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Outdoor Fun and Learning with Crayola

April 12, 2016 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment
Outdoor Fun and Learning with Crayola

We are so incredibly excited to partner with Crayola, a company with a long history of combining art, creativity and learning with their wonderful products. We were provided with some amazing new products in order to share them with you and encourage outdoor learning through play! As soon as the warm weather hits and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Education, Homeschool Activities, Learning Through Play, The Arts, Toy and Game Reviews Tagged: Arts and Crafts, Homeschool Activities, sensory learning

Valentine’s Day Tinker Tray

February 5, 2016 by Monica Atkins 1 Comment
Valentine's Day Tinker Tray

Against the backdrop of winter in New Jersey, the bright red and pink hearts brighten our days as we usher in Valentine’s Day. While this celebration has its roots in Christianity, the exchange of paper cards has been taking place for over one hundred years. At Mommy University, we love a fun celebration yet we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Child Development, Education, Holidays and Celebrations, Homeschool Activities, The Arts Tagged: Arts and Crafts, kids and art, learning through play, sensory learning, tinker trays, Valentine's Day

Winter Fun: Brain Boosting Activities Using Snow

January 21, 2016 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment
Brain Boosting Activities Using Snow

We all LOVE the first snowfall! The peacefulness of the snow falling, the beauty it brings as it blankets the ground and, of course, the excitement in our kids’ eyes when they realize they have a snow day. It’s all the storms afterwards that become daunting! If your kids are anything like mine, then they … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Education, Health and Sciences, Homeschool Activities, The Arts Tagged: Arts and Crafts, Homeschool Activities, Science Experiments, Snow, Snow Day, Snow Experiements, winter activities

Shake It Up with Make Your Own Holiday Snow Globes

December 19, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Make Your Own Holiday Globes

Snow globes have a tendency to entrance children as they can easily control the weather for one small picturesque scene. We start to pull these out around the holiday season as they have that association of snow and seasonal celebrations. As we were compiling a list of activities to do before watching holiday movies, we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Holidays and Celebrations, The Arts Tagged: Arts and Crafts, Christmas Traditions, holiday, Holiday Activites, Holiday Activities, Holiday Activities for Kids, learning through play, snow globes

State of the Art: How to Make Your Own Art Wall

October 15, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Art Wall

Whether your children are in daycare, homeschooled, or traditional school, they will come home with art. Some of it will impress you and be pieces you cherish and others you will attempt to discard in the garbage like a ninja. Every time you approach that garbage can, two little eyes will catch you in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Parenting, The Arts Tagged: Arts and Crafts, kids and art

Fall in Love with Learning: 10 Must Do Fall Learning Activities

October 10, 2015 by Jessica Lopa 3 Comments
Fall Learning Activities

Fall is definitely my favorite season. It’s full of vibrant colors, delectable smells and exciting activities and events. Fall is also full of opportunities to learn and grow. Every trip to the farm, every apple pie you bake and even every time your child puts on a costume is a teachable moment. Children long to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Child Development, Education, Homeschool Activities, Learning Through Play, Sensory Learning, The Arts Tagged: apple picking, Arts and Crafts, fall activities, Halloween

Create Your Own Frozen Day

June 24, 2015 by Jessica Lopa 2 Comments
Create Your Own Frozen Day

As my boys gets older, I find that they need to be more entertained especially during the summer. To help engage them I decided to develop themed days based on topics they really enjoy. I found that my boys really enjoyed having themed days and/or weeks. They loved helping me plan the activities and creating … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Education, Holidays and Celebrations, Homeschool Activities, The Arts Tagged: Arts and Crafts, Disney Side, Homeschool Activities, Olaf Crafts, Snowman Crafts

Brain Boosting Art Toys from Toy Fair

April 30, 2015 by Monica Atkins 3 Comments
Art Toys from Toy Fair

“Every child is an artist.” -Pablo Picasso Children may gravitate to drawing, painting, knitting or even cooking and there are many toys that help introduce or further explore this world of possibility.  Every child is an artist and every artist should have tools to expand their craft. We are providing a sampling of toys that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Learning Through Play, The Arts, Toy and Game Reviews Tagged: Arts and Crafts, kids and art, Spin Master

10 Brain Boosting Places to Get Crafty in NJ

February 5, 2015 by Monica Atkins 2 Comments
10 Places to get Crafty

At Mommy University, we love art! From music to dance to paintings which is why we published “Kids & Art: What Does Art Teach Our Children?” as well as a follow up on “Drawing the Line: 5 Ways to Encourage an Appreciation of Art”. We believe that The Arts offer amazing opportunities for positive growth … [Read more…]

Posted in: Amazing Places in New Jersey, Arts and Crafts, The Arts, Travel Tagged: art classes for kids, Arts and Crafts, painting with kids, Places to See in NJ

My First Christmas Activity Book: An Usborne Book Review

December 18, 2014 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
My First Christmas Activity Book

In full disclosure, I was provided with the Usborne book My First Christmas Activity Book in exchange for my honest review. For most families that celebrate Christmas, the significance of this holiday is often reinforced and taught by reading books to our children at night. We have always enjoyed books like “Polar Express” and “Twas … [Read more…]

Posted in: Holidays and Celebrations, The Arts Tagged: Arts and Crafts, Holiday Activities for Kids, Holiday Crafts, Usborne Books
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