Subcategories of Learning Through Experience
Reading Aloud with Interaction: You can’t mess it up!
Reading aloud: it can sometimes be a bit intimidating when you first dive into a new book. Here are some tips to make reading time with read more
Becoming the story: Reading aloud with Shakespeare
One of the best, and most fun, ways to get kids actively engaged in reading is through drama. For older readers, reading stories and ... read more
Reading to your Teenager: For the love of books
Reading aloud is a pleasurable activity for both reader and listener. So why stop? As one mom shares, even teens can enjoy the ... read more
Top Five Realizations about being a stay-at-home dad
posted by Andy Hatcher As my wife, Van, wraps up the first semester of her Ph.D. program here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, ... read more
Dawdling: Learning the Beauty of Going Slow
Jennifer Sneeden, PhD(c), LMFT, first connected with Sunflower two years ago, and is so grateful for the experiences she and her ... read more
A family of plastic horses and two 3-year-olds (child-led conflict resolution)
There are some days at Seedlings when we get to witness some amazing, completely child-led events. Sometimes it's the fort to beat all ... read more
The Possibility of Something Really Important Happening
It’s always there– A tiny spark, and a space opens up. The idea bubbles, it gains momentum and cracks wide open. read more
Give them time (a story of watercolors and preschooler theoretical physics)
I was walking through the room headed off to do something important somewhere else, with no intention of stopping or even lingering to ... read more
My phone is my lifeline
Part two in our series about technology and its potential to both enhance and complicate our lives. Read Susan‘s and ... read more
Plugging in
We made a lot of discoveries on the playground during last weekend’s Seedlings family work day. Lizard eggs, tiny as marbles… ... read more
Sledding, South Florida Style
Kids have been playing with cardboard boxes since the beginning of disposable packaging– and rolling down hills since the invention of ... read more
Adjusting expectations
One of my challenges as a parent (and a person who resists change) is to recognize and adjust to constantly changing situations. The ... read more
Bring that beat back to me again…
I recently got back from an amazing vacation, visiting a wonderful, playful, up-for-anything friend and seeing my most favorite band in read more
Play helps a neighborhood find a sense of community
Six months ago, we moved to a new neighborhood. We were moving from a townhouse with almost no yard, and while my boys seemed to be ... read more
I call it tiny. My kids call it nature. | KaBOOM!
Congratulations to Sunflower blogger Victoria Green, 4th place winner in KaBOOM!‘s national guest blogging contest. Go Victoria! ... read more
Where are all the kids?
Sunflower blogger Jaime won 1st place in KaBOOM!’s recent guest blogging contest. Check it out below and on KaBOOM!’s Play Today blog. ... read more
Falling Down
Cindy Thagard is mom to current Seedlings Corwin (4) and Seraya (3), and future Seedling Vallen (16 months). While at a hotel pool with read more