{Play} Themed Sticker Books
In the middle of Week One of my adventures as a working mom staying at home, I stood in the middle of our kitchen/family room scanning the busy counter spaces and heaving bookshelves, waiting for...
View Article{Play} Fun With Pasta! Pasta Necklaces
Fun With Pasta! is our latest installment of the Fun With Food! series. What do you get when you mix pasta + paint + a toddler? Painted pasta necklaces and a whole lotta messy fun along the way!...
View Article{Play} Alphabet Sticks and Pencil Holder
When I was growing up, the little wooden sticks we used to craft with were called “tongue depressors.” My parents would bring them home for us to play with and they were sturdy, smooth and free....
View Article{Play} Crayon Bowling
We’ve been indoors so much lately and the cabin fever is starting to set in. While it seems like Jane would love to color until the end of time, we seem to reach that point more quickly if that’s all...
View Article{Play} Fun With Food! Marshmallow Snowflake Craft
Jane is too young to cut out intricate paper snowflakes (trust me, we tried). So we tried to have some snowflake fun another way: with marshmallows and toothpicks! Materials Mini-marshmallows...
View Article{Celebrate} Homemade For The Holidays | Toddler Thumbtack Ornaments
We’ve been having lots of fun making ornaments, like these Recycled Paper Ornaments, these Sequin Ornaments, and these sparkly, painted, and filled ornaments, and we’re still on a roll! I’m sure you’ve...
View Article{Play} Valentine’s Day | Lacing Hearts Activity
We had some leftover Elmer’s foam board from the Pottery Barn Woodland Tree Wall Decal knockoff I made last month, so I broke out the X-ACTO knife and cut out some hearts, thinking we would make...
View Article{Play} Cup & Ball Toss
Yes, this is a kid-friendly blog with ideas for preschooler and toddler play. Yes, I realize the dangers of adolescent drinking. Yes, I know I have a sometimes adolescent sense of humor. No, I did not...
View Article{Play} Tinkerlab Challenge #10 | Flower & Bead Wire Bracelet
It’s time for Tinkerlab’s Creative Challenge #10! Rachelle‘s challenge this time around was all about flowers. I had envisioned a contact paper flower collage or some kind of glued flower medley, but...
View ArticleSimple Classics: Pom Pom Transfer Activity
We’re back with another simple, classic play activity that requires barely any setup time and is just as fun as any newfangled game or activity on the market.: transferring pom poms with kitchen...
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