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Ideas and more ideas

February 3rd, 2012 by Tech Mom | Posted in Daily Living | No Comments »

I have recently discovered the website Pinterest. I have now spent way too much time perusing recipes, cute photos and craft ideas.
For those of you still blissfully ignorant of this website, it is essentially a [...]

When a master plan goes south

January 1st, 2012 by Rhaea | Posted in Daily Living | No Comments »

I am a technology Nazi.  I have managed to keep video games, computer games, and most toys that run on batteries out of my house for the better part of 10 years.  When the kids [...]

Think Like a Preschooler

November 8th, 2011 by Christie Cadmus | Posted in Daily Living | No Comments »

Boston’s Early Childhood blog had a great post recently. It has to do with how children and adults answer four simple questions. The majority of adults get the answers wrong. Curious? Here are the questions:
1. [...]

The Best Toy Ever

August 15th, 2011 by Tech Mom | Posted in Daily Living | 1 Comment »

What makes for a good toy? Has your child begged and pleaded with you to buy That Cool Toy they saw in an ad, only to abandon it a couple days after receiving it?
One thing [...]

Sisterly Love?

August 11th, 2011 by Rhaea | Posted in Daily Living | No Comments »

My girls are exactly 2 years and 2 months apart.  They were both born on the 3rd of the month, they have the same long blonde hair and blue eyes, and the only way we [...]

Playing “Outside the Box”

April 20th, 2011 by N DiCenso | Posted in Daily Living | No Comments »

Play is a natural instinct for babies and toddlers.  Play helps them to learn about the world around them and about themselves.  The more experiences your child or infant partakes in, the more information is stored [...]

The Play Challenge: Another Mom’s Perspective

April 7th, 2011 by Guest | Posted in Daily Living | No Comments »

Lisa Eack, Parent Coalition leader and mom, also took the “20 Minute Play Challenge.”  Here is her reflection on it.

Uninterrupted. Uninterrupted? I am not sure that this word even exists in our household.  With two [...]

Taking the “Play Challenge”

April 5th, 2011 by Guest | Posted in Daily Living | 2 Comments »

April is the “Month of the Young Child” and we are excited to have Kelly Williams, a local licensed child care provider, with us as a guest blogger this month.
Our local group of child [...]

Just Playing (by Anita Wadley)

August 12th, 2010 by Danielle Stepp | Posted in Daily Living | 3 Comments »

When I’m building in the block room, please don’t say I’m JUST Playing.  For, you see, I’m learning as I play about balance and shapes.
Who knows, I maybe an architect someday.
When I’m getting all dressed [...]

Our Top Ten Summer Fav’s

August 9th, 2010 by Erica | Posted in Daily Living | 4 Comments »

With summer finally in our face,we’ve taken some extreme measures at times just to stay cool. From enjoying a cool walk by the water at Burr pond,to having the wind blown in our hair as [...]