Stickers are a wonderful activity for practicing fine motor skills. The boys went through a few months of requesting them every day. But there were two problems: Not all stickers are toddler friendly. Some of them are challenging for me to peel the backing off. And so instead of an independent activity while I wash up the breakfast dishes, it turned into an activity that required my constant hovering and more nimble fingers. Sometimes the speed at which toddlers fly through those $7 sticker books makes me feel like I need to ration them out each day. And then I was at the Dollar Tree and saw the white sticker…
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On the Importance of Creativity
Creativity tends to immediately stir up thoughts of arts and crafts, glitter and glue, paper and paints, but it’s really so much more than that. More than just a matter of fine arts, creativity is where the physical, spiritual, and cognitive realms all meet and mingle. It fuses together so many of our experiences as humans and awakens something in us that makes us feel alive. I was fortunate to grow up in a household where creativity of all sorts was encouraged: Music was appreciated and made. There was plenty of time and space for crafting, imaginative play, writing, baking, nature, etc. A few years back, I sat with my…
