I am so excited to finally get to use and play with this Quadrilla Marble Set. I had it stored (or hoarded) away for a rainy day….for months now. I had been wanting to get one since seeing it at a toy boutique but Buga wasn’t old enough and it was expensive. I recently found […]

This is such a simple task….especially for a 3 year old! But I love the idea of hearing her count the hearts as the plunk into the tub. I also like watching her as she unscrews the lid to dump them all out and start over again. This would be a great fine motor skill […]

I love when Buga comes up with new ways to play with the same toys. Sometimes I feel like we are so bombarded with *new* toys, we don’t take the time to really appreciate the abilities of our oldies-but-goodies. So when we got out our Rainbow Building Blocks and added our Family Box, we had […]

When we were at Grandma and Grandpa’s house last week, Layla got a new puzzle. She put the pieces in lickety-split as if she had played with the puzzle for ages. She was so happy with herself. She would clap and say “Bravo! Bravo!” Really, where does she pick this stuff up? It’s not like […]

Something as simple as Snack Time can become a learning experience filled with cognitive discoveries and fine motor practice. So simple, yet so complex. Here we had some “I love the fishes ’cause they’re so delicious” Goldfish, multi-colors, as a snack. Layla was concentrating on picking them up with her fingers, putting them in the […]