The Magic of Midsummer, Celebrating with your Preschooler

celebrating Midsummer with your preschooler with nature and flower wreaths

It is nearly Midsummer, the longest day of the year. Midsummer is a celebration of light, warmth and nature in full bloom. Celebrating Midsummer with feasts, faeries and flowers brings a sense of wonder making it a perfect opportunity to commemorate with preschoolers. Children at this age are naturally curious and imaginative, and the magic […]

Planning a Preschooler Birthday Party

fun, happy and excited preschooler blowing out candles on her birthday cake wearing a hat

Planning and hosting a preschooler birthday party can be a fun and memorable experience for you and your little one. But, keeping things simple is key! With the focus being on the little guests, I will share my tried and true tips from many preschooler birthday party experiences, and mishaps. Theme I find working with […]

Celebrate Spring With Your Preschooler

preschooler celebrating spring outside in a field of wildflowers

Celebrate spring with your preschooler! The days are getting longer as the world tilts ever so slightly towards light. The air feels warmer too making it the perfect time to celebrate the beauty of this new season with your preschooler. As the flowers start to bloom and the trees grow new leaves, it’s a wonderful […]

Sharing the Magic of Poetry for Preschoolers

A pretty mother with dark hair and a cropped hairstyle wearing a brown shirt is reading children's poetry to her two young children, son and daughter, in a public library.

Sharing the magic of poetry for preschoolers enhances four areas of their early childhood development: cultivates a love of language, fosters literary skills, supports social/emotional development and inspires imagination.

Celebrating Back to School

Back to school scene in a vintage classroom with wooden desks and chalkboard.

Before back to school arrives, the beauty of these last days of August are to be savored. Sun-kissed faces and little bodies are empowered by fresh air and long play days in the grass. Daylight hours are still filled with spontaneous curiosity and freedom. Back to school seemed weeks away, but with summer months coming […]

Your Child’s Greatest Teacher

mother and child at the seaside, you are your child's greatest teacher

From preschool on through their academic journey, your child will have a wonderful variety of capable teachers. However, you are your child’s greatest teacher. Here at Golden Days at Home, we believe in this phrase so fervently we adopted it as our motto. We take this belief to heart repeating and sharing its truth with […]

Create a Child’s Bedroom Sanctuary

two young children looking out of a curtained window together their mom decided to create a child's bedroom sanctuary

Cultivating a place for family to relax, unwind and feel safe is the essence of home. Taking this nurturing act one step further is to create a child’s bedroom sanctuary. Offering a space of refuge and comfort for your little one to retreat to when feeling sleepy, overwhelmed or simply needing time alone is looking […]

Deep Winter Joy at Home

A white double story home with a red brick chimney is enveloped in snow under a white, snowy sky exuding a feeling of shelter and deep winter joy at home.

When the trees are bare, the nights are long and the wind is whipping around the chimney, a fleeting, magical season of the year has arrived. It is deep winter and with its appearance the gift to embrace deep winter joy at home.  Some may look at this darkest portion of the year as challenging. […]

The Importance of Picture Books

A brunette mother and young girl are sitting on a bed and reading a blue picture book together.

Picture books are important for young children and preschoolers. Reading aloud is the best thing parents can do to encourage a love of books and reading.