This post brought to you by PA Tourism. All opinions are 100% mine. It is mere weeks before families will be pushing overstuffed suitcases into trunks, grabbing the map and herding the kids into the ...
It is another Wednesday afternoon! Time for our weekly round-up and link party – It’s Playtime. Thanks to all the terrific bloggers who helped contribute to this list of fun, educational ...
Don’t you just wish letters grew on trees and you could pull them off when you needed practice with them. Letters don’t grow on trees, but you can hang some foam letters with yarn from a low hanging ...
I have been enjoying a series called Kids Get Arty which promotes exploration of great artists. The idea behind the series is simple: 1) choose an artist to explore with your child and 2) allow a pie...
My family loves to go to a pancake house for breakfast. Breakfast IS my favorite meal of the day. Since that is not always practical, we have a few pancake house favorites that we make at home. One o...
Happy Memorial Day!! Are your kids out of school yet? Or will they be soon? Either way, we welcome summer with a BANG in our home. Here are some fun ways we have done it it in the past and a few othe...
My son’s preschool celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week a little bit ago. I told him that teachers love to be pampered, so we decided to make some bath bombs (because with a name like that, who...
Kids playing in dirt and summer just go together. Gardening is the perfect activity to combine the two. There is a patio off the kids’ room on the second floor at my house that has stood empty ...
Like most families, we love to save money. But once the kids are out of school, it’s sometimes hard to keep them entertained without spending. But there are ways to have summer fun on a budget. Each ...
Many of you know about my daughter Rory and her Congenital Femoral Deficiency. She currently wears a 6 centimeter shoe lift on her right shoe. Her physical therapist makes sure she is doing well with...
When I was pregnant for my third baby I was always looking around for things that would help my other two children share in the excitement of a new baby in the house. Not only is it more fun, but it ...
Kids love to be active and moving all the time. They also love using their creativity and imagination. We have a found a great way to combine these into a fun activity for the whole family – Ob...
I have mentioned before how much Rory loves music. She is always asking to play my guitar and loved her Easter basket filled with musical instruments. At a recent dinner with our friends, we couldn&#...
I have two creative kids who love to draw. My 9-year-old creates magical lands full of beasts and mythical creatures. My 5-year-old like to draw families, with lots of hearts and kisses. Most often t...
The quirky kids love to create… sometimes we create organized or planned masterpieces, and sometimes their works of art are organic and grow from a curiosity. This week’s post was inspire...
Some days you set out materials and you have plan for how you think they will be used. Some days you set out materials and you wait to see how they are used. We have two tomato cages that have been s...
My son made up this game. He calls it The Bathtub Alphabet Soup Game. It is easy to play, fun, educational, and very clean! I recently purchased some foam letters – the ones I have are not specifical...
Our oldest has learned her letters, the sounds that they make, and is starting to blend sounds. We have even begun learning sight words, but have yet to venture into the realm of phonics, till today!...
WOO-HOO!! Three whole months of summer ahead of you! Whose excited to try some new & cool stuff this season?? Well, if you are anything like me, I have TONS of fun ideas pinned to my Pinterest bo...
Do you have any picky eaters at your house? Do you have kids who would rather eat fruit snacks than any fruit or vegetable you give them? My kids are complete opposites with regards to food. My 18 mo...
In between visits to potential new homes, we stopped by our local Panera. As we had half an hour to kill – and munching on cookies takes mere seconds with my kiddos – we had to draw out t...
A terrarium is a great way for children to explore gardening and create a home for some of their small plastic treasures. My son struggles with allergies that keep him inside a lot in the spring. How...
When my sister and I were growing up we had a steamer trunk full of paper dolls. It was probably our favorite thing to play together. Now that I have two daughters who are old enough to play with dol...
Dirt Cake? What’s that?! Dirt Cake can be made in various ways but typically involves a chocolate treat made to look like dirt but it is completely edible – and yummy! There are some grea...
Finger painting fun! Rory and I had nothing planned today so we decided to make our own finger paint! I chose to make our own paints because I know Rory is getting her molars now and so everything is...
Growing potatoes with kids can be a revelation. I run a weekly School Gardening Club with a group of eight and nine-year olds. They’re a great group and enthusiastic about getting their hands d...
I love our weekly It’s Playtime Link-up! Each week you have hundreds of activity ideas and suggestions for us! Thank you for being an inspiration to us each and every week. Below are just a few...
Last week I shared a simple spelling activity that we created using a pink party blower and some bottle caps. This week I have another party blower activity that packs a punch! We used a party blower...
My son was bored. He had exhausted all of his toys. It was time for a new sensory bin or some kind of different and unique activity. I sent him out for a walk with his grandparents who happened to be...
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