One of the hardest things for me as a young mom was leaving these two little pumpkins with someone else while I went to work for 8 hours a day. I worked outside the home until my oldest was 4.5. During that time we moved three times and I had the chance to try several different…
Welcome to the first edition of Super Simple Saturdays! I’m going to start with one of my favorite and easiest invitations for kids – Bubble Sculptures! I love it for a variety of reasons. First, this was something my mom used to do and so it reminds me of her every time I pull out…
Welcome to Super Simple Saturdays! In these posts I’ll offer some tried and true ideas for young children. These will be ideas that preschool teachers and childcare providers can bring into their programs with minimal preparation and cost. These are also great ideas for parents who might need simple, fun activities to offer their kiddos…
Yesterday afternoon my daughter and I had the chance to attend a sound check rehearsal for The Piano Guys concert we were attending later that evening. We only attended a small portion of the rehearsal where the cellist, Steven Sharp Nelson performs “Beethoven’s 5 Secrets”. At the live concert they invite a group of…
I remember for the first year or two after I had my first baby thinking – “Wow, I’m actually pretty good at this parenting thing! I can’t believe how natural it feels….” When my oldest was still a fairly young toddler we were hanging out with some friends who had a son about 6 months…
Hey there! My name is Kristy DeGraaf and I proudly claim this crazy circus we call The Learning Tree! The Learning Tree is a Family Child Care program in Cedar City, which is a perfect quaint little town in Southern Utah. In addition to playing Ring Master during the week, I’m a wife, a mother…