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Easter always sneaks up on me so I am prepping early with these Peeps Puppets Easter Games! This post will tell you how to make them, including a materials list with affiliate links as well as the details on the free printable Peeps template! This will be the first Easter that we will have a preschooler in…
This year my daughter is four and my son is two, so I think we will have a lot of fun with Valentine’s Day Activities. Today I have 3 super simple, low-prep ideas that are perfect for the Valentine’s Day Busy Bag Blog Hop! This original article was updated in February 2025. My kids are…
There’s so much fun and learning to be had using Shrinky Dinks! Come read tips and tricks for shrinky dinks, plus oven temperatures..basically everything our family has learned throughout all our Shrinky Dink making activities. Partner affiliate links are used in this post. We sure have had fun in the Lalymom household with our Shrinky…
We are back for another day of LEGO Week! Today we are sharing four simple LEGO truck building ideas. My LEGO lovin’, little dude has been building up a storm. So much fun to see what he comes up with. Heads up, there are a couple quick affiliate links in this post, which just means…
Emotions are a tough topic for kids to tackle so today I’m sharing our Emotions Discovery Bottles, which is a fun DIY Toy or craft inspired by Disney’s Inside Out. I’ve added a few affiliate links for easy reference, just FYI. Although Inside Out came out a couple years ago now, we still consider emotions…
How much fun do kids have with puppets?! A LOT! That’s why I’m sharing 25 adorable finger and hand puppets to make with kids today! DIY Puppets make a great project as a gift or an activity to do with kids. I also have added some partner shopping links to premade puppets. Puppets are a…
Today I am sharing 50 Must-Make, Super Cool DIY Fine Motor Skills Toys. These include homemade toys for toddlers, preschoolers and school aged kids. Make them as a gift or make them together to give your child the gift of MAKING their own toys! How cool is THAT!? Affiliate links are used in this post….
Welcome back to another week of Fine Motor Fridays! This week I’ve got some fun Christmas Activities for Kids! These ones all use jingle bells, which we found to be a very fun material to play with this time of year! (Note: Affiliate links are used in this post for your convenience.) We have been playing…
Over the years, we have shared some awesome LEGO Building Ideas! One of our favorites is our DIY Removable LEGO Wall but you should see some of the inventive ideas out there! I love all the cool ideas over at Frugal Fun for Boys, like this awesome LEGO Racetrack for Hotwheels and their cool LEGO Catupult Ideas!…
Today I am sharing how to use a super simple Dollar Store Hack to make an awesome Sing Movie Activity for Kids. Introducing the DIY Moon Theatre Stage! I’m popping in a few affiliate links for easy shopping. We went to see the Sing Movie over the holidays and everyone in the family loved it….
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…
Happy Wednesday, it’s another day of Frugal Fun for Boys’ Craft Closet Boredom Busters Week! Today I’m sharing how to make story stones using family or classmate photos! I’ve added a couple affiliate links to this post for easy shopping, FYI. In our back yard we have a small area next to the house that…
Today marks the start of Frugal Fun for Boys’Â Craft Closet Boredom Busters Week! Today I’m sharing one of our easy cardboard crafts with a Cardboard Tablet and 10 games that had us all laughing! I’m extra proud of this one, because my super clever daughter came up with the main idea, I just added the…
Today as part of the A to Z Rainy Days Blog Hop I am putting together ways to have fun with a cardboard box, because who doesn’t have one of those laying around on a rainy day? These cardboard crafts have been seen on my blog and other favorite blogs of mine. Can’t wait for you all…
Happy Fine Motor Friday! We are back with playful ways to get kids’ hands moving! Today’s DIY Toy is not only another one of our Recycled Crafts but is great to work on wrist extension and bilateral integration. Note- I did add a couple affiliate links to this post, which just means that if you…
Today’s post is another DIY Toy in our series of construction related recycled crafts. It was super simple to put together and my toddler has been playing with it ever since I made it! Months ago I was talking to my friend Georgina over at Craftulate all about how her son was really into construction vehicles and that…
We have been on a DIY Toys kick lately. I can’t help it, I like to tinker! We been having so much fun with our cardboard crafts, and today’s DIY Steamroller toy falls in that category. I think tinkering runs in my family. Both my parents like to make and do. My mom is an electrician…
We recently have been playing with glow-in-the-dark stars and I was inspired to do an activity about constellations for kids. Our connecting star magnets could not have been easier to set up. Come check them out, I added some affiliate links to make it easy to whip up your own set! As a kid one…
