Category: Child Development

We live pretty simply when it comes to babies, we’ve never had every gadget or device or baby holder available (which is good since I haven’t gotten rid of anything since Honeybun was born!) My …

This is a bulletin board I made with m toddler class just before I quit working when I was pregnant with Honeybun.  It was one of my favorite cumulative projects I did with any of …

If your kids are anything like mine, you’re probably constantly bombarded with pictures and drawings and pieces or art work that they painstakingly work on all day.  And as exhausting as it can get to …

I’ve really been trying to up my Pinterest game lately.  I’ve been working on my photography and making graphics which are appealing to the Pinterest crowd.  And I’m really proud of the progress I’ve made. …

Learning definitely doesn’t have to be boring but it is so easy to fall into a habit of worksheets and rote memorization, especially when it comes to math.  But it definitely doesn’t have to be …

Building blocks have quickly become one of my favorite tools for helping the girls learn new math concepts.  I previously shared 10 ways to use Legos to teach basic math skills and how I have …

We don’t usually think of young children as learning math, but the truth is, basic math skills and understandings are developed at a very young age.  I previously outlined when young children learn early math skills …

Math seems to be the hot topic in education lately, and more specifically how it is taught using the “new” methods of Common Core (which is actually a big misunderstanding, more on that here). It’s …

The toddler years are when children make great strides in their fine motor skills and development.  They transform from awkward babies who can barely pick up small objects and hold a spoon to capable little …

The preschool years see another large gain in fine motor skills and development, mostly in the realm of drawing and writing. Here’s what fine motor skills to expect during a child’s three- and four-year-old years: …