A recent trip to the beach reminded me of how much my children love sand. A bit afraid of the lapping waves, they happily sat on, scooped and poured the golden powder for hours. We don’t go to the beach all the time, but we have the beach right at home for some serious sensory play. How do we do it? Sandbox  I bought our sandbox almost two years ago from the first … [Read more...]

There's nothing like wooden blocks to make a child's imagination flourish. Our blocks have been roads, bridges, castles, a piano, and most recently, a train track. When I put The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper on our shelf, Little T immediately wanted to "study" it. So, I put it in our Learning Basket together with: Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise … [Read more...]