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Happy Spring! These Spring crafts for preschool age kids make for easy, cute spring themed projects packed with cutting practice and other fine motor work! We have so many ideas to share to keep those preschoolers crafting up a storm- err I mean- spring shower! Happy Spring! These Spring crafts for preschool age kids make…
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! Both of my kids do a lot of fine motor activities…
Well Valentine’s Day is around the corner so I’ve been sharing Valentine’s Day Activities for kids. Today’s idea is a Valentine Math Activity using our portable ten frame kit. This post is part of a Valentine’s Day Activities blog hop, so stick around at the bottom for more cool ideas! Also, I’ve included some affiliate…
Today I am sharing a huge list of video chat games and activities for kids to play remotely from home. This is NOT a place to connect with other people or a portal to play the games or activities. This is to give you ideas of fun things to do while on a Zoom video…
With Father’s Day approaching we are looking for fun ways to honor dads and grandfathers this year. Whether you live far apart or just want to brighten someone’s day, adding a fun Father’s Day Zoom Background to your video chat is simple and easy to do. Today I am sharing tons of free Dad &…
It’s so important to teach kids about fire safety, but in the past I’ve had a hard time thinking of any ideas. After a bit of thought, I came up with some engaging fire safety activities to do with kids. Here are three easy ideas for addressing fire safety for kids. I’ve included affiliate links for your convenience,…
If you are looking for Gift Ideas for Dad for Father’s Day or a birthday, you should check out these 20 Awesome Father’s Day T-shirts! Whether your want to DIY or buy it, you will find a cool gift idea below! Pair one with a set of Personalized Handprint Dad’s Coffee Cups! (This post may…
Printable road trip games for kids can help make family car trips a lot more fun for everyone. I’ve got a free printable for you that makes a great car activity for kids, plus a bunch more from some friends at the bottom of the post. I’ve popped a couple quick affiliate links in here for easy…
You guys know I love me some plastic Easter Eggs. They are just so colorful, every time I see them they just scream FUN! Today I’m sharing some super fun Plastic Easter Egg Crafts for Kids. Click around and save your faves for many Easters to come! Affiliate links are used in this post. In…
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…
Inside: Make mom smile this year with these Funny Mother’s Day Gifts, ranging from cute and punny to downright hilarious! Affiliate links are used in this post. Growing up, some of my strongest memories are of when I made my mom laugh. Okay, when I made anyone laugh, but especially my mom. We had so…
Today I was researching Easter Basket Ideas for my kids and thought I would put together a list to share of Easter Basket Gifts that promote fine motor skills. Each of these ideas are first and foremost FUN, but why not encourage fine motor practice while you’re at it?! They pair great with many of…
Inside: You’ll get a quick tip to end your child’s meltdown. It costs nothing and all you need is paper and markers. I did add an affiliate link as well. Chores and cleaning are never anyone’s favorite way to spend time. So it should come as no surprise to me that every time we have…
Today I am sharing ways to encourage your kids to be budding authors, or rather how to raise budding authors. Affiliate links are shared in this post. My 6 1/2 year old is a gentle, sweet, creative soul. She loves crafts, art, and anything DIY. My 4 1/2 year old son is a busy builder….
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…
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…
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…
Woohoo! It’s May the 4th! That means it’s time to celebrate the Star Wars Movies for May the Fourth (Be With You)! Today as part of the May the Fourth Blog Hop I’m sharing a cool Star Wars Printable using Word Clouds! Get Your Copy of these printable Star Wars Activity Worksheets from the Lalymom Shop Page…
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…
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…
