Young Child
Thoughts on the Underscheduled Child
With kids in activities and sports every single day of the week, there’s something to be said about just playing and being together.
Holidays
Earth Day Craft: Beautiful Butterflies
Let your kids raid your pantry and laundry closet, instead of your wallet, to make these bright butterflies for Spring.
Holidays
Leprechaun Treasure Hunt Printable for St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a good ‘ol fashioned treasure hunt. I’ve been making treasure hunts since I was old enough to draw clues. And, it’s perfect for make-believe leprechauns.
Activities
Winter Olympics Craft: Ice Cube Curling in your Bath
Inspired by the winter Olympic sport Curling, we devised a bathtub Ice cube curling game of our own.
Crafts
Craft and Snack: Easy Fruit Art
Your child will love combining a fruit snack with craft time to make these fun fruit pictures. This is a perfect summertime activity!
Holidays
Recycle What’s In Your Lunchbox!
Plastic cups, juice boxes, baggies, lids.. You could recycle these items OR you could save yourself a money at the craft store and make things with it!
Party & Play
Doodles for Lunch, Dinner and any other time.
My son just loves to draw. And I love to keep his hands busy particularly if we’re out to a meal where waiting even just a normal amount of time can seem an eternity for a busy boy like mine. Luckily, a friend gifted us with Doodles at Lunch a book filled with 36 tear-out placemats with step-by-step instructions on creating awesome doodles.
Holidays
Celebrate National Penguin Awareness Day With Your Kid
Penguin Awareness Day is a day to celebrate the penguin. Here are five ways you can celebrate penguins and their waddling cuteness with your lil’ penguin fan.
Holidays
Ten Truths of Summer
We share our summer truths. What parts of summer are true for your family every year?
Party & Play
The Best Play Tents, Forts & Teepees
We have some ideas to make the idea of an outdoor fort appealing to the kids so you can get the space in your house back.
Holidays
It’s a Yummy Month!
Guess what we are making? It is really fun and yummy! The perfect way to celebrate National Ice Cream Month — ice cream made in a bag! How to make Ice Cream In a Bag For each individual you will need: * 1/2 cup milk…
Activities
Snow Day Fun!
Snowy Days call for fun with Snow Paint. Learn how to make your own. Easy-Peasy.
Food & Home
Lemony Rainbow Popsicle Recipe
Make healthy, yet tasty, striped popsicles with our Lemony Rainbow Popsicle recipe for kids. Fun, easy and delicious!
Young Child
Must Watch: Olive Us Family Video Series
Design Mom’s new family video series Olive Us, featuring her six children, is an absolute delight. Not only is it instructional, but you see the kids being kind to each other. Our children need to see more of that in this world.
Crafts
Burning Daylight: Toothpick Sculptures
These toothpick sculptures was an easy project that kept the kids busy for an hour. The how-to is self explanatory (bonus: pictures to show you how we did it.)
Activities
How To Teach Your Kids to Juggle
Stuck indoors? Got cabin fever? Use this as a time to show your kids how they can join the circus one day.
Activities
Card Sharks: Fun Games To Play With Your Kids
Don’t ever underestimate the hours of fun that can be had with a deck of playing cards. Here are some great games and resources.
Holidays
Easter Craft: Rubber Stamped Easter Eggs
This super easy decorating technique turns your Easter eggs into something extra special.
Activities
Making Ice Cream with Kids
What do we want?! Ice Cream! When do we want it? In about 20 minutes after shaking this ball around! Not much of a battle cry but passion comes in many forms.
Crafts
Morse Code Beaded Bracelets DIY
We threw a Morse Code sleepover party a couple of weeks ago and created beaded bracelets as DIY party favors. We show you how to make your own.