The Empowered Educator, Author at The Empowered Educator

Make your own Puffy Paint for Play

If you want to try something a little different next time you pull out the paints why not make your own homemade…
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I enjoy creating opportunities for small world play – especially outside where I try to incorporate them into the natural…
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Making your own homemade paint for creative play can save educators and parents a lot of money over time and…
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I love the benefits of providing messy sensory play opportunities for children in the early years! This simple activity was…
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I’ve recently been exploring worm towers as a different way to involve the children in composting organic matter and also learning…
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Welcome to number 6 in my series on Family Day Care Environments and the Educators who have created a professional business…
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I love to see children reading books, I truly do believe they are such an important part of childhood. Books lay…
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A sensory table tends to be a well used piece of equipment in most early childhood services and with good…
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Welcome to number 5 in my series on Family Day Care Educators and the important work that they do with children!…
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I love finding ways to incorporate natural materials like wood into our outdoor play. Using resources like wood cookies/biscuits, tree…
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As an educator and parent I have always loved the benefits of sensory slime play for children. In the past…
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Welcome to number 4 in my series on home daycare educators and the important work that they do with children! I’m…
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