Parenting

Happy Friday! I wanted to share two websites that I found this week that I have really enjoyed.

The first is Productive Parenting. This is a great site to look at if you have small kids. I got the tip of off Kelly's Korner, who always has great links and ideas. Productive Parenting was designed by a mother and daughter team who did extensive research on child development and small activities to keep your children engaged and learning in the home before they enter school. It is so simple to use. You sign up and enter your kid(s) name and birthday and then they will send you an email everyday to do with your kid. You can also choose which days you want to receive suggestions through email. I chose Monday thru Friday for Braelyn and Brylee because ours weekends are always so non-routine. For example, today I got the email that says "Today's Productive Parenting activity for Brylee is Matching Shapes. To view this activity, click here" And the next said "Today's Productive Parenting activity for Braelyn is Pack Your Bag. To view this activity, click here" All of the activities are simple, learning tools to teaching kids the basics through play. I love it, so far, and the girls do too! The site has plans from newborn through age 4. To see the list of all activities by age, click here.
** Side note: you will probably have to go register and login for these links above to work and to be able to see all the activities in detail. **

My second favorite website of the week is Moms Who Think. This another awesome parenting site. Just go look at their homepage today for some great tips, articles and resources. There are tabs for health, recipes, celebrations, baby names, pregnancy, parenting (my favorite), and checklists. Click on all of them at least once cause there is so much great info on each tab. I actually found this site when I was googling for easy recipes (that post to come probably next week). The part I am most intrigued with right now is in the education section under the parenting tab. Braelyn and I are working on perfecting her colors, numbers and letters and they have sections that are great for toddlers with following links: Learning Colors, Preschool Games, Alphabet Letters, Learning Numbers, Playdough Recipe, Preschool Activities and Preschool Lesson Plans.

Mommies, be sure to check both of those websites out this weekend and have some activities ready for your little ones next week! :) Have a blessed weekend!