There is some very nice sensory play items on the commercial market. But, I prefer to make my own felt shapes versus purchasing manufactured products. This multi-part post will show you how to get started making economical felt shapes for pre-school children and younger grade school children. Making felt items for kids to experience […]
This post is a continuation of Pre-Schoolers Learning to Sew Dolls Clothes and can be adapted to other learning experiences. This old No Non-cents Nanna knows when children are given the opportunity,along with the adults patience, they can do many things on the road to eventual independence. What parts can a 4 year old ‘sew”? Pick […]
This last Sunday I walked to the store. I wasn’t feeling so good. I was unaware that I was coming down with pneumonia. Unexpectedly 4 different strangers smiled and opened doors for me. I wondered if I looked as bad I felt. These random acts of kindness gave me the strength to walk home feeling […]
This summer was hot one! I doubt any one in the US had the need to warm up the car in closed garage in the during the summer months. Now with cooler weather coming on I want to encourage you to have a family safety talk with your family. Too much carbon monoxide breathed in […]
.A friend told me she took an aging man to the store to buy disposable man briefs and diaper wipes. The poor old guy did not know what to do to keep clean after an accident in his underwear. He is not alone in being unprepared when they can not reach the bathroom. I’ve been […]
In this post I want to address the part of the process of life: Death and Dying. With Halloween festivities quickly approaching, I want to remind parents that children look to us adults to set the examples about life and death. I wonder if our children and grandchildren get confused about loved ones dying with […]
With Halloween decorating ideas being marketed all over America we will see lots of spooky skeletons that creep out the kids. But, have you ever told your children that the bones that make up our skeletons have 6 major functions? Now, that is important to know and hardly spooky at all. With any holiday […]
Halloween is a fun time to make creepy kind of things with opportunity to talk to kids about learning to make good choices and safety issues. In America is very hard to avoid seeing macabre displays. For some it it is fun- while others are offended or advise against the so called Halloween celebrations. Whether […]
While I’m playing around with editing some of my photos of my Halloween crafts I want to encourage you to form an emergency preparedness plan. Below I made up a gory image for us to consider. Is illusion real or it is creepy fun? I’m not so sure that most American kids know the difference […]
Prior to the health scare of 2020, many parents were sending their pre-kindergarten children to daycare so they could work. With the “lockdowns” or businesses shuttering doors, many parents had no choice but to stay-at-home self-isolating with 3,4, and 5-year-old kids experiencing dramatic changes in routines. As parents were challenged with juggling work from home […]
Oh the things you can do with an empty paper towel tube! The little ones can find many creative ways to use an empty paper towel tubes: like for YELLING Things!!!! as this 4 year old says. Look! She decorated her YELLING Thing all by herself using markers! Isn’ the YELLING Thing precious? I think so because […]
