by Jaimi Erickson | Aug 18, 2013 | parenting
I have been asked frequently by readers, “Should I send my child to Preschool? Is preschool worth it?” Having taught Preschool and also waited to send my son to school until much later than most moms I know, I can offer a few factors to consider when deciding to...
by Jaimi Erickson | Aug 9, 2013 | organization
When my children are little, I start introducing crayons and coloring. I like to save their little pieces of artwork and jot down their age at the time, so we can look back on their projects years down the road. It can be hard to decide how to store these activities...
by Jaimi Erickson | Aug 8, 2013 | activities
My kids were playing with their toy animals a lot. I noticed that my toddler already knew the animal names, and my oldest was nearly at reading age. In the midst of one of their pretend play sessions, I asked them if they wanted to make name tags for the animals. They...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jun 2, 2013 | organization, quick tip
Teaching children to make healthy eating choices can be tough-especially when as a mom it can be easy to have them grab whatever is within their reach to make things quick. My snack organization station to help kids make healthy food choices changed everything...
by Jaimi Erickson | Apr 12, 2013 | activities
How can one activity spring off into multiple others? It happens a lot in our house! It’s exciting to follow the interests of our children to expand their learning. First, we had dyed eggshells when were did the dying eggshells activity. When I was...
