Play Through the Day

One of the hot topics associated with autumn in our house is the migration of all the local birds. The tot is absolutely fascinated by birds...

There are so many ways to play with pumpkins - rolling them, stacking them, carving them, of course! - but did you know there are also so ma...

We're going on a leaf hunt! We're gonna find some yellow ones! And boy...did we ever! I have been looking forward to collecting lea...

If you have read this blog even just a little bit, you've undoubtedly picked up on the fact that I adore doing art projects with toddler...

After an unexpected hiatus (filled with illness, long hours at work, and transitioning L into a new bed), our family has finally been able t...

All autumn long I look forward to visiting the pumpkin patch, and this year it was especially meaningful, as I got to share it with a wonder...

We absolutely ADORE painting activities in our house, and more often than not painting activities turn into sensory activities, with L slath...

L has been all about counting lately. She just mastered counting to ten by rote, and she's well on her way to counting with one-to-one c...

Discovery baskets (or bins) are fantastic for open-ended play: just fill up a basket with any number of materials and present them to a chil...

Happy October! This is my absolute favorite month of the year (so I feel really lucky to have been born within it!). It's just such a fe...

One of the best things about seasonal art projects, I think, is that you can take something you'd do any day of the year and sneak in th...