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Happy Holidays from Liz Learn and Play Childcare!

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SALT PAINTED ART 🧂🤩My favorite go-to process art activity! If you haven’t tried salt painting 🧂 - or even if you have, you have to try this abstract art twist. Have kids use glue to make an abstract design. Shake salt on top 🧂, then shake off the excess. Kids can then paint 🎨 using liquid watercolors, regular watercolors or food coloring.The colors really pop on black cardstock too! You can also do it on cardboard. 🌈And if you love easy craft projects, check out my latest post for the free summer art workshops I’m running this summer! 🤩#paintingwithkids #kidart #kidsart #kidsactivities #kidactivities #kindergarten

Gentle Hands Song #littleteacherriley #kidsongs #kindergarten ##nurseryrhymes

Kids need boundaries. That’s just a fact. Whether it’s phones, curfews, or rules—they’re going to find a way to push their limits, but you have to hold the line. Because, frankly, as parents, that’s our job. This week’s episode of IMO Podcast with Jonathan Haidt is now available on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKQ5UujtFX0&t=12s

My youngest got lost at Disneyland. It was terrifying, but a situation we had prepared a game plan for - and thank goodness we did. He knew what to do. I knew what to do, and we found him safely in just minutes. Good parents lose kids. Good kids get lost. When my family got off a ride, our wires got crossed - three kids, packed crowds, trying to find the stroller, and navigating the Disney App on my phone, meant that we zigged and he zagged. He was 5. This happens. By the time we realized it, he was nowhere in sight. I left my husband with our other kids to stay where we last saw him and to alert park employees. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I took off sprinting, shouting to every employee I saw that my son, age 5, was lost and a brief clothing description as I ran. “Boy, 5, gray sweatshirt, red shoes.” When our kids go missing, be loud. Be very loud & be descriptive. This is not the time be embarrassed. It’s the time to mobilize everyone who can help. Every person there knew to look for my son because I was so loud. A young couple in their early 20s, having heard me, ran to my side. “We know where he is!” They grabbed my arm and shoved me through a crowd to where my son was sitting next to a park employee. We hugged and hugged and hugged. I thanked the park employee, Debbie, so much for sitting with him. She said, “He did great! He walked right up to me and said, ‘I’m Matt and I’m lost.’” Just like we’d always practiced. Later, I asked Matt about being lost. He said “Once I saw Debbie, I knew I wasn’t lost anymore.” Take the time today to talk with your kids about what to do if they get separated from you. Talk often. Talk before big events. Talk at the dinner table. Go over this vital information. We had Matt back in minutes partly because he knew what to do. We began these conversations with our kids at age 2. There is nothing more terrifying than getting separated from your child, but being prepared helps a little. But please, remember: Good parents lose kids. Good kids get lost.

Pictures for the week!!!

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Happy Mothers day to all beauriful Women, Mother figures, and every Father that plays the role of a Mother!

🌷🌸🐞 If you're looking for another March break idea, try this fun tulip painting! All you need are forks to make the flowers. Use safe, washable paint, and have fun! Remember to click the✨FOLLOW✨ button to continue learning more! 🧚‍♂️➡️Don’t forget to check my “Activities and Milestones Caregiver Guides” - link in bio! ✨👶🏻👶🏽👶🏾 Activity is recommended for toddlers +. Supervision is always required. ⚠️•••#messyplay #messyplaytime #messyplayideas #tastesafesensoryplay #toddlerplayideas #toddlerplay #preschoolactivity #preschoolactivities