by Debbie Mondale | Oct 27, 2018 | Activity ideas, All ages, Child development, Holiday
How will your family PLAY with a pumpkin, or two, or more? AND WHY would we want to? Oh, YES, we must have delightful family pictures with pumpkins. And some folks like to cook and/or eat delicious pumpkin pies and treats. And other folks like to decorate their...
by Debbie Mondale | Jun 18, 2016 | Activity ideas, Holiday, Language
Gifts don’t always come in a box. Sometimes, the best gifts are simply heard and felt with the heart. Imagine the look on dad’s face when he hears a song… for him, from the voice of his child. A song from the heart can be created and given by...
by Debbie Mondale | Mar 8, 2016 | 1.5 - 3.5 years, Activity ideas, Our Time - toddlers, Parenting Techniques, Teaching techniques
“I have TWO friends that I carry with me everywhere I go… my Tommy Thumbs ! How about you? Did you bring yours?” Toddlers love to have friends with them, who are ready for a game or two whenever they are called out. “Tommy, Tommy Thumbs,...
by Debbie Mondale | Nov 28, 2015 | 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, All ages, Family Event, Holiday, Instruments for children
As parents, we want our children to experience the many wonders that life has to offer. Through their young eyes, we get to revisit the childhood wonder of winter and the holidays that are woven within its fabric. Those of us in Lakeland, FL have to improvise a bit...
by Debbie Mondale | Oct 17, 2015 | 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, Activity ideas, Language, Village - babies
Pumpkins are a mystical magical fruit, in that they can be so many different things. There is certainly a magic in the nature of planting the seed and watching it grow, helping it along the way. There is magic in how it can be transformed into Pumpkin pie, muffins or...
by Debbie Mondale | Jul 5, 2015 | 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, Lakeland
The amazing creative collaborative community of KRaP Art Studio is partnering with local artists in Lakeland and Polk County to offer a variety of art workshops lead by local Lakeland artists. To get the most up to date info on classes and workshops offered, LIKE and...
