During these darn winter months when lots of us are stuck inside for most of the day, it is the perfect time to help your child (and yourself) develop your imaginations. It might seem silly that this is one of my favorite books, but it really is. The author knows what true imagination is and her […]
Find the Ice Cube! The day before we played in the snow I made some colored ice cubes by adding different colored food drops to the water and set them outside to freeze. We used them to play hide and seek with the different colors! This would be a fun way to help your […]
Parenting had a wonderful article written by Melody Warnick about 3-Ingredient Games that we have had a lot of fun with! The article had 8 games but I am just featuring the few we have tried so far. Check out the article for the others! Here is a direct exert from the article: SWAT TEAM […]
Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! I have tons of the Bolthouse Carrot Juice Bottles and have thinking of something to do with them other than make more I Spy Bottles. This has to be the easiest craft/game we have done together, which is perfect because some days I am not into a lot of work. Fill up your cleaned […]
Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul’s The little old bird woman comes In her own special way to the people she call, “Come, buy my bags full of crumbs; Come feed the little birds, Show them you care And you’ll be glad if you do Their young ones are hungry Their […]
Today I STOPPED what I was doing and PLAYED coloring with a fairy and purple eating crayon monster. Wintertime ideas to STOP and PLAY: -Sit outside with a sketch pad and stare at the blank trees look at their shape, how beautiful they are behind those leaves and sketch it! -Play with your child […]
Click here for the giveaway Leaves, Leaves, Leaves One of my favorite things that Autumn brings. You can use them for pretend, this is the parade Abby puts on with leaves and branches. You can do tons of crafts with leaves: -Simply place leaves under a thin piece of paper and roll a crayon over […]
Reduce, Reuse Recycle! We love that Jack Johnson song 🙂 Abby completely picked out this project from a book she picked out at the library and the activity she picked out of the book. Really quite simple…. 1. Cut the egg cartoon vertically to leave 2 holes connected. 2. Trim so it will open and […]
Click here for the giveaway. We LOVED doing this craft with Aunt Laura and Grandma. I have to remember this to do at my daughter’s birthday parties when they are older. We made pretty awesome rings and hair barrettes out of our buttons, don’t you think? Click here for the instructions. Click herefor where I […]
How cool of a Mom would you be if your house one day a week after school was the place to come and have fun? Why not host your own weekly after school outdoor games? Help all the neighborhood Moms out by giving them something to do OUTSIDE to help them get away from the […]
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