I’ve been working hard to avoid as many epic battles with my two-year-old as possible. The key, I’ve found, is handing him the reigns as often as possible. Keeping that in mind, I developed our “Weatherlope.” Inspired by all the preschool previews we’ve been to lately, I decided to start our days with a little [...]

We’ve been rather flu-ish around here this week. So pretty much no one is embracing activities to get us over the hump more than us. Here are three simple equations, utilizing materials straight out of the recycling bin that added a little oomph to our day: Takeout paper bag+stickers=puppet Magazine+glue stick+cardboard=puzzle Wrapping paper tube+scissors+paper towel [...]

You may recall that we are bona fide library junkies around here. And how could we not be, with day after day of free entertainment? Oh the freeness of it all! At our very own beloved Milford Public Library, we recently scored a sheet listing 25 games to play with magnetic letters. TWENTY FIVE. And [...]

Let me tell you about my new favorite book of the century. Got it off paperbackswap.com (imagine that!) and it is changing the way we survive around here. Things to Do With Toddlers and Twos by Karen Miller Okay, so you probably won’t find this book in the Survival Skills section of any bookstore, but [...]