Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. We just got home from an epic road trip! My husband and I took our three boys on a 20 hour road trip down to Florida. I was a little bit nervous about the trip, which is why I put together the road trip binders for my kids. It turned out to be an amazing resource to help the road trip go by more quickly! I shared what was in them over on Instagram and many of you wanted me to share about it on a blog post, so I … [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! The pool noodle is no longer available at Target, but I see it's available at Scheels. 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. Don't worry, no … [Read more...]
Pineapple Pops – Healthy Frozen Treat
When the weather warms up, my kids beg for cold treats to eat. I try to stay away from sugary popsicles since they have no nutritional value. Instead, I buy 100% fruit popsicles or make homemade pops. Today I'm excited to share with you a recipe for pineapple pops! My boys loved them and they only need two ingredients, so it's so simple! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my privacy policy for details. Here's what you need for pineapple pops: blender or food … [Read more...]
Spring and Summer Sensory Bins
We love sensory bins at our house! It's such a great way to engage the senses, allow children be imaginative, gives them freedom to explore new materials, and it's an overall fun activity! Today I'm sharing with you some super sensory bins for spring and summer! Why are sensory bins important? Using sensory bins is a type of play that is very beneficial for children. Starting at birth, babies begin to explore the world around them using their five senses. As children grow, their senses … [Read more...]
Pineapple Volcano
If you're looking for a quick and fun activity, this pineapple volcano is perfect! We were eating pineapple this week and my son thought of this activity idea. So we picked up a new pineapple and tried his idea out. It was great! Here's what you need for the pineapple volcano: 1 pineapple knife baking soda vinegar tray squirt bottles & bowls (optional) Start by cutting the top off and carving out the fruit using a knife. Please be super careful doing this and … [Read more...]
Summer Learning Notebooks
This summer I decided to add in some structured academic activities into our day. It is nothing that will take too long or is strenuous, but it's to help retain what they've learned in school. We are on our second week of it and my kids are really loving our summer learning notebooks. I thought I would share what we are doing in case you're interested in making one, too! I can't take credit for the contents of this notebook, since I purchased them or downloaded the free printables for … [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...]
100 Picture Books to Read This Summer
Every summer I give the kids the challenge to read 100 picture books. The boys are so excited about this and love to mark off the books they read on our chart. Sometimes we need some new ideas for books, so today I thought I'd share 100 of my favorite picture books for summer! I've personally read through all these books and can recommend all of them! Hopefully you can get some new ideas for reading! This list contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. These books are great … [Read more...]
Can You Read 100 Books? Summer Reading Challenge!
Summer is just about here! While we take a break from our school routine here, we do a lot of reading! I wanted to create a fun way to challenge my little ones to read, so I came up with the challenge to read 100 books together this summer. I also created a chart to track the books we read. On this chart, there are 100 colored circles. After we read a book together, we will either put a sticker on the circle, mark it with an 'X', or stamp it with a Do-a-Dot marker. I also created a … [Read more...]
Alphabet Ice Excavation Activity
If you're looking for an alphabet activity to do outdoors, this is it! This alphabet ice excavation activity is sure to be a hit with your child. My son (3.5 years old) absolutely loved this activity and he keeps asking to do it again! The best part of this activity is that it's SIMPLE! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See more details here. Here's what you need for this activity: magnetic letters (the ones I used are found here) bowl water squirt bottles (or … [Read more...]
