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Enjoy the insights and ideas of our teaching team on child development, parenting, and how to incorporate the arts at home.
Tips for visiting the museum with your preschooler: Bubbles Academy visits the Art Institute of Chicago!
This past weekend we took 15 preschoolers (and their grown-ups) to the Art Institute, and no one cried, no statues got knocked over, and everyone had an amazing time! You may be thinking, "Why would we attempt this?" Well, in my classroom we use the Project Approach...
Bedtime Reading for Small Children
One of the best things that you can do for your child is to teach them to love reading from a young age for a lot of reasons. Reading out loud to your children increases their reading comprehension, improves their language, emotional, and social development, and helps...
3 Reasons why you should embrace Artistic Mess
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when I say “mess.” Ummm, was it something like “hate it,” or “no way,” or even an intense bodily reaction of tensing up in fear? Well, I hate to break it to you, but kids are messy! And, it is IMPORTANT to allow them to get...
Spring Forward Strategies: Tackle the time change with confidence!
Daylight Savings Time is no fun for anyone, but especially for parents of young children! Kids are creatures of routine, and they don't understand the concept of loosing or gaining an hour. Below are some suggested strategies that you can and should start implementing...
Cultivating Kindness: Raising the next generation of kind and caring helpers
Cultivating Kindness in young children can seem like an impossible task at times, in large part because developmentally the brains of toddlers and preschoolers are still forming the neural connections that help them to understand that other people have feelings,...
Core Development: How can I help my baby crawl and walk?
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that, “Babies should be put on their stomachs while awake for 3-5 minutes at a time 2 to 3 times a day and building up.” The importance of tummy time in relation to our child’s development is one of the first things we...
Winter Boredom Buster: Busy Bins!
What is a grown-up supposed to do when they need to take a phone call, make a meal… or just needs a BREAK? “Busy bins” can be a great not-screen-time solution to give your child independent play options that can also facilitate speech and language growth! What are...
Holiday Travel Tips for the Littles
Hello! Elizabeth Whittington here. I have been a Bubbles parent for almost a year. As a first-time mother, it has been a true-lifesaver and source of joy. I'm here to share my travel tips with you! “Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go…”...
Half-day or Full-day Preschool – What does my child need?
The most common answer I get from former preschool parents when I ask them “How’s Kindergarten going?” is “Well, adjusting to a full day of school has been really hard…”. I can only imagine how exhausting it can feel for a 5 year old to be engaged in a classroom full...
Let’s talk about ART! How to foster creative confidence in your child.
It is important to understand how to talk with children about their art to help them develop and increase their creative confidence as well increase your connection to their inner world. Use the acronym C.R.E.A.T.E to talk with your child about their artful creations!...