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Do you love scanning Pinterest for gorgeous ideas for your kids and home, like me? Then I know you’ve seen tons of beautiful toys, play furniture and learning tools that look amazing – if only you had the resources! These DIY Kid Hacks are life hacks specifically for kids’ play ideas. Maybe you don’t have the room…
We had a bunch of fun taking Little Big Man’s favorite song, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and extending it with a fun fine motor craft! Introducing the Itsy Bitsy Spider Finger Puppet, SURE to get your little one’s hands moving! Quick note – affiliate links are used in this post for your convenience. I discovered an…
Even more fun with Dr. Seuss Activities! These Seuss sticks, as I call them, were super easy to make and can be used as dominoes as well as math manipulatives! When I first thought about making these sticks, I pictured making One Fish Two Fish dominoes. We don’t have a fish shaped paper punch though, nor…
Today it is all about Dr. Seuss Activities! Today it’s time, it’s time, it’s time for SLIME! But wait you, say, but wait- well jinx! This post includes affiliate links! We’re here today to talk and play. About all things Seuss: the good doctor, I say! Yesterday we made Seuss Dominoes and before that, 3 Lorax Crafts….
Each holiday it seems like we build up more and more candy. Sometimes it’s nice to give non-candy kids Valentines, isn’t it? This Valentine’s Day collection has the extra bonus of working on those awesome fine motor skills! Click through to each one for any directions or free printables involved! The only problem is deciding…
TGIFMF! This Fine Motor Fridays post focuses on Valentine’s Day Cutting Practice but you can add in paper punching, pasting and coloring depending on what you have on hand. I like to think of these as CUT-Punch-PASTE art projects, which we have done before and really enjoyed. These could be used as kid-made Valentine’s Day gifts,…
Today I am sharing a cool but quiet bowling activity for kids using natural, sustainable KORXX Cork Building Blocks. Thank you SO much to KORXX for sponsoring this invitation to play! Affiliate links are included in this post for easy shopping. The LalyKids are quite opposite in personality. Both are equally loved, of course, but…
Today we explore light and shadow using a gorgeous set of all natural cork building blocks called KORXX. We are thrilled to have this invitation to play and create sponsored by KORXX. I’ve been writing more lately about how we are transitioning away from harmful chemicals in our personal products and I look for every…
Today I am writing about a toy we received a few weeks ago. Bunchems and Bunchems Alive have been played with daily since we opened them. At our new house we have a play room upstairs but I always like to keep some games and activities in a drawer near our kitchen table. We spend…
Today I have a collection of LEGO Books for you that are perfect for the LEGO® Lover in your life! It is also a great list for parents and educators who want to find ways to leverage their kids’ excitement for LEGO® in ways to support their education. This post includes some affiliate links for…
Where I live Spring has just sprung, but it will be over in a flash and I am already thinking ahead to SUMMER! (That was sung in my best Olaf voice, by the way!) Today’s post is all about a fantastic resource full of DIY Summer Camp Activities for Kids! Whether you are looking for a…
Welcome back to another monthly play calendar! This time we have 30 April Activities for Kids! Our super handy play calendars offer you an idea for every day of the month and they often go hand in hand with common school themes too! April showers bring May Flowers- but April also brings us Earth Day…
Have you ever learned a new concept and found that your family was so excited about it that you just can’t get it out of your head? Well. We are on a ten frame math kick these days. Months ago my daughter came home from kindergarten and had to explain her math homework to me. I had…
Today we are doing a classic science activity- the Lemon Battery Experiment! Thank you so much to Green Works and STEM Box for sponsoring this wonderful day for me and my daughter! My parents both inspired a love for science in me so it has always been close to my heart. It feels like a rite of…
Happy Tuesday, it’s time for another post from the Learning with Manipulatives series, this time it’s all about play money! My post is about an easy Coin Flip Ten Frame Activity perfect for math centers or homeschool math time. I’ve added a few affiliate links to this post. This math activity could be used for…
Welcome to another free monthly play calendar! Today’s calendar is full of March Activities for Kids! Affiliate links are used in this post. Our handy play calendars are full of themed ideas for each month. Since we’re headed into March, this month we have Dr. Seuss Activities for Reach Across America Day to start. You’ll…
Today I’m sharing a few LEGO® Math Ten Frames Games that we made up at home recently. This post is part of an on going series called Learning with Manipulatives. There are affiliate links in this post in case you want to make your own sets. Be sure to use #toolsforlearning if you want to…
Well I don’t know about where you live but it sure is chilly here in Chicago! To help you cope with the winter blues, here is a free play calendar of January activities for kids! Winter in Chicago can be beautiful, brisk and enjoyable…but it can also be blustery and downright brutal. I love to…
It’s time for the annual 10 Days of Kid-made Christmas bloghop from Mama Miss! Once again this year the theme is Book-inspired Christmas Ornaments. We chose a fave from last year, Mooseltoe! Affiliate links are used in this post. We love, love LOVED our Mooseltoe activities last year, and this ornament is inspired by the…
Today I am joining up with my friends at The Inspired Treehouse for their Brain Boosters Active Learning Series! They are sharing all sorts of educational activities that have one thing in common- they really get you moving! Great for gross motor skills AND academic learning! Bonus! Affiliate links are included in this site. Our…
