by jessicaperkins | Nov 30, 2015 | art, Book a day, Christmas, connect through play series, countdown, craft, crafts, fine motor skills, free, fun, holiday, kids read, Kidsart, make and take, mamamayi, printable, read, reading
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...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 17, 2015 | color, colors, experiment, KidArt, Kidsart, kidscience, mamamayi, MamaMayILearn, mamamayishop, mixing, play, toddler, totschool, unplugged
Lincoln couldn’t get enough of this invitation. He played and squeezed until it was gone and then wanted more. So we emptied and reloaded and he works again. Until we had no more baking soda. <3#MamaMayiCreate #MamaMayiLearn #MamaMayi #MamaMayiShop...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 23, 2015 | bravewriter, homeschool, homeschooling, kid writing, mamamayi, mamamayishop, play, pretend, unschool, unschooling, writing
Sometimes I completely stress out about “unschooling” … Letting my child lead the way. Sometimes I wonder Am I doing enough?Is she doing enough?Is she on par?It seems silly, when I slow down and actually think about it. Silly because all...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 19, 2015 | gratitude, gratitudejournal, homeschool, homeschooling, journal, mamamayi, MamaMayIMindfulnKids, mamamayishop, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, unschool, unschooling
What is Gratitude? – Gratitude is the ability to BE thankful and appreciative. Why is Gratitude important? – Gratitude is important because it brings us back to center…it brings us back to kindness. It allows us to BE in the presence of our...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 18, 2015 | art, dirt, home made, homemade, homeschool, homeschooling, k-cups, KidsInTheKitchen, kitchen, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, play dough, playdough, science, unschool, unschooling
My 2-year old loves dirt. He loves digging in dirt.Diggers in dirt.To find worms in dirt.To scoop dirt.To jump in dirt mixed with water.Dirt.He is also infatuated with finding ants and bugs and worms in dirt.So when I was perusing the Halloween aisle and happened...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 17, 2015 | art, autumn, fall, halloween, homeschool, homeschooling, Kidsart, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, spider, spiders, spiderweb, spinart, unschool, unschooling
Came downstairs to paint and glitter ALL over the kitchen floor … The floor I had JUST vacuumed. And Mopped. Buuuuut…they had found the #spinart and occupied their own time for a good part of the morning. So I desperately tried to hold in my need to clean...
