by jessicaperkins | Oct 15, 2015 | autumn, fall, homeschool, KidArt, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, mindful parents, MindfulKids, mindfulness, nature, process art, unschool, unschooling, zentangle
We have been collecting leaves for a few weeks now and setting them in our Fall Nature Tray (on our kitchen table). We call them Nature Treasures and it’s ONE place we gladly add to our collection (so I don’t keep finding crunched up leaf debris at the...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 14, 2015 | giving thanks, GladGame, gratitude, happy, kindness, love, LovingKindness, mamamayi, MamaMayILearn, MamaMayILove, mamamayishop, MindfulKids, mindfulness, thankfulness, thanks, yoga kids
Today I had the privilege of taking my 7-year old (alone) on errands with me. Wow. One. One, older child…is so easy and light to travel with. She’s so self-sufficient. Buckling and unbuckling…alone. Helping open doors and carrying things. We actually...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 12, 2015 | activity, counting, fall, kidmath, leaf, leaves, mamamayi, MamaMayILearn, math, montessori, preschool, totschool
One to one correspondence. Early counting.We have been using these little Counting Leaves in our Sensory Kits since September but had some colored gemstones out today for another project and decided to do some one-to-one correspondence. I love the Fall colors and how...
by jessicaperkins | Sep 28, 2015 | art, fall, kitchen, mamamayi, MamaMayiMake, mamamayishop, play dough, science, Sensory play, smell, smelly
Looking for some Fall Sensory Fun? Play dough is so easy to make and keeps Lincoln bussssssy !! Thank goodness! Pair with some Popsicle sticks or cookie cutters every once in awhile to change up the task. Looking for #Fall #Sensory fun? Turn your...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 15, 2015 | bedroom, girls room, ikea, ikea hack, joy, kids, Kids room, konmari, mamamayi, mamamayishop, mamamayishop.com, redecorating, shared bedroom
Three months of being displaced while the girls’ room was being repaired. Three months solo parenting while on the road, hopping from gracious family member to family member while we explored our hot Summer days and Daddy tirelessly worked his regular job and...
by jessicaperkins | Jul 18, 2015 | balance, balls, feature, Friday, learning, Mama May i, mama may it shop, mamamayi, mamamayishop, montessori, play, product, toddler
I made it to Grandma’s house this week to get inventory under control and while we were hanging out [playing] in the new stock room the kids were pulling out products from their bins and playing. And Lincoln (almost 2) found the Balance Balls. At first he was...