Besides being great for playing in the classroom or at home, when I initially saw the bags they reminded In our car I have a collapsible car organizer where I place these Skoolzy bags, books, figurines, coloring

This past weekend I created a Farmers Market birthday for my best friend Justine's daughter's second

Freezing nature has always been one of my favorite invitations that I typically do in spring with all When I saw @creative_exploration do it with foraged winter treasures I had to give it try. I also got inspired to bring out our beverage dispenser like @growwild.co did so that Cy could learn

During winter break I looked up ways to store cars and found this DIY Car Garage Shelf that I asked Below I will link as much as I can underneath each image. Recyling Truck Floating Shelves Wooden Car Garage Shelf Mini Mile Activity Rug The Round Circular shelves I

Like I said, at all of the three centers I do administration for have always purchased rugs from Discount

This whole month Developing Minds and I have been showcasing how to integrate Literacy Invitations through This story reminded me so much of my relationship that I have been lucky enough to have of my own Mamani To extend this literacy experience I cut out recycled cardboard into different sized rectangles, drew

Throughout my years in early childhood education, I have always loved taking familiar seasonal materials Pumpkins = Endless Possibilities What I love most about pumpkin play is that the pumpkin itself doesn't

To level up this sensory play, I added floral arrangements from my birthday and mother's day to get the

Developing Minds shared these magical Menudas Piezas Iridescent Pieces and I was in complete awe.

The biggest tool I can suggest is preparing the child by exposing them to as much language, literacy, Here are a couple favorites: Maisy Goes to Preschool , Preschool, Here I Come ! While I could write so many other tips here are more resources that I believe are amazing: NAEYC-13 Tips

To make his day extra special, I created his dinosaur backdrop out of recycled cardboard which I hand I also created a small world dinosaur party landscape for his cake table, with loose parts and toys we The Dinosaur Kingdom line by Meri Meri which I purchased from MoMo Party . And to reminisce on every single month I used these pre-cut dinosaurs from Discount School Supply to While I wish we were able to celebrate with our family and friends in person, it was a dream come true

What is pictured here are a wide range of materials that I have collected over the years, purchased on