The Early Years Blog

Do you rotate toys? Toy rotation means making a limited number of toys accessible to children at a particular time, with the remainder being stored elsewhere. Rotating toys can keep...

Create your own Zen Garden with simple items found around the home or outdoors.

Here's an easy activity that can be modified based on your child’s skills. Toddlers will enjoy making ladybug prints. For preschoolers (and older), you can include counting practice!

Let's craft a Mini Beast Theater using an egg carton for a stage and popsicles sticks for some cute critter characters!

Create your own tempera paint using materials found around your home. Earth day is the perfect day to create fun paintings using your own tempera paint! We used some of our...

This months sensory box is all about birds. Here are a few simple hands on lessons for the nature table.