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learn through play eBook bundle: spring & summer fun learning
April 8, 2013 No Comment

learn through play eBook bundle: spring & summer fun learning

*Though the Learn Through Play eBook Bundle special is over, you may still purchase these eBooks at any time!   Just click through to the ones you are most interested in, ...

fab ideas for new year's, organization and winter family fun
December 28, 2012 6 comments

fab ideas for new year’s, organization and winter family fun

Happy New Year, my friends! Let’s do what we can to get 2013 started in a fun, organized, and fresh way by checking out what the experts are doing–and you ...

how to develop language through play
May 7, 2012 No Comment

how to develop language through play

I’m excited to share a few posts I’ve written that focus on developing children’s language through play. Each short article offers parents two teeny little tips that they can easily ...

quick trick: focus on free play
February 25, 2012 6 comments

quick trick: focus on free play

This little Quick Trick isn’t as much a trick as it is a reminder–for parents, caregivers, teachers. .  . for my husband and me. Though I have always known and ...

learning in the every day: classic, creative play (and melissa & doug giveaway!)
January 10, 2012 97 comments

learning in the every day: classic, creative play (and melissa & doug giveaway!)

As much as I am an advocate of parents being teachers for their children and helping their kiddos to build a solid foundation for learning waaaay before those children walk ...

new for us friday: LeapFrog Peek-A-Shoe Octopus (& giveaway!)
November 26, 2011 47 comments

new for us friday: LeapFrog Peek-A-Shoe Octopus (& giveaway!)

As much as I have had a ton of success with LeapFrog products and love nearly everything LeapFrog, I knew that I needed to outsource a bit when it came ...

family names: reading and writing the ones we love
November 21, 2011 9 comments

family names: reading and writing the ones we love

Homework time is still a really important part of our day, especially now that Owen’s in Kindergarten and Maddy’s second grade work is picking up. And I really try my ...

partners: 'we teach' and melissa & doug (and the north 'poll' news!)
November 15, 2011 1 comment

partners: ‘we teach’ and melissa & doug (and the north ‘poll’ news!)

I’m thrilled to announce that as of last month, the we teach forum has partnered with the amazing Melissa & Doug! What this means is that members of our forum ...

outdoor play: good for everyone's mind, body, and soul
October 10, 2011 8 comments

outdoor play: good for everyone’s mind, body, and soul

Thanks to Walgreens for underwriting this post. I was paid as a member of the Clever Girls Collective, but the content is all mine. Visit http://moms.dailybuzz.com/channel/style.   Finally, after enough ...