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As we conclude our current exploration of artisanal resources, we turn our attention to the final installment in our latest collection:  Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh  by Djeco . Having patronized Djeco frequently in the past, I’ve come to expect a certain level of aesthetic excellence, and this "scratch and reveal" kit certainly delivers. The instructional manual is a triumph of visual communication, rendered in full color with intuitive pictorial guides that allow even the youngest scholars to navigate the project with autonomy. The kit includes a specialized scratching stylus and four canvases inspired by Van Gogh’s most iconic motifs: a floral scene, maritime boats, sprawling trees, and a provincial house. The curriculum directs the student to discern between areas requiring complete excavation of the surface and those necessitating intricate, scratched patterns. For a six-year-old, the sheer volume of "scratch-work" can occasionally verge on the overwhelming. To...

In our ongoing exploration of the Djeco catalog, we’ve recently pivoted from their exquisite art kits to sample one of their foundational tabletop offerings:  Little Match . Designed for the budding academic aged two through five, this card game accommodates up to four players and serves as a vibrant introduction to the mechanics of categorization. The deck comprises forty cards featuring a charming quartet of animals—a cat, a bunny, an owl, and a butterfly—each rendered in a sophisticated palette of blue, red, yellow, purple, and green. While it possesses the rhythmic DNA of Go Fish , the gameplay is far more dynamic, functioning as a simplified, tactile precursor to strategic matching games. The procedural execution is delightfully straightforward: after a thorough shuffle, each participant is dealt a hand of four cards, with the remainder forming a central draw pile. In a nod to traditional "youngest first" etiquette, the starting player reveals a card from the stack; sub...

I see a lot of post asking about how to do school when you have a younger kiddo running around. Our second will be 2 next month but she has been doing "school" since she was around 15 months. If you have a newborn and want to get school done with your newest addition for us it was pretty easy, she stayed in the bouncer or did tummy time while the oldest did school. As she started walking around it got a bit harder. She did not walk until she was a little older than 1 year so I had quite awhile to do school peacefully. Once she started being able to walk around and of course wanting to do everything big sis does it got harder. At first I just gave her toys to play with but toys that would keep her interest for a long time.  Some Items I Use: colored bean bags Haba Palette Pegs Letter Popsicles Rubbabu 3D Animal Shape Sorter Sensory Tissue Box Tactical Search and Match Fine Motor Hedgehog Even now I use these items when we are first starting school. It is almost like school of ...