Honeypie Nature Playschool

09/23/2026

☀️🌿 Summer at Honeypie Nature PLAYschool 🌿☀️

What a beautiful summer it has been! From water play and muddy adventures to neighborhood walks, backyard discoveries, sunshine-filled days, and plenty of opportunities to simply play—summer at Honeypie has been full of wonder, connection, and childhood magic. 💛

We’ve watched little hands explore, curious minds discover, friendships grow, and confidence bloom through countless hours of child-led play and outdoor exploration. 🌱

And now… 🍂 we’re slowly turning the page from summer to fall.

The days are getting a little cooler, the leaves are beginning to change, and our outdoor adventures are taking on a whole new rhythm. We’re pulling on jackets, noticing the signs of autumn, collecting treasures from nature, and embracing all the cozy moments that come with a new season. 🍁

One of my favorite things about nature-based learning is that there is always something new to discover. Each season brings its own invitations to explore, learn, wonder, and grow.

Here’s to the last golden days of summer, the first crisp mornings of fall, and all the little moments in between. 🤎🍂

Exploring. Learning. Nurturing. — one season at a time.

08/14/2026

Container Syndrome is a term used to describe the lack of skill in infants who are not allowed ample movement opportunities. Container Baby Syndrome is the result of an infant being placed in a container for an excessive amount of time during the day. This extended time leads to structural, movement, and behavioral challenges as a result.

Baby containers include baby equipment and items such as:

👣Restrictive playpens
👣Crib
👣Car seats
👣Strollers
👣Bumbo seats
👣Bouncy seats and swings
👣Rockers
👣Nursing cushions
👣Vibrating chairs
👣Jumpers
👣Exersaucers
👣Positioning pillows
👣Slings
👣Floor seats
👣Infant swings
👣Walkers
👣Jumpers

All of the time spent in these baby containers adds up! When in a positioning device such as the ones listed above, little ones are limited in the motor development that results from stretching, wiggling, turning, reaching, and otherwise moving.

https://www.theottoolbox.com/container-baby-syndrome/

08/02/2026

07/29/2026

Neural Nugget: Babies who are talked to frequently know about 300 more words by age 2 than babies who hear fewer words, giving them a stronger foundation for language and learning.

One of the best ways to support healthy brain development is through serve-and-return interactions: the back-and-forth of talking, playing, making faces, and responding to your baby's sounds and cues. These everyday moments help build the brain, one interaction at a time.

Curious about what's happening inside your baby's brain? Explore our Baby Brain Map, an interactive guide that makes the science of early brain development easy to understand and put into practice: https://bit.ly/4w3j4jg

07/29/2026

Looking for playful ways to support kids’ sensory needs? Let’s talk vestibular input — movement that helps kids feel more balanced, focused, and regulated.

💡 Vestibular activities help kids process where they are in space. This is HUGE for things like coordination, attention, and self-regulation.

Here are 5 fun ways to offer vestibular input (that kids will love):
🎯 Swinging – Classic and calming! A great way to build sensory regulation through movement.
🎯Jumping – Off of steps or onto a trampoline, jumping builds body awareness and provides tons of input.
🎯Scooters – Belly or seated, scooters are an amazing way to mix movement with motor planning.
🎯Biking – The ultimate balance challenge = the ultimate vestibular workout.
🎯Balance Beams – Slow, steady movement with tons of sensory benefits!

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07/29/2026

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07/29/2026

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07/26/2026

Its that time of year…
Just wrapped up 15+ hours of work over the weekend purging, reorganizing and cleaning my PLAYschool room! It feels SO good too to have it done! *Almost* ready to start our 17th program year!!! 😳🤯🤩😍🥰

07/20/2026

The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) conference was hands down AMAZING!!!! The theme this year “Building Bridges, Raising Voices, Building Futures” was so perfectly fitting for this years conference-from the keynotes to the sessions and everything in between.

It was an incredible honor and privilege to achieve a professional milestone I have had for a while now but was working up the courage and confidence to do so-present at the NAFCC Conference and this year that goal/dream became a reality. Shoutout to everyone who has helped me build to this moment (I had approximately 70+ attendees in my session. While it was a large group, the connections made in the session were everything I had hoped for and more). It was an honor to meet each and everyone of the attendees who came to my session/I hope that I inspired you and that your hopes/dreams of the incredible space for your program that you envision becomes a reality.