Dancing Canvas Paintings

Dancing Canvas Painting

Here’s a fun painting project that’s great for homemade gift giving. All you need are a couple canvases, masking tape, paints and your child’s favorite painting tools.

Song of the Week: Ten in the Bed

Ten in the Bed Lyrics and Melody

This adorable version of ‘Ten in the Bed’ is a great way to practice early subtraction skills with toddlers who can count to ten.

Strawberries, Pumpkins and Kaleidoscope Photos

Robin's Nest

Today we discovered a robin’s egg nest, took kaleidoscope photos and added strawberries and mini pumpkins to our container garden. Altogether an awesome day.

Our Toddler Snacking Garden

Toddler Snacking Garden

Spring is here and we were finally able to do something I’ve been looking forward to for months: plant those seeds we started back in April and setup a toddler snacking garden! (Plus an herb garden for mommy.)

Song of the Week: Bumping Up and Down

Song of the Week: Bumping Up and Down

This is one of those classic Raffi tunes that babies and toddlers love. It’s a simple song about two kids that have a little red wagon they take bumping all over the place, but then the wagon breaks and they have to fix it before they can start bumping about again.

Our Favorite Train Books, Songs, Puzzles and More (Plus a Giveaway!)

Howard Fogg Train Painting

If your toddler loves trains as much as mine does, chances are you’re often on the lookout for new ways to encourage your little one’s fascination. From train books and songs to puzzles and rhymes, I created a round-up of our favorite train things in honor of Amtrak’s National Train Day on May 12th.