This is the third of a series of three blog posts, looking at the main principles of the most well known child-led educational philosophies today. You can read the post on Montessori here, and on Steiner/Waldorf here. Today, the Reggio Emilia approach... In my opinion, I have saved the best for last, as this is the philosophy that resonates most closely with our family values, although there are aspects of Montessori and Steiner/Waldorf that I love and respect very much too. There are, in…

Bring more creativity into your child's life. This blog is full of Inspiration, project ideas, and all things arts and crafts for kids!

The last few days, on each of our walks my children made a nature Colour chart. We hunted for each colour throughout the walk and had handy glue sticks at the ready. Now that they have dried and...

Share Wildflower Ramblings! I have had many revelations about getting to know my children. Their intensities and personalities. Who they are and what they desire from life and me and themselves. One of the subjects I am attempting to figure out is the world of arts and crafts. I wrote about this previously in What...

This is an amazing art space for preschool through school age children to utilize and create amazing masterpieces of their choosing. This will allow the children to use their fine motor skills as well as their imagination.

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