This week’s Wordless Wednesday is all about rock art! Simple but very fun!
Tissue Paper Candle Holder Craft
Do you need a homemade gift your kids can make? This easy candle holder craft is a great last-minute gift idea that preschoolers and toddlers can do. They are a perfect gift for Mother’s Day, a grandparent’s birthday, or even Christmas! My kids had a great time making these simple tissue paper candle holders and […]
How to Advertise a Home Daycare: 10 Practical Ways to Find Families
If you have an opening in your home daycare, you may be wondering how to advertise your program and connect with families who are looking for care. The most effective approach is usually a mix of clear information, local connections, and steady visibility- not trying every advertising platform at once. After more than 15 years […]
Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE Starting a Home Daycare
There are so many things I wish I knew before starting a home daycare! Do you have things you learned or issues you are hoping to avoid? I spend a lot of time scrolling through message boards and connecting with other home daycare providers in order to gain ideas, network, commiserate, and get advice. In these […]
Fourth of July Craft: Pipe Cleaner Firework Paintings
Need a quick Fourth of July craft for kids? Grab some pipe cleaners and paint and you’re ready to go! This simple pipe cleaner art project is perfect for both preschooler and toddlers. Post contains affiliate links for your convenience, please disclosure for more info. My toddlers have become obsessed with the pipe cleaners recently so I […]
Homemade Playdough Recipes: No Cream of Tarter Versions
Do you need to make playdough but don’t have any cream of tarter in hand? I think this is me nearly every time I go to make more playdough lately. I never remember what recipe I prefer to use so I decided to try 2 that I have written down in my recipe book. Both […]
Father’s Day Handprint Fish Craft for Kids
Its that time when we celebrate Dads! For some reason I always struggle with finding things for Father’s Day. There are a million ideas for Mother’s Day but Father’s Day is always a challenge. This year we decided to make hand print fish. I used acrylic paints because the construction paper I currently have on […]
Ice Cream Playdough Recipe for Sensory Play
Playdough is such a staple in my home daycare and this ice cream playdough recipe is awesome! My kids love to play with it and it makes the perfect addition to pretend play prompts and sensory tables. It’s a no-cook recipe that is super easy to make but can be used for weeks. We used […]
DIY Gifts: Painted Flower Pots
With Mother’s Day right around the corner we decided to make a little something for those special moms & grandmas in our lives. So along with our other DIY gifts, like our Tissue Paper Candle Holders, we also made these cute flower pots and planted some flowers in them. DIY Gifts: Painted Terra Cotta Flower Pots I […]
Cloud Dough! Super Fun Sensory for Toddlers!
We were in the mood for a new sensory activity, something messy as weather has given us a break and we can actually be outside for awhile! So today we broke out some sensory tubs and made up some cloud dough. It’s super simple! Two ingredients that most of us have on hand all the time: flour and baby […]