Sign of the Week - Bird!!

Hi All! Sorry for the late post this week - we had a touch of illness in our house the last few days and I got a bit behind.

This week's sign is BIRD. The sign approximation you may see children commonly use is to open and close their whole hand near their mouth, rather than just their thumb and index finger (you actually see the baby do this in the video). Continue making the sign correctly when you sign it to your child, and when your child's dexterity allows them to use just the two fingers, they will do it. :)

Hope everyone has a great week!

Sign of the Week - CAT!

This week's animal sign is CAT. Only a few weeks until our newest addition to the family makes his/her arrival. I'm getting REALLY excited. Have a GREAT week!

Sign of the Week - Dog!

Happy New Year! Hope everyone is doing well and setting those 2010 Goals! :)

For January, I thought I would start with the theme of "Animals". My daughter, Audra, loved to learn the Animal signs when we first started signing with her. And even at 23 months, she loves to learn new Animal signs.

I'll start with one of the basics, which is "Dog". There are two ways to sign "Dog" - you can either just pat your leg, or you can pat your leg and then snap your finger (like you are calling a dog). Most babies will just pat their leg.

We don't have a dog in our house, but I would love when I would take Audra for a walk and she would hear a dog and make the sign. It was wonderful to communicate with her so early, it was as though she was asking me "Do you hear the dog, mommy?" - rather than just making a noise and me not understanding what she was trying to tell me.



Happy Signing!

Sign of the Week - TOY!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We spent the Christmas weekend in California, and took our kids to Legoland. They had a blast! This week's sign is "Toy".

Sign of the Week - COLD!

In keeping with a winter theme, the Sign of the Week is COLD! My daughter Audra loves to use this sign. At her daycare, the teacher likes to give them frozen fruit pieces - and Audra always signs "Cold" to me when she picks up a piece and puts it in her mouth.

New Meetup Group & Momma's Organic Market

I'm excited to announce my new Meetup Group through Meetup.com! These meetups will be informal playdate type get togethers, where parents/caregivers can get together with their kids to meet and play with other signing families. :)

Click HERE to check it out!

Upcoming Events


12/19/2009 - 9am to 2pm
Momma's Organic Market
Park West
9744 West Northern Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345


My Smart Hands Signing Demo at 11:30am at Momma's Organic Market!!
Santa is going to be at the Market, along with lots of other fun activities. Come check it out!



01/09/2009 - 10:30am
My Smart Hands - Level 1 Class
Art of Dance Studio
7077 E Main St, Ste 11-12
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Click HERE to Register!

Sign of the Week - SNOW!

I know we don't get much snow down here in Phoenix - but this is a fun and easy sign to learn. It has been pretty "cold" for us Phoenicians, but we'll still have to drive up north to see any of the white stuff. :)