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Category: Sensory Play

Children Who Don’t Go to School: What Does It Look like to Play All Day?
  • June 24, 2018
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Children Who Don’t Go to School: What Does It Look like to Play All Day?

It is a beautiful sight to watch children at play. But, how sad that it is still so devalued. I often have […]

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All You Need To Know About Loose Parts
  • May 27, 2016
  • 816 words
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All You Need To Know About Loose Parts

When my first daughter was a toddler she was forever emptying out the crayons and using them for things other than drawing. […]

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Simple Play Tip: Nature Caddy
  • June 9, 2015
  • 476 words
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Simple Play Tip: Nature Caddy

I’ve talked before about how important I think nature is for children and, apart from getting out amongst it as often as […]

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Encouraging Block Play {With Girls}
  • September 24, 2014
  • 977 words
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Encouraging Block Play {With Girls}

contains affiliate links I am not big on gender stereotypes and I try to provide the girls with a lot of different […]

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Floating Flowers: Spring Sensory Play
  • September 23, 2014
  • 280 words
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Floating Flowers: Spring Sensory Play

Now that it’s Spring, there is lots of colour in the little flower garden the girls have been caring for. They are […]

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Why I Don’t Like Play Based Learning
Homeschooling / Unschooling
Why I Don’t Like Play Based Learning
We Need to Talk About Childism
Parenting
We Need to Talk About Childism
10 Things to Say Instead of ‘Stop Crying’
Parenting
10 Things to Say Instead of ‘Stop Crying’
School is Unnecessary
Homeschooling / Unschooling
School is Unnecessary
What Is Unschooling?
Homeschooling / Unschooling
What Is Unschooling?
Why I stopped asking my kids to clean up
Parenting
Why I stopped asking my kids to clean up
8 Reasons NOT to Give Kids a Bedtime
Parenting
8 Reasons NOT to Give Kids a Bedtime
The Socialization Homeschooled Kids Don’t Get
Homeschooling
The Socialization Homeschooled Kids Don’t Get
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Yesterday our house was filled with creativity, la
Yesterday our house was filled with creativity, laughter, singing, and yummy food. We hosted a little teens Galantines gathering for a few of the girls friends.

Cookie decorating, and then watching a rom-com together.

A little encouragement from me today to celebrate things. Anything at all! Host a little gathering, or just involve your own family in a random little celebration. You can find lots of opportunities to do this.

Homeschooling is meant to be fun. It doesn't have to be all sitting down for serious learning time. In fact, it doesn't have to be much of that at all. It looks more like life. Like sprinkling fun and spontaneity through our weeks. Like learning things because you're interested in them and doing them in your own enjoyable way. Like building community and creating memories.

It's not supposed to be dull and boring. If it is, it's time to shake things up!

And if you want help with that, I share lots of ideas for celebrating, exploring new ideas, creating connecting rituals, and learning interesting things. Just comment INSPIRE and I'll DM you the details.

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