Last year, block crayons crossed my radar as I was gathering supplies for my preschooler. I’m a *sucker* for the beautiful, natural inspired Waldorf toys, and these crayons are what they use in Waldorf Kindergartens. Block crayons are great for small hands, and the children are encouraged to cover the whole paper with color. I…
The Sanity Drawer- Toddler Homeschool Ideas
Toddler homeschool ideas that will maintain your sanity- that’s the goal here. We’ve started into our second year of homeschooling this year, and one of the main “issues” (if you will) was to prevent a certain little someone from peeling the drywall off the walls silently while we were studying spelling. The solution that I…
Toddler Sleep Remedy
This toddler sleep remedy is all natural, and comes to you in the form of a poem. Hush Little Toddler to be sung to the tune of “Hush Little Baby” Hush little toddler You’re so tired, But you’re running around All crazy and wired. You can’t sleep when you’re wound so tight, All pumped up…
Curfew
There is a new Sheriff in town. Look at him, asleep on the job. He may look soft, But he lays down a mean curfew. I’m still adjusting. But one thing is obvious; The man likes to eat. So far, everybody ’round these parts likes him a lot. And he and I…we sure are sweet…
Breakfast Cereal for a Toddler
One busy morning, I was pouring cereal for the big kids, fixing a bowl of granola and yogurt for myself, and trying to decide what to fix for my toddler. I had the idea to put yogurt in her cereal. It made it much easier for her to eat, and helped the cereal stick to the spoon better. It also…