Pumpkins are part of our fall activities but with Halloween approaching we’ve started learning about carving pumpkins and creating Jack-O-Lanterns. We’ll be hitting up the pumpkin patch soon so we can use real pumpkins but until then we’ve been having fun making our own pumpkins with different materials. Today we used potatoes! Our garden yielded an excessive amount […]
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Why Paid Time Off for Home Daycare Providers Matters
Paid time off for home daycare providers can be quite a hot topic among parents and home daycare providers. I frequently get emails from providers asking for advice on whether or not they should include paid time off in their contracts or asking for advice on “how to justify it” to clients during interviews. It’s […]
Mason Jar Christmas Tree Luminaries
This mason jar Christmas tree luminaries craft was a real experiment for us! We love our fall-themed mason jar luminaries and making these Christmas tree luminaries was our attempt to recreate our favorite fall craft with a fun Christmas theme. They were another total experiment, the kids and I decided on a whim to make them, […]
Is Your House Right for Running a Home Daycare?
Is your house right for running a home daycare? When starting a daycare in your home it’s important to survey your house and make sure that the setup of your home is conducive to running an in-home daycare. Not every house will work, but not every home needs to have a separate and defined daycare […]
Christmas Songs & Fingerplays for Kids
Christmas songs and fingerplays are some of our favorite things to include in circle time this time of year! My daycare kids love Christmas rhymes and Christmas action songs, they just can’t get enough! I’m always amazed at how much of each of these songs and rhymes my daycare kids remember each year. If you […]
Halloween Themed Songs and Rhymes for Kids
There are so many fun Halloween Themed Songs and Rhymes for kids that’s it’s hard to keep track of them. To make sure we didn’t forget our favorite ones I put together this list of the best Halloween songs, fingerplays, and rhymes to do with toddlers and preschoolers. This time of year is my favorite! […]
DIY Straw Bubble Blowers
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A Kid’s Guide to Native American History Book Review
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Fall Preschool Lesson Plans
Fall preschool lesson plans are some of my favorites! It’s probably because fall is my favorite season. I love all the fun activities I can do with the toddlers and preschoolers in my home daycare! I used to start planning fall activities mid-summer. The problem I always ran into is that I spent SO MUCH […]