Hey, it’s the lady on the Internet 🤣 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m cozied up here with my 4th born: Playing Preschool. Playing Preschool was born from my frustration with the high cost of preschool and the few home preschool programs on the market that would work for my family. I was so discouraged at the thought of piecing together preschool for my kids from worksheets on Pinterest. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I decided if I couldn’t find what I needed, I’d make it - and make it I did. In 2017, I wrote this activities-based pro...

This is not a post to make you feel guilty, just food for thought - a quote for thought that I reflect on a lot. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How many times do I rush us through something or take over doing it, when my kids are perfectly capable...or desperate to learn...or wanting to have their chance? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I cannot expect them to ever stand on their own feet or learn the tasks they need for life beyond me if I'm always taking over and doing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Of course, I can do it faster. Of course, I can do it mo...

Go big or go home, am I right 🤣🤣 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This activity was fully inspired by @happytoddlerplaytime (a MUST follow) - who loves a GIANT art moment. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve seen @happytoddlerplaytime do this activity for years and had to give it a try ♥️🐰 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ THE HOW TO ➡️ I rolled out a big sheet of paper (this is Kraft paper from Amazon or use a box). I drew an interestingly shaped egg 😂 and added all sorts of details. The amount of details you add will be kid dependent: this level would be too m...

I call it my Union Break 😉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I found myself as a new parent trying to cram a whole day’s worth of work into nap time. It left me exhausted and a little bitter. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So I switched gears. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I needed this time to rest, recharge, and get myself ready for the next part of the day - and frankly, I needed this a lot more than I needed to do the dishes at that exact moment. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I also had a revelation: I didn’t want my kids thinking the house magically cleaned itself. “We go t...