Music, rhythm, and rhyme are important building blocks to literacy, so it’s time to crank up the music and get singing! Don’t be shy! Your little one loves your voice and thinks you are better than Beyonce, so have fun, move your body and belt it out like a rock star! You can sing anything from popular music (maybe skip the rap with cuss words :), show tunes (if that’s your thing), songs you remember from childhood (Nostalgia at it’s best) or make up your own songs to narrara

Did you like green eggs and ham? Did you wish the cat in the hat would come to play at your house? Whether or not you loved hearing the spritely sentences of those stories as a child, your brain lapped them up-and children's brains continue to do so half a century after they were written. There is a reason these books still fill racks everywhere from Target to your local library. It turns out that listening to the infectious cadence of lines like Dr. Seuss's works wonders hel

There's no need for an excuse to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine together this long weekend, but these fun activties can help keep the little ones active! There are LOTS of great ideas out there to get the kids in the spirit (and stay enaged) while you grill and party prep. Let the 4th of July snacks, crafts, and reading begin! A little napping in the sun will do, too ;) Fireworks Craft All you need is a straw, some child/clothing-safe red and blue finger paint, and paper