Today we pulled out the flower shop which has been around for nearly 6 years! We decided to add some new flowers to the mix and encouraged our pre-reader to do some writing practice by copying the flower names into tags for the shop. Writing takes a lot of patience...
Jessica Perkins
BlogSensory Play – Ice Cube Pretend World
#explore Ice and #polar regions inspires us to invite penguins, ice cubes, polar bears, and water cubes into our #sensorybin —- he is doing such careful work picking up items with the tongs, scoop, and fingers. All this practice helps with #finemotor skill...
The Road through Recovery has Many Detours – Celebrate Them
It doesn’t look like much but this little carved out space is where Lincoln began his night last night. He has a bed in my room and either sleeps there or in bed with me. Right now, this is a necessity for him in connection, stability, safety. And I welcome the...
Tasty Tuesday – Cooking with Kids – Bruschetta
4 plum tomatoes 2 red onions 6 mini cucumbers 1 lb fresh mozerella 1 bunch basil cut with herb scissors 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 1/3 cup balsamic glaze 1/4 cup olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 1/8 cup extra balsamic glaze (optional) Dice first three...
Teach Your Children That Self Care is Not Selfish – Mindful MOMents with Jessica Perkins
You may not be able to see what it says. I couldn’t at first. It’s written, mirrored.... it says “I love my family”. She had a reallllllllly hard time choosing self care (sleep, ease, taking time) for herself today instead of going to visit Family. She was afraid she...
Be a woman other women can trust
Oh, @glennondoyle , again. Yes. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. If you have heard something about me, behind my back, I am happy to have a conversation about it or answer to it. Do not participate in the rumor mill. Or, worse, yet.... treat me differently...
Feature Friday – Table Talk Connection Cards
Today’s #featurefriday are our Table Talk deck. Connection, One Question at a Time. There are 90 questions on super thick, satin smooth cardstock. They are great for road trips, restaurants, or around the dinner table! ——— $45 in the shop....
Embrace the Mess. How Not to Stress When Your Kid Wants to Play Dirty
What many of you may not know is that I cannot stand a mess. Messes. Any kind. Anywhere. I hate messes. They overwhelm me. They freak me out. They feel out of control. The external mess makes my internal peace less, well, peace-y. More spirally. More...
Remember Your Triumph
Today the girls and I decided to GET MOVING. The cold is less cold, enough, that we felt we could handle some outside breathing and exercise. Lillian’s feet rode her 2 miles. She is a brand-new PEDAL bike rider.... so this was huge. Especially going on the terrain of...
Table Talk – Prompted and Primed for Connection
Tonight’s dinner question: What’s the silliest thing you’ve ever seen? Table Talk: Connection, One Question at a Time is one of my #favoritethings I needed a ritual to get me back to Connection with my littles during dinner and this was my therapeutic #Art...
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