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  • Worldly Weather: At-Home Activity

    April 4, 2022

    Worldly Weather: At-Home Activity

    Our Creatively Shine Curriculum™ theme this month is “Worldly Weather”. This at-home activity will be sure to bring the rain with your homemade rain sticks. Rain sticks are fun instruments that when you turn them upside down and it will sound like rain! 

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  • The Unexpected Benefits of Reading to Your Kids

    March 15, 2022

    The Unexpected Benefits of Reading to Your Kids

    The statement “you should read to your child” isn’t one many people would contradict. There are lots of obvious reasons that reading to children is a good idea. (We’ve already talked about the magical benefits of reading.) The incredible thing about reading, though, is it can have effects on kids that seem truly magical. 

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  • Math Is (Not) Scary: The Importance of Math for Preschoolers

    February 10, 2022

    Math Is (Not) Scary: The Importance of Math for Preschoolers

    We're taking the burden of coming up with a plan off your shoulders. Here are some very basic math skills you can help your kids learn that will set them up for a good relationship with math.

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  • Heart Healthy Popsicles

    February 6, 2022

    Heart Healthy Popsicles

    With this month's curriculum theme "Heart Healthy Lifestyle", Little Sunshine's wanted to share a great recipe for frozen yogurt popsicles! This activity is also a great way for your child to use their fine motor skills to put everything together to make these delicious smooth pops.

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  • The Best Music & Movement Books for Preschoolers

    January 3, 2022

    The Best Music & Movement Books for Preschoolers

    The Creatively Shine Curriculum theme for January is “Music & Movement.”  Here is our list of books that support our monthly curriculum theme. 

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  • Music & Movement: At-home Activity

    January 2, 2022

    Music & Movement: At-home activity

    To help foster a love of music and appreciation for dance, there are several fun projects and activities you can do at home with your child! You can simply get some kitchen items together (such as pans, Tupperware and spoons) and make yourself a family band.

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  • Giving Back: At-Home Activity

    November 2, 2021

    Giving Back: At-Home Activity

    This at-home activity is great on those days off of work and school. This at-home activity is all about Giving Back! Everyone in the family will enjoy a special thank you note.

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  • Giving Back: Reading List

    November 1, 2021

    Giving Back: Reading List

    Our November curriculum theme is Giving Back. We have compiled a Giving Back Reading list of suggested books to read this month.

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  • It's Mine! – How To Teach Kids About Sharing

    September 17, 2021

    It’s Mine! – How To Teach Kids About Sharing

    If it’s going to be something every parent has to teach their child, there’s no sense in kicking the can down the road. Let’s roll up our sleeves and talk about what we can do to teach our kids how to share.

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