Beginner Building Sets: The Yay to the Nay
Apparently, regular wooden blocks are SO TODDLER 2011 and I should get with the times. So this week my young child played with some of the more innovative beginner building sets to see what they offer.
Apparently, regular wooden blocks are SO TODDLER 2011 and I should get with the times. So this week my young child played with some of the more innovative beginner building sets to see what they offer.
Jazz up the popular kids’ toilet paper mummy costume for Halloween with a DIY Pharaoh 3D mask. We’ve got the mask for you to print out and decorate. The only other thing you’ll need is a long sleeved t-shirt to stick on your head! Classy!
This week, I continued to play board games and dice games with my toddler, trying to teach her valuable lessons in counting, taking turns and good sportsmanship.
It is that spooky time of year and we are making paper monster puppets to celebrate Halloween! These simple puppets take only a few supplies to make.
For my toddler’s first foray into the world of games, I played four different toddler card games to see which she responded to the best.
Since puzzles are supposed to be great for developing math skills, I put my daughter through the ultimate test— completing four different beginner jigsaw puzzles.
Talk Like a Pirate Day, on September 19th, is our favorite holiday. This year, we’ve made some free printables so that you can dress up your stuffed animals, too!
These printable (and FREE) lunch box jokes are a great way to add some fun to your child’s day!
My toddler is now interested in drawing and that includes the drawing apps on my iPad. Here are the reviews of a few that we’ve lived with.
We all know that nothing makes the miles go by faster than some soul-lifting music, so this year we’ve put together Alphamom’s Summer Road Trip Playlist.
My two-year-old has a bit of an obsession with the iPad. In order to manage her use of it, we impose time limits and also make sure to have plenty of educational apps loaded. There are tons of apps out there for toddlers but here we’re reviewing apps that help kids learn their alphabet and identify letters.
Create a miniature scene for the Summer Olympics, specifically the track and field events, using Lego minifigures, paper, and pipe cleaners.
Five tips I’ve learned to make play group something we look forward to hosting every week.
Hosting summer camp at home? Here’s a fun banner for the kids to make that evokes summer camp. Follow our tutorial to make your very own.
This summer, I dusted off my film degree and compiled a list of less obvious classic movies for us to watch as a family. These are all films that both kids and adults will enjoy, so we should have many, many hours of movie fun.
A combination of organized activities and unstructured time for kids seems to be the right mix for this family and mom.
We share our summer truths. What parts of summer are true for your family every year?
Gender Reveal Parties are all the rage these days. Here’s a fun DIY idea if you would like to throw your own.
If you’re planning a Cinco de Mayo fiesta this year you might just want to add some mini piñatas to your table decor! They’re fun to make and you can hide candy inside them! No need to break out the mini baseball bat and blindfold to open them. They simply pop apart to reveal their candy inside.
We’ve discovered another fun game to play with all those plastic eggs! Make this match up game and see if the kids can find the matching hidden objects!