by Mikelle Despain | Feb 12, 2020 | Kid Activities |
We love Valentine’s Day! It breaks up the gloomy gray of January and February by bringing a fun, sweet holiday–and an excuse to show some love. Valentine’s Day sometimes gets a bad rap for being commercialized or “created by card...
by Mikelle Despain | Jun 3, 2019 | Children and Learning, Kid Activities |
For parents, teaching solo play to children is a necessity—there are chores to do! For toddlers, however, solo play takes some getting used to. Toddlers naturally want to do everything with their parents and often get upset when they’re not included. Because of this,...
by Mikelle Despain | Dec 10, 2018 | Kid Activities |
Your toddler is finally starting to understand the meaning of words enough to understand simple word play, which means it’s time to break out the jokes! Here are our favorite age-appropriate kids jokes for preschoolers. Q. What do elves learn in school? A. The...
by Mikelle Despain | Aug 1, 2018 | Children and Learning, Kid Activities |
As educators, part of our role is to provide encouragement and inspiration to our students. We believe it’s more important to foster self-confidence and a lifelong belief in themselves and their abilities than it is to focus on test scores. Here are some of our...
by Mikelle Despain | May 16, 2018 | Kid Activities |
We have mixed feelings about summer. On one hand, the weather is gorgeous and it’s wonderful to get outside and play! On the other hand, we definitely miss our students and their families. There’s something about the comfortable daily routine of being at...
by Mikelle Despain | Jan 26, 2018 | Children and Learning, Kid Activities, Values |
We know Valentine’s Day often gets a bad rap for being over-commercialized, but we love any extra opportunity to show some love. This year, we wanted to show that love to our students and families by sharing 6 of our favorite (non-valentinesy) kids books about...
