Children learn best through play. The environment where a child learns can be used as a second teacher or guide. Having the proper tools and toys available makes homeschooling easier on everyone. Knowing that learning is literally, built right in to each of these products helps me stay sane as a single, homeschooling mom of […]

I love quality time with my kids. And if my kids are like your kids, each one of them is uniquely gifted, motivated, and has a different set of interests, so naturally, loving them, means honoring all of these pieces when we spend time together. With my oldest, we often enjoy tea time together, sometimes […]

This visual from Beacon House is amazing and such a good reminder of the development of a young person’s brain. Let’s focus on the second part or the Limbic brain, responsible for attachment and emotional development. ⁣⁣When a child is going through a huge life transition or trauma-it makes sense to me that they could […]

Everything rainbow 🌈 we made a rainbow assortment of #mindfulness jars to go along with the Mindfulness curriculum program I am working on. Calm down jars. Grounding. Peace. Settle. Pause. Breathe. An external visual reminder of our internal world. Looking for quality, handmade, imagination powered toys? Find them in our shop here: https://mamamayi.shop/collections/all

How did I become an entrepreneur? It’s an excellent question.⁣⁣I never really thought I’d ever be a business owner. It was never something I set out to do intentionally. I’ve just always had the privilege of making my creativity my work.I guess you could say I just followed the breadcrumbs of my passion.⁣⁣When I was […]

Connection is all about creating intentional moments where you can say yes, slow down, and savor spending time with the ones you love most. ⁣⁣Recently, my little man went to bed early which meant special time with my big kids.So instead of turning on the TV, I opted for some creativity time. I pulled out […]

Gratitude is the ability to BE thankful and appreciative. Gratitude centers us…bringing us back to kindness and being present with the blessings in our lives. It’s not something that we are born with but rather a skill that needs to be practiced. ⁣ ⁣ And y’all, it’s not just something our kids need to practice […]

You can try to suffocate them, hide them, or cover them up with these numbing/distracting strategies work: ⁣⁣As a homeschooling mom, I have collected lots of tricks and tips from seasoned mamas before me and come up with a few of my own. That’s the beauty of homeschool-everything can be adapted and tailored to how […]

Tonight, little man fell asleep early which meant special time with the big kids. I pulled out the thank you notes, cards, paper, and markers and began scrolling some gratitude letter writing – soon they joined in. We listened to the radio 🎶 while writing and drawing some thanks. I had considered doing a movie […]

My Loves. Kindness. Choose kindness. Be kindness. Promote kindness. Embrace kindness. Nurture kindness. Being kind is not the same thing as “being nice”. It’s about being respectful – even in disagreement. It’s about being a team. Working together. Collaborating. Being in for the greater good. The greater good of yourself and your people. Kindness IS […]