The Olympics are here! I don't know about you, but I can never get enough of watching the games! It's incredible to see elite athletes compete against each other. My boys love it, too! During the Olympics, the games inspire us to get active or do Olympic-type activities. I put together a list of 10 winter Olympic activities for kids. I think my favorite is the ski ramp! Click the links below to take you to the Olympic activity: STEM Snowboarding Half Pipe from JDaniel4’s Mom Winter … [Read more...]
Heart-Shaped Bath Bombs
My kids are huge fans of bath bombs! They would love to have one every time they take a bath. But sadly, they are super expensive! I mean, I can't possibly spend $5 per bath bomb...per child! So I set out to solve a problem. I wanted to figure out how to make our own bath bombs. Sure, they won't be exactly like the store-bought one, but by golly they will be close! After experimenting around, I figured out how to create them! And let me tell you...they are super easy! This post contains … [Read more...]
Balloon Drop for Kids
Happy (almost) New Year's Eve! While I was browsing the party section of Walmart, I came up with a fun idea for a balloon drop for kids. I think this would be so fun to do on New Year's Eve! I know my 3-year-old really enjoyed doing this activity. Hope you'll try it out, too! Here's what you need for the balloon drop: balloons 22 inch glow sticks (or wooden dowel rods) tall laundry basket with holes two totes (or chairs) Here's how to make the balloon drop: Begin by … [Read more...]
Indoor Activities for Kids
I don't know about you, but I'm always thinking and searching for indoor activities for kids. The winter days are long and sometimes we are stuck inside due to ice, snow, or plain old cold temperatures! Today I'm sharing with you tons of activities you can do indoors with your kiddos! Click on the pictures below to take you to the post for the activity details. I'll keep adding to this list, so stay tuned! What ideas do you have? … [Read more...]
Cars 3 Piston Cup Showdown Game
Have you seen the new Cars 3 movie yet? It is so cute! Our whole family went to it last week and I can tell you that we thoroughly enjoyed it! The movie was a little long for our almost three year old, so he and I left early. But my older two boys loved the movie and came home excited to play the new Cars 3 Piston Cup Showdown game. Disclosure: I received this game and compensation from SpinMaster to write this review. As always, my thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. This game is a lot … [Read more...]
Rainbow Fidget Spinner Word Decoding Sheets
I'm excited to share with you a fun printable for your children! This is a Rainbow Fidget Spinner Word Decoding Sheet. Kind of a mouthful for a title, right?! Basically, these are puzzles for your child to decode words, but I used fidget spinner clip art to make this printable. My boys are really into fidget spinners, which is why I wanted to use them! This is just a fun activity to do with your child or have them do independently. There are 8 pages in this printable and each page has a … [Read more...]
June Activity Calendar
Summer is just about here! If you're wondering how to keep your kids busy this summer, don't worry! I've got you covered with my June Activity Calendar! Last summer I made activity calendars with one fun activity per day on it. I've heard from so many of you requesting calendars for this summer, too! So today I'm sharing with you my updated calendars. Here's how this calendar works... Download the printable at the bottom of this post. Click on the colored words on the calendar to … [Read more...]
The Jungle JumpaRoo – a Fun Way to Get Active!
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Hey, hey! It has been a while since I've posted on my blog. We moved to a new house and our internet provider STILL hasn't set up our service! Apparently they need to build something new in order for our house to get wifi. So my blog posts have been few the past three weeks! I wanted to share with you our absolute FAVORITE toy right now. I don't even know if you would call it a toy, but it's something my kids play on all the time. We received … [Read more...]
Wobbly Worm Toy Review
Disclosure: I received this toy for free and was compensated for my time reviewing it. As always, all opinions expressed are my own. We were so thrilled to receive the Wobbly Worm toy in the mail last week. As soon as we got this toy out of the box, we started playing with it. My boys were on spring break and were delighted to have a brand new toy to try out at home. I always am very honest with my reviews and I have to say the Wobbly Worm was a big hit at our house! This is a toy that has … [Read more...]
Alphabet Activity with Train Tracks
Do you have a train lover in your family? My two younger boys (ages 5 and 2) are big fans of trains. When my middle son was younger, there were days were all we did was play trains. I really wondered if there would be a day where he wouldn't like trains?! It's safe to say that we used our wooden train tracks daily. I recently was sent a new book called Old Tracks, New Tricks. As soon as it arrived, my boys begged to read it. They were hooked! Today I'm sharing with you an alphabet activity we … [Read more...]