Summer is here and we couldn’t be happier! But the newness and excitement can wear off after a couple of days when the kids start to get bored and you are out of ideas. No worries, I’m here to help! *This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn on qualifying orders at […]
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Fun activities for kiddos from 5-8
Easy Animal Game for Kids
For anyone who knows my kids, they know that we are an animal family. Ask my oldest about any obscure animal around the world and he likely has a fact or 2 to share with you. My kids are constantly reading about animals and asking questions about them too. They just can’t get enough! When […]
Easy Outdoor Play Dough Bowling Game for Kids
My kids love play dough. It doesn’t seem to matter how old they get either. Even my 9-year-old will join in and host a play dough shop or restaurant with his younger brothers. Every time I think that we are over the play dough, my kids surprise me and play for hours with it! We […]
The Best Neighborhood Bingo Game for Kids
In our home, we like to go on walks. We have a dog who just loves to explore the neighborhood, so we try to walk her as often as we can. Sometimes, the humans don’t want to walk as much as the dog does. On days like that, I whip out our Neighborhood Bingo Game. […]
Easy Outdoor Hunt for Kids
We just love being outside. And anytime that I can bring the academics with us, I will! My 3-year-old is working on color matching and recognition right now. One of the best ways to play with colors is to find them in the world around you. I created this cute little board from a piece […]
Easy Outdoor Collage for Kids
It’s summer baby! And I am taking every opportunity to be outside with my kiddos. One of our favorite ways to play, is by creating with chalk. Usually, we just free draw and the creations that they come up with are pretty neat! However, this year, my sweet 3-year-old is ready to get in on […]
The Ultimate Summer Outdoor Toy List for Kids
Summer is coming in hot! And I don’t just mean the temperature (see what I did there?!). Kids are ready for the free-range days and parents are ready for a break from packing lunches, checking homework, and getting the mornings going quickly. But for many parents, the joy of those summer days wears off quickly […]
The Best Easter Basket Ideas for Kids
Easter is right around the corner! The stores are flooded with Easter goodies and items to make our Easter day easier. But if you are anything like me, you like to piece together special baskets for your kiddos. I feel good knowing that I put a little elbow grease into our Easter treats! Even better, […]
The Easiest and Best Non-Food Easter Egg Fillers
A lot has changed with our Easter eggs over the past few years. My allergy kiddo has outgrown his egg allergy (woohoo!) so we can actually color and hunt for real eggs again! However, the kids enjoyed the plastic egg hunt so much; and since the Easter bunny fills the eggs, we just had to […]
The Best Spring Bucket List for Kids
Spring is upon us! Well, kind of, depending on where you live. We had a beautiful, almost coat-less, day this week and then it went back to freezing. So much so that I walked outside to clean my windows, and the cleaner froze to the window upon contact. Haha! What can I say, I was […]
Most Popular Valentine’s Day Books for Kids
We LOVE books over here! Big books, small books, board books, chapter books, fictional books, nonfiction books; all of them! So, it’s no surprise that we have our Valentine’s Books ready to go. Today, I wanted to share with you some of our favorite love books for all ages, as well as a few that […]
Valentine’s Day Heart Animal Craft for Kids
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we are getting in the spirit over here! My kids are already discussing what types of valentines they will bring to school, but I’m more focused on the home front. What will we create to display in our home and to mail to our loved ones? We have […]
Most Popular Valentine’s Day Products for Kids
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! If your kiddos are in school, chances are you are already planning out their class valentines. I have always handmade the valentines that my kiddos end up passing out, but not everyone has the time for that. This year has been particularly busy for us, and with 3 […]
Easy LEGO Storage for Kids
Did your kids get ALL the Legos for Christmas? We have entered the LEGO age with my big boys and it seems that we went from a few sets to an Army’s worth of LEGO bricks overnight! Thanks to Christmas, and some very generous Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles, they are everywhere! It was obvious that […]
The Best Disney Activity Bags For Kids
Headed to Disney? How exciting! It truly is The Happiest Place on Earth. Setting yourself up for success at the parks begins with a properly packed bag and a top-notch activity bag for the kids. But, don’t worry, an epic activity bag doesn’t have to take up much room. And, you don’t even have to […]
Sponge Boats – Outdoor Water Activity
Today is one of those days where it is just miserable outside in the sun. I hate to complain, because I would truly rather be hot than cold…but it’s hooot. I still love to try and get outside for at least a little bit on days like this though. The fresh air just puts everyone […]
Name Building Activity with Cars
My 3 year old is currently deep in letter exploration. We are specifically focusing on his name. There are so many different ways to explore letters, that it can be hard to choose sometimes! One thing is for sure, the more active my little jumping bean can be while learning, the better! He is always […]
Balancing Dinosaurs – Bridges
One of the things that all of my kiddos love to play with is dinosaurs! It doesn’t matter if they are big or small, realistic or solid colored; they love them all the same. At the beginning of 2020 I posted this quick and simple activity featuring dinosaurs and it has become one of my […]
Fine Motor Indoor Snowmen
My littles love the snow and are so excited that we live in a place that gets plenty of it throughout the winter! However, we are part way through January and we have yet to get snow that sticks around for more than a few days…puzzling for sure! Because my littles are itching to build […]
Salt Dough Name Activity
I have been itching to create salt dough name plates for my littles ever since I saw the adorable wooden name plates popping up in small shops across the world! It seemed like such a no brainer! I’ve used salt dough to make ornaments, gifts, Easter eggs and so much more. Why wouldn’t I use […]