Reciting finger plays with a little something to hold in lttle hands is not only great fun for young children, but, also has many benefits for growth. DIY felt finger play shapes are affordable and perfect for new teachers or young home school families. See example below. This post shares 3 fingerplay kids love to […]
No Non-cents Nanna first Black Friday specials on her hand-made felt sensory play items will start on Wednesday evening via several busy on-line shopping sites. Initial images of my proto-type felt play product will be published on this post as a sneak peak, today. Black Friday prices and avaible product will vary from the today’s proto-type images. […]
Hey, Colorado Springs join us in burning our “turkey wings: at the after Thanks Giving Turkey Day fun at the D & R TURKEY BURN Sunday November 29th from 3 pm to 5pm. We will be exercising our wings and buttered buns at the Colorado Springs City Auditorium, 221 East Kiowa. clock Sunday, November […]
With the holiday gift buying season upon us there is a temptation to buy bigger and better than young children really need. Malika Bourne the No Non-cents Nanna advises parents and grandparents to KISS! KEEP IT SIMPLE! Sure, all parents have the natural fantasy to give our children more than we had when were […]
Today’s Craft Show organized by Broad WAY Productions ( November 14, 2015) was so much FUN! I wore my home made UGLY Sweater for an UGLY Sweater contest and felt s-o-o good about looking tacky as I sold my felt Chritmas Trees and more at one of the beautiful rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn […]
Before I tie the last few bows on the cello bags with my hand crafted felt dolls “we” did a photo shoot! “We”, the felt dolls with fleece filled doll pillows and flannel doll blankets will be displaying at the November 14, 2015 Craft Show at the Hilton Garden Inn; 2035 Aerotech, Colorado Springs. […]
Finger Plays, Nursery Rhymes and songs may seen silly to some, but they are really great teaching tools for young children. By the way, college students use silly songs to help them memorize for tests. This post will share 3 more good reasons WHY early childhood educators teach rhyming songs and fingerplays to young children; […]
Learning experiences are enhanced when as many senses are incorporated in that lesson. This is especially true with young children who are learning basic concepts about the world around them. The use of Finger Plays involves a number of the senses. This post is a continuation of a previous post: Working in Early Childhood Development and […]
For the love of finger plays this post shares 10 links to dozens of the best fingerplays shared on Pinterest and 8 more reasons why great pre-school teachers use finger plays to teach in the class room. Those of us who teach kids finger plays understand the value of rhythm and rhyme in the learning […]
At times life can be like a box of puzzle pieces:puzzling! We have many choices when we are so mixed up the pieces don’t fit right. Whine and complain. Stay passive or silent. Blame someone else for the problem Wait for someone (enabler)to fix it for us Problem solve to do something different. In the […]
Learning to “write” is an exciting adventure for most children. If you are the parent of a 3 to 6 year old be FORE WARNED! Even very well supervised and best behaved child will practice every chance they get on anything and everything available; walls; dolls; legs and more… If they get a hankering to […]
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 […]
As your family adjusts to the new normal of staying home from school due to COVID-19 precautions now is a good time to not only talk about house rules that keep everyone safe but, to write them on paper to post for quick reminders. Why have RULES? “Rules help us all feel more safe and […]
Getting to know someone can make even grown ups feel uncomfortable. Kids feel nervous too when meeting some like a new baby sitter. No Non-cents Nanna shares 10 silly icebreakers to help you make kids feel more comfortable. Keep reading for links to busy bag ideas from No Non-cents Nanna Feel free to share […]
