Last month’s theme was outer space. This Outer Space Sensory Bin was fun to put together! I decided to place all the items into a blue container. This container could be used for other themes as well, like the ocean. I purchased this type of gravel. WARNING: This is very messy – I recommend using a tarp under it so…
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When I was 9 years old, we traveled as a family to Jamaica. We went to some caves there, and all I wanted to do was explore them, but my mom (like me) is claustrophobic and doesn’t like heights, so we didn’t go. I think that desire to explore caves has stuck with me since then, since I wanted to…
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While in Kentucky, I decided — why not visit Indianapolis? It was about a 2 hour 15 minute drive to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, the largest in the world. At 5 stories high, I wouldn’t argue that fact! The bottom level was an awesome dinosaur exhibit. Here’s Lydia dressed as a paleontologist. (Gotta love the facial expression!) And here she…
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I want to highlight some of the great child-friendly places we visited on our trip. The first is Explorium of Lexington, a fun children’s art and science museum located downtown. It has two levels with several different types of hands-on activities for infants through maybe about 8 or 10 years-old, depending upon your child’s interests. Upstairs, the children explored the…
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So first off, yes, I totally stole the title of this blog post from an episode of Sex and the City. An episode I actually never even watch because I simply don’t enjoy it. But what I love is the use of “defining” as both an adjective and a verb. Moments that are both defining you and moments that you…
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