Are you on Instagram? It’s my new favorite social media place to hang out and be inspired by (don’t be jealous, Pinterest, I still love you… but IG is so much more social and personal!)
Something I love about Instagram is that there are just so many resources that you can use. From being able to add stories for your followers to see, to being able to find new accounts and people to follow while on the explore page, there’s so much you can do with this platform. I didn’t know until a friend of mine recommended I looked into sites such as buzzoid.com if I ever thought about wanting to help increase my social media following. In all fairness, I think this is the help I may need, especially after I do tend to compare myself with many others on Instagram. Maybe this will give me the confidence I need to push my account and brand further. That being said, I have been reliably informed that you should always check reviews first. With Kicksta reviewed by Platypus Reviews, I think I can rule that one out first. Now just to read about all of the others!
There are some amazing toddler and preschool activity accounts that I consider a must follow over on that platform. Follow along with us and join a community that is supportive and encouraging. If you looking to start building your own community, this new instagram bot might be the best way to get yourself out there!
In no particular order, here are my favorite accounts:
- Meghan at Playground Parkbench
- Sheryl at Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
- Mary Catherine at Fun A Day
- Emma at Adventures of Adam
- Georgina at Craftulate
- Rachel at I Heart Crafty Things
- Laura at Sunny Day Family
- Danielle at Mom Inspired Life
- Deanna at Play Dough and Popsicles
- Karen at Raising Little Superheroes
- Jamie at Hand Made Kids Art
- Jodie at Growing Book by Book
- Colleen at Sugar Ants
- Kim at Life Over C’s
- Susie at Busy Toddler
- Kaitlyn at Simply Learning
- Olivia at ACraftyLIVing
- Deborah at Teach Preschool
- Meri at Mericherryla
And don’t forget to follow me, Clarissa, at Munchkins ans Moms!
While we’re on the topic of Instagram, here are some common courtesies and rules of etiquette that might be helpful to know:
- If you would like to repost a photo from another account, PLEASE use some type of repost app that gives credit to the owner of that photo. It’s also nice to ask for permission or give a heads up about the repost 🙂
- NEVER post a screenshot of somebody else’s copyrighted work from their blog, Pinterest, or Instagram account. The rule of thumb here is if you didn’t take the photo, don’t post the photo (without specific permission!)
- If a blogger or instagrammer inspired one of your activities, go ahead and give them due credit by tagging them in your picture of the activity. They’ll appreciate the love!
Other helpful tips:
- You can search hashtags like #Munchkinsandmoms, #kidsactivities, #totschool, and #preschoolactivities to find more great ideas and accounts to follow!
- Interact with accounts you love. They want to get to know you and love answering questions and hearing your feedback! This is a great community to be a part of, introduce yourself to some of your favorite IG’ers, they’d love to get to know you too!
- If you find an activity/account you love, feel free to share it with friends! Just tag them in the comments of a photo. We love building the community, so share away! 🙂
Thank you so much for including me! I feel so honored to be among these amazing Instagram accounts!
Thanks for the shout-out! We love sharing on IG, especially for sharing sneak peeks of our activities for upcoming blog posts. We love following you too! <3
I love @poppetsplay – an NZ based account all about play, fun activities etc with a Montessori leaning.
This is just waaooww… Thanks for such a great resource