The holidays are great, but after a few days off of school, the kids can go stir crazy and the days can get long! If you live where it's cold and with less sun during the day, you know this to be especially true! This winter break, don't worry about how to keep the kids busy. I've got you covered with these 10 fun activities for winter break. These activities will not only keep them busy but also learning! I love to find inexpensive ways to keep kids busy. Sure, you could go to the … [Read more...]
Create a Turkey – Thanksgiving Activity
Thanksgiving is in just one week! I know that the day is filled with lots of preparations for the big meal, so the last thing on your mind is finding ways to keep your little ones busy. Am I right?! Today I have the perfect idea that is so simple to set up. I call it an invitation to create a turkey! Here's what you need for this activity: paper (I use white butcher paper) turkey cookie cutter marker things to decorate: feathers, jewels, pom poms, googly eyes, writing … [Read more...]
Homemade Dig It Bars – Fun Excavation Activity
Whenever we pass by the toy section at Target, my kids beg me to buy the dig it kits. They've even saved their money to buy the kits. They love excavating and finding treasures inside! In my opinion, they are quite overpriced! It got me thinking about how I could create homemade dig it bars. We couldn't come up with a recipe that's exact, but we came up with something similar that is a fun alternative. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's … [Read more...]
Pool Noodle Activities for Kids
I love it when the stores start to bring out pool noodles! I don't know the last time I used one just to swim with...I'm always thinking of fun new ways to use them! Today I'm sharing my favorite pool noodle activities for kids. There are so many ways to use them! This summer we made a sprinkler using a pool noodle. We started with poking holes in the noodle using a knife. (I did this part!) Then I cut off a small part of the end and used that piece to plug one end of the noodle. I stuck … [Read more...]
Star Pool Noodle Activities
The other day I was walking around Target and I spotted a blue star pool noodle. I had to add it to my cart because I knew we could use it in lots of ways. We ended up doing quite a few fun activities with it and I'm excited to share them with you today! Since I wanted to have star pool noodle pieces, I decided to use a serrated knife to cut them. They were about 1 inch thick. For our first activity, I gave my 3.5 year old some shaving cream and a tray and asked him to build a … [Read more...]
Citrus Volcanoes
Disclaimer: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review on my blog. All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. I'm so excited to share this citrus volcano activity with you! This activity comes from my friend's brand new book called STEAM Play and Learn. I received an early copy of the book and I am blown away with how COOL this book is! It's colorful, easy to read, has amazing STEAM ideas, and is affordable! If you're looking for some genius STEAM ideas, this book is for … [Read more...]
5 Summer Activities for Preschoolers
Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Summer is just around the corner! This time of year is really so much fun. We are outside more, have a relaxed schedule, and are creating so many memories together! If you're like me, you are always looking for fun ways to keep your kids busy. Today I'm sharing five summer activities for preschoolers. While I mentioned the … [Read more...]
Fun Ideas for Using Magna-Tiles
Do you have Magna-Tiles or some other magnetic blocks at home? They are such amazing toys that can be used in really unique ways! We've recently been discovering some fun ways to play with them, so today I'm excited to share with you some fun ideas using Magna-Tiles. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Before I share ideas, let me tell you what they are (for those who have no idea!). They are plastic shape tiles that are magnetic on the edges. … [Read more...]
Plastic Egg Water Wall
Have you ever just had an idea come to you? That's how this activity came to be. I was looking at the plastic Easter eggs that we re-use every year and was noticing the small holes on the bottom. It made me think of how they could be made into a fun water wall for my child to play with. So that's what I did! Lincoln helped me create this and he is super proud of it. In fact, he claims HE came up with the idea, so I let him take the credit! :) It was incredibly fun! We tried it with plain … [Read more...]
27 Easter Activities for Kids
Easter is coming up! This holiday sure snuck up on me. There are so many fun Easter related activities so I decided I would share 27 of my favorite Easter activities for kids. I love activities that represent the true reason for Easter -- Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. We make that the focus of this holiday in our family, but we also think it's fun to do bunny and chick crafts! Simply click on the links below to take you to each post. Easter Letter Sound Match Game from … [Read more...]