Looking for easy arts and crafts for 1 year olds? Check out the best activities for your toddler—without complicated instructions or messy clean up! Even when my son was an infant, I was already saving arts and crafts ideas on Pinterest. From puffy clouds out of cotton balls, to heart-shaped collages out of red card stock, I had grand ideas for projects I'd teach him. Unfortunately, he had his own agenda. Sure, "he" made a puffy cloud craft and a Valentine heart for his dad. But if he had his way, I knew he would rather spend the time pulling at the cotton balls or tossing the red pieces … [Read more...]
The Best Children’s Books That Introduce Kids to Math Concepts
Learning math concepts is more fun with picture books! Discover the best math books for kids — perfect for kindergarten and elementary school children. Over the last few weeks, my kids have been asking about math concepts I've had to explain in creative ways. When one asks the answer to 3 x 5, I give the example of three kids jumping five times. Fractions are explained with dividing a pizza into slices. Even and odd numbers are compared to sharing between the twins and whether they have equal pieces or if one has more than the other. They compare how many more "heads" they need to be … [Read more...]
25 Awesome Outdoor Activities for 3 Year Olds
Looking for fun, outdoor activities for 3 year olds? Check out these ideas for your next outing with your toddler or preschooler! For someone who has yet to go camping for fear of the bathroom "amenities," I still love the outdoors. Even living in an apartment hasn't stopped me from finding outdoor activities in our city, from hiking to the beach and even our local park. So of course it's only natural I'd want my kids to feel the same way about being outdoors. Even when they were toddlers not too long ago, I was already trying to get at least an hour a day of outdoor time. And by … [Read more...]
Top Black and White Toys Your Baby Will See Best
Did you know that newborn babies can see high-contrast colors like black and white best? Find the most-loved black and white baby toys for your baby here! I had heard that a baby's eyesight isn't fully developed once they're born. This makes sense, since seeing isn't exactly as important to a baby's survival as, say, sucking or crying. And what is important for babies to see—their mother's breast to feed, or her face to feel safe—are all within arm's length. Still, that only means that newborns especially can see high-contrast images best. And no two colors show a starker contrast than … [Read more...]
10 Awesome Physical Activities for 3 Year Olds
Looking for physical activities for 3 year olds to get your child moving? Whether indoors or out, discover 10 simple activities perfect for toddlers! How much can this kid read?! I thought to myself. My then-3 year old was and still is a book worm. He'd spend hours either flipping through books or asking me to read to him (I had once timed how long we read in one day, and the total came up to four hours). If he wasn't reading, he was inspecting his toy fire truck, building train sets, or coloring and drawing. All well and good, except I was starting to think that these activities were … [Read more...]
Children’s Books about Anger to Help Your Child’s Behavior
Need ways to calm your angry child down? This collection of children's books about anger helps kids manage frustration and understand these big feelings. It's that moment when you realize this is far more than just a tantrum or mere stubbornness. And after three kids, I've seen the face of true anger, especially when it arises out of nowhere. It might've been when I said it was time to leave the school garden, only for them to kick and scream in the van the entire ride home. Or when one of my kids yelled at the top of his lungs, his face in anguish because I told him it was time to take … [Read more...]
11 Multicultural Children’s Books to Read with Your Child
Teach your child about diversity and inclusion with these multicultural children's picture books, perfect for toddlers, preschool, and elementary students! I'm fortunate my kids attend a school that prides itself on its diversity and celebrates the different cultures that make up its population. Our city demographic is just as diverse, from the people you see in the neighborhood and even to the delicious smell of their home-cooked food. You see, I didn't start out exposed to the different cultures of the world. I grew up in the Philippines with only one predominant ethnicity. Even after … [Read more...]
7 Benefits of Reading to Your Child You May Not Know
You likely heard the importance of reading to your child, but do you know why? Discover 7 benefits of reading to your child, even starting from day one! By: Lane Rebelo Some of my fondest memories of my daughter’s first year are of us bundled in the glider in her room reading stories at bedtime. Back then, she fit in the crook of my elbow so perfectly, both of us reading together as we rocked back-and-forth, baby in one arm and book on the other. Now even at 12-years-old and on the threshold of her teen years, she still wants me to read to her at bedtime each night. I'm savoring every … [Read more...]
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