In January this year, I emailed Matthew's physical therapist (PT) at school to ask how he was doing during his PT sessions. One of the t...

I love great ideas, especially if it's a fun, productive, educational activity for the kids. I recently picked up two great resources fo...

A few months ago, Elizabeth seemed to be taking an interest in sight words. She wanted to participate when Matthew and I looked through his ...

In my search for "Montessori method" activities and toys, I found "weaving paper" on page 40 of Teach Me To Do It Myself...

He walks on over to the iPod stereo and pushes the "on" button. The radio station is preset to one of the local ones with few comm...

The goal of Don't Break The Ice is to keep the polar bear on top of the ice for as long as possible. Players take turns tapping an ice...

I saved some lids of the jarred baby food Matthew used to eat. Then I cut small pictures from magazines and glued them on the inside of each...

It was time for a morning snack. In her little toddler voice, Elizabeth said "no! no!" to yogurt and happily nodded "yes!...

Dried beans are proving to be quite a versatile toy at our house, especially since Elizabeth doesn't mouth toys anymore. In addition to ...

Simple, spontaneous moments can be a lot of fun. Sometimes they turn out to be one of the most special moments I have with my kids. We usu...

I remember playing Memory Game as a child. It was one of the many games I enjoyed. It makes me happy to see that Matthew has taken an int...

The brain hears by seeing - something I learned this year. An excerpt from the article Brain Hears Just By Seeing , "The brain's au...

Foam floor mats come in many colors and varieties. We have the alphabet floor mat. The square pieces are interlocking and the letters pop-o...

After a few minutes of wrestling and rough-housing on our bed with Daddy, Matthew is suddenly more verbal than usual. I think it's an ef...