by jessicaperkins | May 4, 2011 | build, building, coaster, day, fun, homeschool, indoor, marble, natural, natural play, rainy, roller, tot school, track
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...
by jessicaperkins | Feb 13, 2011 | builder, building, day, february, fine motor, hands on learning, homeschool, lesson, montessori, play, School, skill, tot, Valentine, valentines
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...
by jessicaperkins | Sep 23, 2010 | blocks, building, house, mama may i shop, mamamayishop.com, natural, people, play, pretend, the family box, wood, wooden
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...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 2, 2009 | applaud, bravo, building, happy, puzzle, smile, talk, words
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...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 20, 2009 | building, cognitive, crackers, fine motor, goldfish, play, skill
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...
