I’ve been sharing about different yoga ideas over the past few weeks. My kids have been going crazy over themed yoga. This week I’m stepping away from the animal yoga, and going to the circus. The circus still has animals of course! It wasn’t until last year that I really went to “the circus.” We visited […]
This is about the time of year that I start to get a little bit stir crazy. I don’t think our temperature has even hit 10 degrees today! Not only am I stir crazy, but I’m having to keep my little guy entertained as well. Luckily, we have an unfinished basement that we spend a
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Play is a huge part of the developmental process for our little ones. It’s easy spend a lot of time, money, and energy thinking about different items to purchase. I don’t know about you, but around here the best part of getting gifts for my toddler is the box. I’ve found that some of the best
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This week we are talking ocean themed yoga and movements. In the past couple of weeks I’ve shared about zoo themed yoga and farm yoga and movements. The ocean is another great place to learn and play. Ocean themed yoga is perfect for toddlers through elementary school-aged children.
I recently read an article, Letting Kids Move Isn’t A Break From Learning, It is Learning. In this article the author discusses how important movement is in the learning process and gives great ideas on how to incorporate movement into learning, not just as a brain break. Now don’t get me wrong, brain breaks are an essential
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I was recently chatting with one of my friends who is having her first baby. We were talking about her baby registry, and discussing the actual baby must haves that she should focus on. I had a few things that I absolutely loved, and consider my baby must haves. Some of these things surprised me how much
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This week we are talking farm yoga and movements. Last week I shared about zoo themed yoga. The farm is another awesome place for kids to visit and explore. My son is particularly fond of the farm. He’s pretty darn good at all the farm animal sounds! Yoga can easily be incorporated into a
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My little guy is a man on the run. His primary mode of “go” is walking. Up until more recently, I wasn’t too concerned about shoes, he really didn’t wear them that much, only when necessary. His first pair of shoes were soft soled flexible shoes since he was an emerging/brand new walker. Times have changed, and
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It’s no secret that a favorite thing around our house is water play. C started playing in the water as a baby and hasn’t stopped. We shared some of our favorite ways to play in the water last summer. In the winter, water play has fallen to the side on my end at least. C
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Who doesn’t love the zoo? We spend a lot of time at our local zoo. It’s a favorite in both the summer and the winter. It helps that we live close and have a season pass! Zoo animals can play a part in child development as well. Think of how a child learns animal sounds,