This post was contributed by Elissa Peterson. Elissa is a fun-loving, mess-hating homeschooling mama who enjoys dreaming up ways to keep her kids away from the television. Follow her creative pursuits athttp://dontletlifepassyouby.blogspot.com/ Most adults know the value of sending little ones out to play in the snow. However many moms are hesitant to bundle [...]
Live And Let Learn
April 12 By Leave a Comment
A family member of mine just kitted out her play room with a toy kitchen, stove, sink, bench, the works. My children had a lot of fun playing with the toy things, making cups of tea and generally role playing dinner with their cousins. When we came home, I was discussing the experience with my [...]
What Is Television Doing To Your Child's Imagination?
March 28 By Leave a Comment
Television is a topic of great debate. On one hand, there is the entertainment and potential educational aspect, on the other hand, parents are concerned that television can hinder their children’s development, socially, cognitively and these days, even physically. From an attachment parenting perspective, television could be viewed as a parenting replacement. While it might [...]
Software For Children: Helpful Or Harmful
September 19 By 2 Comments
My husband works in IT. Infact, he’s a programmer. Since our children have been born, we’ve steadfastly avoided using “technology” to raise them, not even exposing them to television. Our preference is for our children to discover the world around them, on their own, without the influence of the media, shaping their experience. They play, [...]
How To Make A Post Box
August 1 By Leave a Comment
Our two year old fascinates me, he’s been pointing to letters on his alphabet chart, and saying “A for apple” “B for Ball” “M for Mommy” and so on. Combined with his other favourite past time, barking at the post man… he’s a constant source of amusement for his parents. So to indulge his imagination, [...]
Dinosaur Sewing Cards
July 21 By Leave a Comment
It’s raining here, and freezing outside, so we’ve spent the week trying to come up with new ideas to keep the youngsters entertained during the day. There’s only so much paper boat floating and puddle jumping one can do, when it’s raining cats and dogs. So, having been inspired by the Animal Sewing Cards tutorial [...]
Developing Dexterity With Play Dough
July 21 By Leave a Comment
Playdough helps your child develop a range of skills, including manual dexterity, shape recognition and of course creative skills. The bonus about playdough is, it’s fun. Learning through play, be it structured or unstructured play is simple, natural, and self directed. Some ideas for creative play to develop manual dexterity and shape recognition could include: [...]
Christmas Toys That Nurture Your Child
October 12 By Leave a Comment
Christmas is fast approaching, and it’s that time of year when every advertisment seems to be geared at your impressionable child. Having seen several family friends weather the Christmas season, only to come out of it with noisy plastic toys, that 2 weeks after Christmas are in the bottom of the toybox (Or worse, hidden [...]
Encouraging Language Skills
October 6 By Leave a Comment
Your toddler learns language from being immersed in their environment. If their environment isn’t stimulating them, and engaging their senses, they won’t learn as quickly. Assisting them develop language is something you can proactively engage in. Remember, your toddler will learn in their own time, and they are constantly absorbing what’s going on around them [...]
