How to effectively layer clothes for cold weather fun
Understand how to layer clothes for playing in even arctic-level freezing weather and what winter gear is best for children.
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A year’s worth of 30-day challenges: How to make learning fun
Create an open-invitation for your children of any age strive to be creative, learn, and explore! 12 months of challenge ideas + free PDF template.
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79 silly, educational Holidays {+Activities} for kids through May
Use historical events and even crazy holidays to help guide and educate your kids.
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How to make pressure cooker play dough in under 19 minutes!
How to make quick and easy play dough by cooking it in your instant pot or electric pressure cooker.
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An astoundingly simple way to increase outdoor play
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Radio Flyer. The opinions and text are all mine. As a child, I remember roaming around my parents’ wooded backyard, enjoying nature and exploring what it had to offer. And then one day as I was digging in the dirt, I found an arrowhead….
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How to spark a love of nature with this nature scavenger hunt slime
After a long winter, sometimes getting the kids re-engaged into the outdoors can be difficult. Or maybe even nature-loving kids don’t want to get out into the heat. Regardless of how old or why a child doesn’t like going outside, there are always fun ways to get kids to spend time in fresh air and…
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Mixing slime with outdoor play: how to dye it with berries
The joke growing up was that my brother didn’t know how to climb a tree until we moved into a house with a mulberry tree. And there we found him, 15 feet off the ground munching on plump, delicious mulberries. I remember every summer our sidewalks, our cars, and our windshields would be stained a…
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How to make the perfect “Incredibles” slime with your kids
The Incredibles was the first movie my husband and I ever watched together, so naturally, our family loves the Indreibles and is really excited to go see The Incredibles 2. Having a soon-to-be first grader who has been hit with the slime obsession, this also presented a perfect opportunity to play. So we made a…
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Keep kids excited to be on the campground: setting expectations for family fun
I remember as a kid I had grandiose expectations of what camping would be. Like I didn’t realize just how many bugs would be around me the first time I went or the time I had high hopes to kayak and it didn’t happen. Since a lot of time and effort goes into making family…
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List of the best cooperative board games for families of all ages
The first time I heard about cooperative board games, I wasn’t too enthusiastic. You see, both of my parents were physical education teachers… so the competitive spirit is alive and well in my soul. So why would I want to spend my time playing a game where there was no true winner? Or where I had…
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Let them squish: why your kids should be playing with playdough
Love it or hate it, you can’t ignore the fact that playdough offers so many wonderful learning opportunities for young children and is probably one of my favorite tools in helping promote their development. We have the playdough out nearly every day here and I love to come up with fun new playdough set ups…
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Exploring and understanding snowflakes indoors on cold days
Kids love to make paper snowflakes. Here is a little spin on snowflake art for all aged kids that includes science and math concepts: crystal structures and symmetry. Teach Kids about the geometry & science of snowflakes Each snowflake is made up of tiny ice crystals. Snow begins as a speck of dust, or pollen…
