I Used To Have A Brain

Naptime. It's the only shot I get at a break in my 10.5 hour day, and when it goes badly, I get crabby.  Crabby Abby is not nearly as ...

This was our first week of preschool for the year, and this month I ignored my Funshine Express curriculum book and went with something with...

The Valentines Day art project the toddlers and Izzy did spanned over a few days to make. First they painted pink on stiff white paper.  A...

Time for a stream-of-consciousness post of sorts. The toddlers in my life are big into hide and seek.  They are generally terrible hiders,...

Although it can be really messy, sensory tables or bins are great for preschoolers and toddlers, and fun for older kids too!  Infants and yo...

Snapshots of what we've been up to lately: Sticker math Practicing printing with shaving cream Color mixing project ...

Starting today, there's a new baby in the house!  You know what that means? Itty bitty feet. Itty bitty fingers. Tiny size 1 ...

I feel the need to blog about today, but it's hard.  It's a very bitter-sweet day at my daycare, as 3 of my little punkinheads are m...

We had a pretty big storm come through Tuesday morning at about 5AM.  I woke up to what sounded like a tornado right outside the window.  I ...

Like a majority of daycares (I think) I do not allow gun play during daycare, because it makes some kids really uncomfortable and it makes l...

Last week was our last week of preschool for the school year, which ment my 5-year-old daycare boy graduated!  I made him a graduation hat, ...

I've got enough Easter pictures for two posts, so this first one is dedicated to the preparation part. Last Thursday I planned an East...

SO THANKFUL FOR SPRING! It's been a long, hard, snowy winter here in Minnesota and there's only so much a girl can take of snow an...

Last week and the week before we went on an ocean adventure, learning about fish, salt water, whales, dolphins, sharks, crabs, sea stars, wh...

I like pancakes. The end. Just kidding:o) I like pancakes, and the kids all like pancakes, but they are kind of a pain in the butt to ...