Preschool Archives – Simplified Motherhood

19 Best Eco-Friendly Toys for Preschoolers Kids Love

August 1, 2018October 22, 2024
by Jessica Whitney

There’s just something about the confidence knowing I provided the eco-friendly, natural toys for my kids that makes me satisfied that I am doing something right in this motherhood journey. They just feel so REAL. I’m not the only one, right? Kangovous, as seen on Good Morning America, talks about the importance of eco-friendly products which is another awesome benefit to these eco toys!

Some of these eco baby toys have been my kids’ favorites for years. What’s great, is that they are great for homeschool or just to have in the kids’ playroom. They work great as gift ideas for that upcoming birthday party or baby sprinkle you’ll be attending.

You’ll find eco-friendly toys for travel, music, pretend play, fine motor skills, and more. I also found some great kid-friendly finger paint that I’m going to have to buy on our next restock! Many of these toys are Montessori or Waldorf approved. Bonus! Woohoo!

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Our favorite preschool educational toys [and how to use…

July 31, 2018October 10, 2024
by Jessica Whitney

Preschool educational toys provide the basis for play and learning at home or daycare. According to the NAEYC, research is showing us that there is a relationship between children’s play and development in language, math, spatial skills, and social and emotional growth. With the multitude of choices, I know I’ve struggled to choose the best preschool educational toys for my kids to help their brain develop.

Because of that, I wanted to share what preschool educational toys we use in our preschool at home! These toys are great for my 4 year old and my 2 year old also loves them.

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Create Your Daily Preschool Homeschool Schedule: Play and Learn…

July 30, 2018August 16, 2020
by Jessica Whitney

This is the best daily schedule for a 3 or 4 year old at home. So you’re considering homeschooling your preschooler? Yay, go mama! Now what?

Now you need to find the right preschool curriculum, free resources, and the perfect preschool schedule to get you started on preparing your preschooler for Kindergarten.

We have found a ton of benefits of homeschooling at home. Preschoolers are adorable and love to learn. I was intimidated at first, but found an easy sample schedule that works for us, and I wanted to provide it to you for inspiration!

Let’s talk a little bit more about this half-day flexible preschool schedule!

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9 Free Preschool Resources for Parents

July 29, 2018October 23, 2024
by Jessica Whitney

When I worked full-time, we loved the preschool my son attended. However, when I became a stay-at-home-mom, I realized there were a lot of benefits to homeschooling my preschooler. But I didn’t really know where to start.

Thank goodness for Pinterest and all the free preschool printables they have online! Not to mention great resources for preschool activities, reasonable preschool goal setting, day-to-day schedule ideas, and managing realistic expectations.

I wanted to share some of my go-to free preschool resources from when I first started homeschooling my 4 year old. These resources are also great if you want preschool activities for your 2 year old or 3 year old.

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8 Homeschool Benefits for your Preschooler

July 28, 2018December 15, 2018
by Jessica Whitney

If you’re trying to decide whether or not to homeschool your preschooler, then this is the place to be! I want to share the benefits we found from homeschooling. According to the National Home Education Research Institute, “Homeschool students score above average on achievement tests regardless of their parents’ level of formal education or their family’s household income.” Being a public school kid myself, I was surprised by this! I’m know this doesn’t apply to every person who is homeschooled but I did find it interesting.

We tried “real” preschool, and we’ve also homeschooled. I thought homeschooling would be way too much time and effort with another toddler around the house. But I was pleasantly surprised. The advantages of homeschooling for preschool outweigh any negatives for me! Both my son and I have benefited from the relationship!

19 Best Eco-Friendly Toys for Preschoolers Kids Love

Our favorite preschool educational toys [and how to use…

Create Your Daily Preschool Homeschool Schedule: Play and Learn…

9 Free Preschool Resources for Parents

8 Homeschool Benefits for your Preschooler

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