Now that the weather is warming up, it’s the perfec time to teach your child about the changing of the seasons and what’s new for spring! Here’s how to start a conversation about gardening, and how to create a learning window garden
By Ann-Marie Burton
Summer lovin’ means family time playing at the beach. Even if you can’t get to a beach in your area, you can make these sand and beach-inspired crafts and do some activities that will make it seem like you brought the beach to your own home!
Dinosaur month at momstown is full of fun crafts, silly dino snacks and lots of learning about different types of dinosaurs! We love this simple craft to get kids to think about where they dinosaurs would live. Using recycled and natural ingredients can make the perfect dinosaur habitat or diorama.
We love to get creative with crafts, but momstown moms know that there are lots of ways to teach your child about colour through science, sensory bins and even outdoor scavenger hunts! Here are 10 great activities to help your toddler and preschooler learn about colours and colour mixing.
This month, momstown moms and kids are taking off! What a great chance to learn about space by exploring the planets, stars, sun, moon and even ride some cool rocket ships!
momstown’s going exploring with our Little Explorers curriculum theme! We’ve got 5 books to kick off this theme and share with toddlers and preschoolers who are ready to explore their world both indoors and out! Don’t forget to grab some healthy on-the-go snacks before you head out exploring!
Not only does the strawberry farm offer up some delicious snacks and fun outdoors, but it’s a great opportunity to learn a bit of science and talk about pollination. Here’s how.
Earth Day is April 22nd, but the new trend is to celebrate all week and take this opportunity to help kids learn how to take care of the planet.
Summer for momstown has meant simple crafts and often ones that include a bit of nature! If you’re down by the beach or lake with kids you’ve probably brought home a few rock souvenirs… now you can make them pretty!
momstown loves a good beach day! This summer put your walks on the beach to good crafty use!! Kids love collecting stones, driftwood and shells. Make them all part of your craft supplies!
It is Spider Central at the lake. Everywhere we turn we find another spider and this inspired the ‘Ultimate Bug Catcher”. It has provided endless amusement as the kids catch spiders, load them into the catcher and then we feed them flies.
Our momstown Guelph chapter holds a very cool monthly science group and their focus recently was very springlike – they learned about seeds!
Springtime brings flowers… and momstown has a natural, no-props-required way for babies and toddlers to explore a new sensory experience!
