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In a world of store-bought toys, I can’t help but get caught up in the fun of creating my own DIY Toys every now and then. These DIY Rocket Ship Toys are my latest creation! This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. My 2 year old son…
Welcome back to Fine Motor Friday! We are back with playful fine motor skills ideas today as we share fun writing activities for toddlers and preschoolers! My son is 2 1/2 going on 20, I think. Like many younger siblings, he always wants to do whatever big sis is doing. Any writing utensils she uses,…
Welcome back to Fine Motor Friday! We are on quite a Valentine’s Day kick around here, and today’s DIY Valentine’s Day Shirts are no exception! These t-shirts would be cute to make for a class Valentine’s Party or as a Valentine’s Day gift for someone special. If you are ever looking for an awesome Halloween…
Welcome back to another Read and Play Blog hop hosted by the Pleasantest Thing! This month’s Book Activities for kids are fun Valentine’s Day Alphabet Games! Today we set up some super fun games to go along with a cute little book that we received as a gift. It started as just one game but…
As any holiday draws near, my four year old daughter loves making decorations. Valentine’s Day is no exception. I pulled together a roundup of heart garland ideas for inspiration. We followed up last year’s cutting practice heart garland with a new heart garland idea this year and with all these ideas to draw from, I hope it becomes an…
Welcome back to Fine Motor Fridays! This week I am sharing simple but fun writing activities inspired by the Piggie and Elephant book called, We Are in a Book! It’s a personalized dry erase book! Quick note- affiliate links are used in this post, which just means that if you purchase anything through my links,…
Welcome back to another month of the Virtual Book Club for Kids! This month’s author is Ellen Stoll Walsh, so today I’m sharing our Mouse Count Game! My preschooler and my toddler BOTH really had fun with our super simple mouse count game- ping pong balls are just hilarious fun, that’s all there is too…
As the new year begins, it is always nice to take a look back to see what went well over the past year. Today’s post is just that- a look back at the best of Lalymom in 2014. This year in the Lalymom household, our daughter turned four and our son turned two. Their…
Today’s Christmas Activities for kids are inspired by an AWESOME new book that I had a chance to review. Before I tell you all about it, I should mention affiliate links are used in this post, which just means that if you click through and buy something, I make a tiny commission at no additional…
Hello and happy Friday! For today’s Fine Motor Fridays activity we tried some fun writing activities using a salt tray. I even created a free printable to use with it! Quick note- affiliate links are used in this post. Lately my preschooler has had a favorite new activity. She likes to grab a marker and piece…
Welcome back for a VERY special Fine Motor Fridays! Not only are we sharing new fine motor activities with you today but we are kicking off a great giveaway for ANYONE interested in Fine Motor Skills! So Check out these fun ways to reuse your coffee sleeves and then stick around at the bottom for the giveaway!…
Today is our second year of joining up with Mama Miss for a blog hop all about Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make! Come check out all the great ornament ideas! Quick note- affiliate links are used in this post. For this year’s blog hop everyone chose a childrens Christmas book as inspiration for their kid-made…
Today it is time for the Read and Play Christmas edition! We chose the book Mooseltoe! Quick note- affiliate links are used in this post. If you’ve never read the book Mooseltoe it’s pretty funny and it’s the Christmas spin off of the equally funny Moosestache. I love the illustrations in this book and even…
The holidays are coming so today I have a great two-fer for you. First 12 Taste Safe Sensory Play Ideas for Kids with a Christmas Theme! The second is the Ultimate Christmas Guide from the Kid Blogger Network that includes a HUUUGE Cash Giveaway! Sweet Smell of Christmas Cloud Dough from Lalymom Gingerbread Bath Paints…
Today’s cloud dough recipe, just like our glowing taste safe cloud dough, is great because not only is it taste safe for babies and toddlers but it pairs perfectly with a Christmas book so it is fun for preschoolers too! Quick note- affiliate links are used in this post! We recently read the book The Sweet Smell…
Today we are kicking off some fun activities inspired by a children’s Christmas books with a Christmas Play Dough Recipe. Just a note, affiliate links are used in this post. Every since joining the Virtual Book Club for Kids group we have had SO much fun with book extension ideas. Today’s activity is a taste…
Overall our potty training process was pretty smooth with my daughter. We do have the occasional potty training problems though, and that is what I want to write about today. I’m sure every child has their own occasional potty troubles, so hopefully this helps some of you out there to get past the one that we…
I don’t know about where you live, but it’s getting pretty cold here and everyone I know is busy planning for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Today I am sharing some fun printable Christmas Activities for Kids as part of the Busy Bag Blog Hop, so if you are a big fan of busy bags, be sure…
So we are kind of enamored with Pete the Cat around here. In case you couldn’t tell… since we shared three Pete the Cat Buttons Activities last week. I can’t help it. We get on a theme and I just keep going with it. (Quick note, this post includes affiliate links. Cool. Let’s go play!) Like I said…
If you are looking for gifts to get kids moving, then you came to the right place! I’ve got an awesome gift guide for you this year that offers tons of gifts for kids who need to burn off some energy! Last year we joined a huge group of bloggers to bring you the 2013…
