by Devmelodies | Apr 25, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Food
Confession time: I am an addict. I have been making batch after batch of this wonderful fruit salsa with cinnamon/sugar pita chips. Holy YUM! So, since that is pretty much the reason as to why I have not been blogging as regularly (among other extremely exciting...
by Devmelodies | Apr 18, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood
We’ve had a lot of fun putting this project together, and I am so happy to report that it is finally finished! Now, if only we could get things going on the LIVE version. We were inspired by this post HERE. All in all I think her house is just amazing… I...
by Devmelodies | Apr 7, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play
I bought these several years ago on clearance… I needed them to complete the Hawaii Early Learning Profile (an assessment for my itty bitties). I needed 6… I got over 100! Aside from the six that I use on a regular basis, these have been sitting way up...
by Devmelodies | Apr 4, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
The little ones that I work with LOVE playing with a ball! I am constantly bringing one out in our sessions as a reward, a socialization tool, and a communication vehicle! This week, with one little kiddo, we are working on letting go of objects without dropping or...
by Devmelodies | Mar 30, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Family, Learning Through Play
This past week our family took our annual excursion down to Palm Beach, FL where we eat good food, shop, lay by the pool and walk the ocean. Last year was still pretty relaxing, as my daughter was not yet crawling or moving too much. This year was a completely...
by Devmelodies | Mar 12, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy, Songs
Having only a 30 minute window to get in, set up, engage the children, wear out the children ;), clean up, and move on to the next room at The Center, I had to come up with a really quick way to say hello, still address our goal and individually welcome each child. ...