“Children do not need to be made to learn about the world, or shown how. They want to, and they know how.”
~ John Holt

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Learning Through Living

Meredith has been really interested in dinosaurs lately. We’re going to Calgary at the end of the summer for my sister’s wedding, and so we thought we’d go to the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller while we’re there. Looking around the site at all the cool programs and camps they have really got me thinking about [...]

Unplugged Project: Transportation

I’ve been following this blog with interest for a long time now, but never had the inspiration to actually participate in any of the weekly Unplugged Projects until now. I can think of lots of fun things to do, but none that might interest an almost two year old. Last week’s theme was transportation. I happened [...]

In Good Company

What happens when a toddler has a jar of dried chickpeas to play with? Well, for those who are curious, here’s the answer:

She had a lot of fun with those chickpeas. There is pearl barley mixed in there too in case you’re wondering.

At least we are in good company. My toddler wasn’t the only one making [...]

Give a child a fish…

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
-Chinese Proverb

I read somewhere once that children are redirected or told no on average every nine seconds. Now, I have no idea how this stat came to be, because how would you study [...]

Walking, but not quite

Meredith is going through a bit of an odd stage. She doesn’t want to crawl. At all. For any reason. She also prefers not to be carried unless she’s tired. But she loves to walk. The thing is, she doesn’t seem quite confident in herself yet. She can walk [...]