February marks the beginning of Black History Month! In my house, I start discussing Black History Month during the Dr. King holiday. The schools are incorporating Dr. King’s legacy into my children’s lessons, so it’s a great segue into a broader discussion into Black History. To have some added fun, we completed this art canvas […]
Hey! I am proud science geek 🤓 lol, so that makes my daughter a science geek, right? Well, in a quest to expose her to more science material, I came across this AWESOME video about chemical reactions online! On this video, there is a chemical reaction that is created called “Elephant Toothpaste”. In the video, […]
hey! I just wanted to share a fun,yet cold (lol) activity that my lil firecracker and I recently completed….PINE CONE PAINTING! Sounds cool, right? Well, its a fairly simple activity, but just needs one minor detail for preparation…..yup! You guessed it…the pine cones! I bet you could go out and by some but I am […]
Hello! I love to make mixes for my kids out of music that I enjoy to jamming to! However, the music that I love is not always G rated lol. So, I make remixes for them! Here is a quick way to learn some Spanish numbers with Pitbull! The tune is catchy and anybody will […]
Hello! I will not be long today… I just wanted to provide a quick tip…. A nice parenting hack… A little outdoor outing tip or trick is the ‘Mini-Zoo.” In my neighborhood, our Target and Petsmart are in the same shopping center, which actually turns out to be awesome!!! I will admit sometimes that I “bribe” […]
I just wanted to write a quick post about how sincerely appreciative I am of fellow blogger CafeandLove. It is a very humbling and an exciting experience to have someone recognize your work and want to share it with their readers! And the amazing Melissa with CafeandLove decided to do that this morning by sharing this post. So, as […]
I 💜Music! And I especially love to dance. Sometimes I tell my daughter “sometimes you just have to get lost in the groove” which she eloquently displayed recently at a museum gift shop. 🙈😂 She was just dancing to their background music and told me “I am moving my body to the groove”. So, I […]
Hey! Happy Spring (ish)… We have been having a very funky Spring 😏! But I just wanted to give you a quick update on the adventures of my dynamic duo! My lil firecracker & revolutionary are growing so fast and becoming BEST FRIENDS. 😊 My son is 7 months and is crawling and trying to […]
Hey! I am back with another installment of Hip Hop Learning! And this one is doubly special because we are learning Spanish too! So, let’s learn some Spanish Vowel sounds and be serenaded by Miguel (win-win, right?) Check out the video! Did you hear the *bonus* vowel sound in English? That helps show how the […]
Hey you! Yes, I know the title of my blog is “JustMeOMaya” meaning its about me, Maya lol BUT I want to get to know YOU better!! So, Let’s Get Aquainted! First, let me say to EVERYONE who interacted with me on my Facebook Page, Instagram Page, and via email! Well, lets begin…. The majority of my […]