indoor activities

YouTube dances for kids: fun indoor moving and grooving to get the wiggles out

We just got another boatload of snow, so on Sunday morning, when we were snowed in and couldn’t even get out of our house to make it to mass, we …

When I was asked by the great folks at WeAreTeachers to take a minute to check out fit4Schools, I was thrilled. But I was …

This summer has been all about card games over here. We’ve been doing a lot of card game playing, and I remember doing the same when I was …

It’s Cora’s turn up to bat, friends. Since Maddy and Owen have both been guest contributing this summer, you better believe that my Cora …

It’s taken over 12 years. But it’s finally here. Finding Dory hits the theaters today, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Hard to …

We’re always looking for cool activities to do with our children and our friends, and we’ve seriously found our fave. Minute To Win It …

This summer is literally moving at the speed of light. I can’t even believe we’re nine weeks in. It’s insane. And it has been so …

Friends. We’re rocking and rolling this summer. We’re doing just about everything we can to keep ourselves smiling and sane in between 50 …

We have had one wild week here, friends. Our Owen headed to his Nanny and Pap’s for baseball camp, and our Maddy and Cora were stuck here with …

Every weekday in the summertime, I start the day by sharing a #tabletopsurprises post. Just one quick picture of what’s in store for …

This is the last week we’re rolling with our tabletop surprises. Boo-hooooooooo. Even though our calendar was ten weeks and we’ve rocked …

I say it’s ‘summer fun for older kids’ only because my kids are no longer toddlers or preschoolers–they’re big-time …

We just finished week number six of our ten week tabletop surprises — a simple but clever way we encourage our kids to learn on their own …

We’re continuing to rock it out with our tabletop surprises–simple, meaningful, and fun ‘surprises’ on our kitchen table every …

I have been working and working and working and working and working on this calendar for weeks now, and I’m finally ready to share it. Woot. No …

The following rockstar guest post is written by Barb of A Life in Balance. Barb has a ton of awesome ideas, and you should totally check out her …

One of the things I love about working with Target is that I have had the opportunity to meet some really great people, do some …

March is a super-exciting month as far as reading and literacy are concerned. There’s a lot of happy going on–a lot of …

It’s been busy here for the last few days, with our insane weather and with FutureCity, Toy Fair, and National Center for …

It’s been snowing a whole lot over here for the last few weeks, and in fact, this week, about 15 inches of the white stuff were dumped on us. So …