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Babysitter, babysitter

My daughter despises being babysat. I’m not even sure if that’s a word, but it doesn’t sound all that pleasant to me either, when you put it that way. I recall kind of liking my babysitters, since an evening of babysitting meant an evening of fun, television, junk food, and a late bedtime. My daughter has been blessed with a parent who stays home part time and grandparents who care for her when I am not there. Rarely does it happen that my husband and I need to go to work and the grandparents are not there. It’s happening today … Continue reading →

Playing With Colors

We visited New York City last week and we were enjoying the sights at FAO Schwartz. I love crafts, so I went over to the craft section. There were lots of great ideas there, although my somewhat frugal self balked at the idea of spending a lot of money on something that I could make myself. One of the wonderful items for sale was a kit of different craft colors that your preschooler could squish and mix. Yum! Mess! My daughter loves to move all of the colors of paint off the shelf and start mixing them together to make … Continue reading →

Fine Motor Control: Developing Finger Strength

Small children vary a lot in their ability to create with their hands. While some children may be quite dexterous at age three, others really struggle to create pictures and letters at age five or six. Your four or five-year-old may not even have a dominant hand yet, although this will solidify over the next two or three years. Want to work on your preschooler’s fine motor control? The work doesn’t need to look like work. You’re probably doing things right now that build your child’s finger strength and dexterity. If your preschooler struggles with fine motor control or you … Continue reading →

Developing Hand-Eye Coordination

Hand-eye coordination: I seem to lack it, but apparently it is a basic pre-writing skill. That might explain why my handwriting is lousy. However, I digress. If you want to have fun with your preschooler while covertly sneaking some hand-eye coordination skills into the mix, here are a few activities to try. I’m sure that you have more to add! Beading: We love beading around here, with giant colorful wooden beads from Melissa and Doug. You can put them together, take them apart, and just keep on making new necklaces. Pop beads are another standby from the eighties, not recommended … Continue reading →