Did you know that you can actually help your kids get smarter? Today’s scientific brain research shows that by teaching kids about something called “Growth Mindset” – you can help them become better learners, become more persistent, and more intelligent and resilient overall! This post breaks it all down for you. You’ll find 10 easy…
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5 Easy Ways to Make Your Child’s Toys More Engaging
With my son’s birthday approaching, relatives and friends started asking the usual, “What would Onetime like for his birthday this year?” Let me start off by saying that our family and friends are incredibly generous and have always gone out of their way to spoil my son with gifts. However, as Onetime approaches age 5, I’ve…
Make a Colourful Melted Crayon Window Shade
When my family moved into a new house a couple of years ago, we instantly fell in love with the fireplace, the neighbourhood with it’s beautiful red maple trees, and the lush garden in the backyard thanks to the green thumb of the past residents. What we didn’t like was the view out the back window…rear…
Silver Bells Sensory Bin and Fine Motor Play
Do you have a special Christmas memory from childhood? What about a memory associated with a favourite Christmas carol? For me that memory is sitting in the school gym as a child singing “Silver Bells” surrounded by 200 other voices filled with excitement at the approach of the holidays. There was just something so magical about that…
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