Gifts, Parenting, Toddler and Preschool Age Fun

Naturally Kids Backpack Review: Why It’s the Perfect Daily Choice for Toddlers

As a parent, we’re always carrying things for our kids. From sippy cups or snacks to toys and random treasures, we get stuck carrying it all. This Naturally Kids backpack can help alleviate the issue, allowing your kids to carry their own things to and from the car. It seems like everytime we leave our house, the kids start grabbing…

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What Are Some Of The Ways You Can Encourage Imaginative Play?

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Encouraging your child to use their imagination is very important. After all, this is an essential step in their learning process as it helps them develop skills and learn. The best way to get your child’s imagination working is through imaginative play. After all, if something seems fun, then your child will instantly be more responsive and involved. Luckily, there…

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Child Developmental Milestones Every Parent Should Know

Child Developmental Milestones Every Parent Should Know

Raising a child is complicated business. It’s not just a practical matter of changing diapers, feeding them, and making sure they go to school. It’s also about checking that they reach certain milestones at specific times in their lives.  For instance, children should be making attempts to communicate by age one, and they should be able to understand that other…

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How Do Musical Instruments Relate To School Performance?

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By introducing children to the world of music using toy musical instruments, you are opening the door to endless possibilities. You are giving them a great basis for the future and an excellent chance to excel in various areas. This is because the process of learning to play music enhances many other areas of their development. As stated, learning to…

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15 Fun and Easy Ways to Keep Kids Busy at Home

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When you’re stuck at home with your kids, you might all go a little stir crazy. You can avoid it and have some fun by learning how to keep kids busy at home. Some of these ideas will require assistance and/or participation from you (or another adult or older sibling). Of course, I know you will need ideas for how…

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Valentine’s Day Matching Game – Free Printable

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So this Valentine’s Day Matching Game idea first came to me when my son and I were working on his sight words. I remember playing sight words games with our now 12-year-old back when he was in Kindergarten, and the games just seemed to help him get it. Somehow, it hadn’t crossed my mind to play games to learn sight…

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4 Simple Fall Handprint Crafts For Kids

**I originally wrote this Fall Handprint Crafts post for my old blog, which I do not post to anymore. I decided to move it over here when I realized it was still being shared.** Years ago, I worked as an infant/toddler teacher. I taught one-year-old toddlers, which was so much fun. Between my classroom of Wonderful One’s and my own…

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National Give Something Away Day: Two Free Printables – Updated

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Updated 9/20/2019 to add my Christmas gift to you – a free Christmas list printable! As I was preparing for the upcoming holiday season, I decided I wanted to give my readers an early Christmas gift. I hope you and your children enjoy it! Happy National Give Something Away Day!! Today I encourage you to find things in your home…

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