Kara Fleck is the editor of SimpleKids.net, homeschooling mom with 4 children at home. I invited her on today to talk about audio and podcast recommendations for kids and parents. There are some lovely surprises. Simple kids Listen:: Listen to this week’s show | subscribe through iTunes | on-the-go device What we learn in this podcast::
Welcome to Day Five of 31 days of Sensory Play. Physical touch and play has changed so much within our century. Get a bunch of children together and soon they’ll want to be rolling around on the floor together; grabbing each other and generally touching each other. Followed shortly by parents untangling children and separting them. I’ve noticed my boys… View Post
Welcome to Day Four of 31 days of Sensory Play. So many seasonal sensory experiences at this time of year. Taking a walk and hearing all the crunching of the leaves and the dazzling colours. The ground is springy and soft with the rain.Lift up a leaf and there’s so much going on underneath there with bugs and crawling things…. View Post
Welcome to Day Three of 31 days of Sensory Play. Using everyday items around the home to make this active reading and word maze. I’m sure you have a bunch of broken and all different sized crayons and pencil crayons. Grab the back of a LEGO board. A cookie sheet will work or large cereal box. I made copies of… View Post
Welcome to Day Two of 31 days of Sensory Play. Here’s a change to playdough. White bread for play- that’s today’s activity. Bread is usually a really cheap price. I got mine for the price of a pack of chewing gum in my local supermarket!
Welcome to 31 days of Sensory play. This month you can ramp up your play with some Sensory Activities. I’m using the term Sensory very loosely. Why Sensory Activities? Chance for creativity Taken at different levels so if you have children at different ages and stages you can adapt the activity How this will work? Each day I’ll post on the subject… View Post
There are some things that are just universal. Meeting other children and having playdates. Reading in your home. This week I’m sharing two posts from the previous week that touched our family. If you’re mentioned below feel free to grab your featured button from the sidebar. You’d think it was easy to meet other moms and arrange playdate but it’s one… View Post
Friday Finds is the place to unwind, grab yourself a comfy chair and reflect on your past week then plan for the upcoming one. With a little something to make you think, for them to do and for us to listen or watch……. We are putting ideas into action. Challenging ourselves to do a little differently. Be inspired. Link up your Parenting articles, Play… View Post
Alphabet activities via a preschool magazine is the interview today with the editor Stephanie Cooper. Alphablocks is phonics based preschool magazine that links up with the TV and Video program to help children and parents with alphabet activities. We also give our review in the show today. Find out about Alphablocks Listen:: Listen to this week’s show… View Post
I’ve come to expect the 3 Ts when we play board games or turn taking games. Yes we will have happiness, smiles, happy dances but we will also have tears, tantrums and teaching moments. The first two options were never an incentive to start a board game especially if everything is running smoothly. However, it wasn’t until well into my… View Post
This week the theme is about time. Taking the time to stop adjust, reassess and embrace ideas you hold and being able to put them into practice. The weeks go past so quickly and sometimes you wonder where did all the time go. The two articles I’ve chosen from the previous week share the payoff of making time. Hope you… View Post
Friday Finds is the place to unwind, grab yourself a comfy chair and reflect on your past week then plan for the upcoming one. With a little something to make you think, for them to do and for us to listen or watch……. We are putting ideas into action. Challenging ourselves to do a little differently. Be inspired. Link up your Parenting articles, Play… View Post
