This stack of gorgeousness is all Nicole’s fault. Really and truly! OK, to be honest, she did have some help from Dorothy and Ikea. But it’s mostly her fault. Here’s what happened… I’d heard about Ikea before, but since we don’t have an Ikea store near us I…
It’s easier than you can imagine to apply vinyl lettering, and to prove it I took pictures of the very first time I ever applied vinyl lettering in my whole life! But first, a little background… This is my friend Carie who in addition to being beautiful is…
I try very hard to offer an anti-bias child care program but I know I still miss the mark sometimes. Some habits are so ingrained in me that I don’t even notice them until someone points them out. It’s like those “Claritin Clear” commercials – you think you’re seeing clearly…
Last week I posted how excared and nercited I was about the upcoming WECA Annual Conference in Madison. Silly me, to waste good worrying about nothing; our workshop went great and the rest of the conference was fun too! Here are 12 random photos from the conference for your amusement…
I’m both excited and scared/nervous about the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association’s (WECA) 56th Annual Conference in Madison this weekend. My friend Nicole owner and operator of Impressions Family Child Care and I are presenting a workshop together, titled “The Three R’s of Mealtime.” It’s not the first time we’ve presented…
I attended my first Valley AEYC Mini-Conference in 2000. I ejoyed it so much I offered to help plan the next one, and have been co-chair of the conference since. This year our theme was “Creating the Future,” which was a really fun theme to plan. The day started…
When you work with kids you can bet on a steady diet of laughs and surprises. If you’re lucky you’ll get both at the same time. The other day I got lucky – the girls surprised me and made me laugh so hard I cried. I went…
Every year the Valley AEYC hosts an Annual Award Dinner to vote for new Board members and celebrate the members’ active participation; members who attend five events and help out in some way receive $10 toward their dinner. In addition to elections there’s also a business meeting, but its mainly…
Spoiler alert! If you’re the mother of a child enrolled in my child care program you may want to skip this for now and come back after you open your Mother’s Day gift. I’m just sayin’… Everyone else feel free to keep reading for a fantastic Mother’s Day craft idea.…
I used to think that promoting diversity in my childcare program meant having picture books with children from other countries in traditional dress, or serving Cinco de Mayo tacos on May 15. Was I ever wrong! True diversity is more than the color of your skin, where your ancestors came…
