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Young children love tactile hands-on learning and nothing stirs their imagination like a fun sensory basket. I like to save bits of this and that for preschool learning when taking down my Christmas decorations and clearing out holiday stuff. This year my sensory basket consisted of some shiny icicles off my Christmas tree, some cotton […]

When taking down my Christmas decorations in January, I save shiny bits of icicles for some fun frosty winter-themed sensory play. This year, my preschoolers said it reminded them of rain and they used it in their pretend play as rain. Another item that I like to save up over Christmas is the paper stuffing […]

This Christmas, my preschoolers I spent many happy moments reading and re-reading the beautiful classic children’s story “Frosty the Snow Man”, as retold by Annie North Bedford, illustrated by Terri Super and published by Little Golden Books (1989). When little children connect with a wonderful story, they just love hearing it over and over again. […]

This year I cut up some A3 sized card paper in the shape of Christmas trees and gave each of my preschoolers one of their own. They were invited to paint their tree green, and while paint can be a bit messy, painting is a very calming and relaxing activity for little ones. Some love […]

Working with children over the last 29 years in-counting has brought me so much joy and enriched my life beyond anything words could describe. There are so many reasons why I truly love being with children. I love their ability to laugh and enjoy the silly things. I love their creativity and imagination. I love […]

As active learners, young children enjoy stories in a richer and more meaningful way when they can engage with the story on many levels: active play, re-telling, sensory play, pretend play, and more.For any stories that include a tunnel or a cave, here is a one idea I’ve used again and again and the little […]

Our next children’s story due to be published shortly, The Little Dinosaurs’ Pick Pumpkins, was inspired by children’s delight in bright orange pumpkins. Leila and I have dedicated our next loveable story  to every young tractor enthusiast. We wanted the story to be funny and engaging for little ones, filled with tractors, wagons, pumpkins, and […]

Getting to hold and touch a pumpkin is a brand new exciting experience for a little one, so it’s important to follow children’s lead and go at their pace and let them savor the wonderful moments of new experiences like these. Young Children love holding, touching, carrying, and feeling things, they learn best when their […]

Having time to be mindful, relax, and take some deep breaths is very important for preschoolers who have very busy, full, and active days. Having relaxation, breathing, and calming breaks helps children to not feel overstimulated or overwhelmed by busy, fun, and full days in preschool. I just love to incorporate a part of a […]

Eric Carle’s award winning book, The Hungry Caterpillar is such a fun book to base children’s art and sensory activities around. Green is a nice calming colour and when the little ones need something relaxing and calming to do, painting some recycled materials for a bit of 3D art is always a favourite. I love […]