, in my belly, belly, belly beans!” Jelly Bean Color Experiment To...
