Let’s make a shape city! The felt board is a really great way for kids to play and explore many things! You can do so much with a felt board! We love ours and the kids get so much use out of it. Currently my toddlers are learning about shapes so, to go along with […]
Monster Pudding Cups Halloween Treat for Kids
Need an easy Halloween treat you kids can make? Give these yummy monster cups a try today! Here’s one that my kids LOVED! It’s relatively easy and my daycare kids managed to keep it fairly mess free (which is amazing!)! I wanted something easy and yummy, but mainly something that I could make out of a […]
Halloween Bark Recipe Kids Can Make
This Halloween bark recipe is super easy! Seriously! The kids really love to help cook I’ve been trying to find easy recipes that kids can make. With Halloween on the horizon we really wanted to make a Halloween treat. We needed something that the kids could help with and this Halloween bark recipe from a daycare […]
Tissue Paper Mummy Craft
Let’s make a simple tissue paper mummy craft! I have to say I LOVE Halloween! It’s one of my favorite holidays. I like all the spooky and fall decorations! Maybe it’s just because I love everything fall! This tissue paper mummy craft project is very simple and allows children to work with glue sticks and […]
The Pros and Cons of Starting a Home Daycare
Considering the pros and cons of starting a home daycare before you commit to this career is highly recommended. Starting an in-home daycare can be an exciting and life-changing event. It can help your family financially and give you more time with your children. While there are many benefits of doing home daycare there are also […]
The Flour Finger Painting Experience
One day a week I have just infants so on these days I try to expose them to some type of exploratory or messy project that I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing with them when I have other children to focus on as well. Today was finger painting! Finger painting is always a really fun activity for […]
DIY Felt Board
I currently have a small felt board, it’s a cork board that I covered with felt. It was a thrown together project of felt scraps so its 4 pieced hot glued to the cork board. the kids really enjoy it so I decided to finally get my act together (sort of) and get a new one […]
Daycare Provider or Babysitter? What to Call Your Child Care Provider
For many childcare professionals, there is a hot button issue when it comes to the terms people use to refer to their career choice. Are they a childcare provider or babysitter? This simple title issue, calling them a daycare provider or babysitter, can be quite the hot topic for many providers. I frequently see this […]
Interviewing Daycare Clients
One of the more challenging parts of starting a daycare is interviewing daycare clients. Many new providers don’t know where to start. It’s intimidating to invite someone you don’t know into your home, answer all the questions and concerns they may have, and make sure that you ask all the right questions to see if […]