by jessicaperkins | May 15, 2015 | Flutterfly Streamers, Friday Feature, hand kite, Mama May i, mama may i shop, mamamayi, mamamayishop, movement, natural play, play silks, rhythm
After spending a lot of time engaged in rainbows and sensory play outside this week, I couldn’t help but feature the Flutterfly Streamers as our Friday Featured Product.We keep ours in our rhythm and movement bin ( in the living room, near the tv ). They often...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 2, 2012 | activity, beach, coconut, dough, kids, kitchen, natural play, ocean, play, playdough, preschool, totschool
We have been making Play Dough seasonally, which seems to work out well. We choose a different color and scent depending on what we are exploring for the season. This Summer we chose to make Yellow Play Dough with Gold Glitter and Coconut Extract (it smells like...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 22, 2011 | chair, development, fun, high, milestone, natural play, water
When Boo was about 3.5 months old I put her in a high chair for the first time. She loved being able to sit upright while exploring her toys from a new perspective. We took all the toys off and just put water onto the high chair tray, too…and she loved splishing...
by jessicaperkins | Jun 15, 2011 | baby, eyes, hand, handmade, homemade, mobile, montessori, natural, natural play, newborn, Toy, visual
I am excited to introduce mobiles to Lil’ on her movement mat (when we finally put the nursery together). For now, I make-shifted a movement mat. I also created my very first mobile, which I am pretty excited about. It is a Rainbow Mobile which I think may be a...
by jessicaperkins | May 18, 2011 | business, counting, directions, flower, homeschool, math, natural play, numbers, pretend, role play, shop, sorting, Spring, store, theme, tot school
Our Spring Time theme certainly brought out the flowers! We have been reading a lot of stories about gardens, flowers, and colors. We have also been watching the flowers bloom around us. When I bought a rainbow of flowers for Buga’s sensory bin I made sure to...
by jessicaperkins | May 10, 2011 | likeabike, natural play, outdoors, outside, picnic, rides, spring time
I can’t be more grateful for the nice weather we’ve been having. Winter really drains me. The sunshine invigorates and inspires me. We recently were fortunate enough to have Daddy around to enjoy the sun with us! We went to the river and had a picnic. My...
