25 ways to play with puzzles Get those puzzles out, my friends! It doesn’t matter if your kids are 2 or 12–puzzles are a super way of flexing those brain muscles, …Read more25 ways to play with puzzles
game design for kids: innovation and creativity with #intelAIO My kids have long been interested in electronics and technology, but only recently have they been interested in trying their hand at game …Read moregame design for kids: innovation and creativity with #intelAIO
easy, homemade new year’s eve shakers Any time we can use recyclables for learning or play, it’s a win in my book. So each year as New Year’s Eve approaches, we clean out our recycle bin …Read moreeasy, homemade new year’s eve shakers
holiday card stencils and balloon stamps Thank you Dollar Tree and the Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club for making this post possible! This year, we’re spicing our holiday cards up a …Read moreholiday card stencils and balloon stamps
mandarin orange paper dolls: dress up your food It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of making mealtime more fun for my kids. And if we can sneak in some sort of …Read moremandarin orange paper dolls: dress up your food
our cookie baking day: favorite family annual holiday tradition Every year, one of our advent calendar activities reads: Cookie Baking Day! And what that means is that no matter the day–it’s …Read moreour cookie baking day: favorite family annual holiday tradition
holiday party kid activities: 3 secrets to success As part of Target’s Inner Circle, a few of us are participating a super-fun holiday party series: Holiday Party 101. We’re writing …Read moreholiday party kid activities: 3 secrets to success
the Intel All-In-One PC: fab device for digital families (sponsored) The Intel All-In-One PC (sometimes written as AIO PC) is so totally awesome, it’s barely believable. When I use it with …Read morethe Intel All-In-One PC: fab device for digital families (sponsored)
five activities for crossing the midline (and why it’s important) The following guest post is written by the amazing Devany LeDrew. Devany is a former Kindergarten who now shares adventures with her …Read morefive activities for crossing the midline (and why it’s important)
invitation to play with acorns: outdoor fun for little ones The following guest post is written by the amazing Angela Thayer of Teaching Mama (not to be confused with this here ole teach mama …Read moreinvitation to play with acorns: outdoor fun for little ones
pulled cotton ghosts: halloween craft for little ones The following guest post is written by the incredibly busy Theresa of Capri + 3. Theresa is a mom of four toddlers, and her …Read morepulled cotton ghosts: halloween craft for little ones
halloween owl: fun fall craft for kids The following guest post is written by Ashley Merrick-Rives of Me & Marie Learning. Ashley is a ‘mom-teacher-blogger’ and an in-home …Read morehalloween owl: fun fall craft for kids
pumpkin cookies: recipe reading (and cookie-eating) Today was our holiday cookie-baking day, and we made an all-time fave: Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies! We baked a million cookies, and we’re still …Read morepumpkin cookies: recipe reading (and cookie-eating)
teaching left handed kids to write: grasp, stages, positioning The following guest post is written by Christie Kiley. Christie has the job I find amazing and awe-inspiring: an Occupational …Read moreteaching left handed kids to write: grasp, stages, positioning
the rainbow loom: 5 reasons kids need it and parents love it We are loving–and I mean loving–the Rainbow Loom. We’re bracelet-making, ring-wearing, tiny-rubber-band …Read morethe rainbow loom: 5 reasons kids need it and parents love it
homemade tooth fairy boxes originally published as ‘tooth fairy, we’re ready!’ on October 13, 2009 If you check around the internet, …Read morehomemade tooth fairy boxes
creative hands-on learning for kids: tabletop surprises Tabletop Surprises have been a saving grace for us this summer. Quick and easy learning on my kids’ own time. They’re …Read morecreative hands-on learning for kids: tabletop surprises
math, literacy, and creative summer learning: tabletop surprises We’re week three into our tabletop surprises, and this week, we rocked some sneaky math, literacy, and creative thinking. The kids woke up to some …Read moremath, literacy, and creative summer learning: tabletop surprises
soap dough, soap molds, crazy cool fun with soap What happens when you put a bar of Ivory soap in the microwave? Really. Ivory soap. Plain ole sweet-smelling, plain-jane …Read moresoap dough, soap molds, crazy cool fun with soap
learn and play independently: tabletop surprises week 2 One rockin thing about tabletop surprises is that kids can learn and play independently. On their own time, when they’re …Read morelearn and play independently: tabletop surprises week 2