Day 7 Tradition of Love and Kindness The Little Match Girl This is kind of a heavy story but a classic Anderson tale beautifully brought to life by Rachel Isadora. The topic may be too much for some little ones (it makes me cry every time I read it) but I believe it’s also an […]

 Day 6 Snow Snow Wonder We’re Friends Sensory Play Fake Snow 1/2 c white conditioner 3 c baking soda Add waterproof taillights & glass ice cubes for extra sensory fun A Magical Christmas Snow Craft These simple snow jars are incredibly cute and  can pull double-duty as a Calmdown Jar! There are only a few supplies […]

Day 5 Music Invitation to Make Jingle Bells: Simply string bells onto pipe cleaners, twist to close. You can turn them into bracelets, stick bells, or make more elaborate bell sculptures. What you need: Bells of different sizes Pipe Cleaners This Bell Sticks are cute via RockAbye Butterfly I LOVE these Magnetic Sensory Bottles from […]

Day 4 Cookies Mama May i Little Boo’s Bakery in-a-box Pretend Play If you don’t have a set like this you can make a Baking Sensory Bin. Use oatmeal as a base or flour or cornstarch. Add  Measuring cups Measuring spoons Whisk Wooden spoon Cupcake tins Cookie Count After we read this book we looked […]

Day 3 All things Fancy Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas Fancy Nancy is a favorite in our house because we enjoy getting all fancied up! We joke that Layla is Ooo La Layla because she can often be found adding sparkles, boas, tiaras, glasses, to her outfits for “performances” or decorating for a party she planned. […]

The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving Day 2 The Joy of Giving We used this book to talk about what it FEELS like to GIVE. Is Giving Happy or Sad?Warm or Cold?How does it make you feel? heart Then we used this printable from Tatertots & Jello to add to care packages we made for […]

Our Christmas Countdown is begins with … Christmas Countdown books! Curious George has been a favorite character in our house since my oldest (now 7.5) was a baby. We are all very curious, like George, so the stories have always been relatable! The Curious George Christmas Countdown board book is an easy read (and now […]

Witch’s Apothecary pretend kitchen play, dabbling in chemistry, creative thinking, Halloween fun. A while back – at the beginning of the Halloween season, I came across some “specimen jars” used for decoration. I loved the spooky, eerie thought of these but didn’t want to spend the money on them for decoration – maybe some day […]

What did the Dum Dum want to be for Halloween? Why a Ghost, of course! I always loved this simple craft for Halloween. Buga loves lollipops – she doesn’t get them often, but maybe that’s why she loves them so much. I decided that it would be fun to turn these little Dum Dums into […]

Part II. I finished the Candy Sorting Activity Center for Buga and she has been enjoying it VERY much. As much as I hate to admit it, if you want her to learn something….turn into into something sweet – literally! She doesn’t get candy, chocolate, cake, cookies very often so she is fascinated with them. […]