Managing Your Child During Holiday Stress: Tips and Tricks for a Peaceful Season
The holiday season is often a time of joy, celebration, and togetherness. However, it can also bring a fair amount of stress—especially for parents trying to juggle family obligations, gift shopping, and the constant hustle and bustle. The pressure to create the “perfect” holiday experience can sometimes feel overwhelming. Adding to that is the challenge […]
Valentine’s Day Crafts for Preschoolers
10 Heart-Shaped Preschool Projects for Happy Valentine’s Day Hearts and flowers and love all around. Valentine’s Day is a season of joy and togetherness for the entire family. Furthermore, it’s also a great opportunity for self-expression among the youngest members of the household, as toddlers and preschoolers pour their affection and caring into Valentine’s […]
Play Therapy to Help Children Cope
The What and Who, Why, When, Where, and How of Play Therapy for Children In the best of all possible worlds, our kids experience their early years as a time of sunshine and roses … growing up in a loving family, enjoying a decent home and good schools, hitting all developmental milestones, storing away pleasant […]
Preschool Holiday Art Projects
12 Days of Holiday Art Projects for All to Enjoy With all the holiday celebrations happening—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa—kids are excited, families are busy, festivities are planned. Want to personalize the thrill of the season? Deck your halls with holiday art projects crafted by your family’s own hands. That includes adults and children, with particular focus on […]
Summer Activities Outdoors with Kids
13 Wonderful Weeks of Summer. 13 Outdoor Activities for Kids. Carefree hours of warmth and sunshine. Colorful flowers all around. Ice cream cones in favorite flavors. The three months of summer are ideal for kids to be outside, away from big doors and small rooms and constant electronics. In fact, childhood experts recommend that between […]
Creating Paper Towel Art
They’re the most mundane of household staples. Yet in the hands of enthusiastic preschoolers, paper towels are transformed into colorful works of art. The process is simple, the materials minimal, and projects can be easily adjusted to match the ages and skills of the kids. The results are sure to delight your budding artists and assure parents […]
Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Winter & Year-Round
Seek, Find, Play – That’s the Magic of Scavenger Hunts Shhh … don’t tell the kids they’re learning. Because they think they’re just having fun. Which scavenger hunts are, of course. But the activity is also a valuable teaching tool. Why Scavenger Hunts Are Good for Preschoolers The scavenger hunt format is simple: You prepare […]
Creative Arts in Early Childhood Education
Arts education helps children develop social skills and confidence from a young age, and children are never too young for such opportunities. Due to the rapid brain growth a developing child experiences, these enrichment programs are critical to a child’s development. In many classrooms, the arts are only an option. As research and experts demonstrate, […]
4 Science Experiments to Help Teach Children About the Weather
Weather is part of our everyday routine. We wake up and let the weather decide what we’ll wear for the day. In some instances, we let the weather decide what we’ll do for the day, too. Though the weather is a mundane part of our everyday lives, it’s an exciting, unusual concept for children. “Why […]
Snowed In? 9 Snow Day Crafts to Have Fun Indoors
Snow days are exciting days for both adults and kids alike––no work or school! But harsh weather conditions can make it difficult for kids to get outside and play. Since weather conditions do not permit you to get out on the road for the day, you have to find ways to stay entertained indoors. For adults, mindless scrolling […]
