The Benefits of Working on A Vertical Surface for Children’s Development
I’m all for raising creative and independent children through play and I believe the easiest way to accomplish that is having a prepared environment in the form of open-ended toys and resources. There is so much that a good-quality open-ended toy or resource can do in terms of encouraging independent play and creativity. Children can […]
How to Encourage Independent Play With Toddlers
Parents all want children who can play independently because we just need 10 minutes to drink our coffee hot, do the chores, prepare dinner etc. But did you know that there are lots of benefits for children to engage in independent play too? These include the space for creativity to flourish, the ability to self-direct […]
13 Favourite Art Supplies for Toddlers That Encourage Creativity (with Limited Mess)
Whenever I post pictures of our dedicated home art space on my Instagram account, there will always be comments and messages asking what are some must-have art supplies I’d recommend for toddlers when starting to stock an art trolley or an art space for the first time. Where to Start? There are a bazillion art […]
A Dedicated Art Space in the Home (Part 2) – 10 Skills Children Gain From Having A Space to Create Independently
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series I’m sharing about setting up a dedicated art space in our home. In the first part of this series, I shared the inspiration behind and the reasons why I decided to make space for creativity in our very tiny home, the rationale behind the choice of location […]
A Dedicated Art Space in the Home (Part 1) – Making Space for Creativity in Our Household
A little after my firstborn turned two, which was also just after we completed the 31 Days of Invitation to Create challenge, I decided to set up a dedicated art space in our home for our children to create freely and independently whenever they chose to do so, though at that point in time and […]
Play Teaches Skills That Aren’t Just Academic
Days like today, I’m so glad I always take heaps of photos of my children’s play. Tuesdays are hard days for me as the hubs work the afternoon-late night shift so basically I do the entire crazy witching hour before dinner time on my own, then dinner, bath and bedtime routine for both kids, with […]
Knowing The Child, Knowing Their Interests
I walked into the girls’ room this morning while they were playing and saw these connector manipulatives strewn across the entire floor. They were not playing with them and were engaged in something else. One rule I try to enforce in our household is if they’re done playing with an activity, it needs to be […]
PLAY IS – Learning Resilience, Perseverance and Mental Strength to Face Setbacks
So we had quite the morning today. I know this picture exudes peace and calm but the process of building the structure pictured here was nothing like it. In fact the construction in this photo was probably the fourth or fifth version of its kind before I managed to quickly snap these few shots before […]
Creative Mum, Creative Kids
A few days ago, I set up a toddler art invitation for my 2yo, an invitation to create fireworks using cut up recycled toilet rolls (see it here). Well at the end of the session, there was still quite a lot of paint left and not wanting to waste them, I decided to get my […]
Our Homeschool Journey
Even before the kids came along, the hubs and I had decided that when the time comes, we will eventually be going down the homeschooling route. Education has always been MY thing (my passion and my profession) and it just didn’t make sense for me personally to send my children to daycare and school only […]