How many questions do you get asked in a day? My count right now has to be close to 100. Inquisitive, curious kids are fabulous – though, truth be told, exhausting. While I have been known to respond with the day-dreamy “yep” in the car after responding to 38 questions about clouds, I really do…
DIY Light Table that is easier than easy to make!
I had been thinking about making a DIY light table for years. Literally years. I am not sure why I wasn’t making it, really – they look so cool – and I found some super easy tutorials online too. But for years we remained a light table-less family. Sigh. Those poor deprived kiddos of mine….
Turn the Water Table into an Inventor’s Bin
Happy Friday! This week has gone by in the blink of an eye. It was very good, lots of fun and learning and time out and about with friends – just very fast. I hope you had a lovely week as well. I wanted to share an idea with you that has been a humongous…
Raising a Wild Child
My kids are actually very well behaved. They are calm, kind, and inquisitive – as long as they are outdoors. Put some walls around those boys of mine and sooner than later they will start to bounce off them. This will change with time of course, as they get older. But for now? I’m raising…
An Even-Steven Name Scavenger Hunt for Everyone
Do you have competitive little souls in your house? Scavenger hunts seem daunting due to the inevitable squabbles? I hear you, loud and clear. LOUD and clear. But I have found a solution. A way for a scavenger hunt to be even-steven and fair for all, regardless of age. Having little ones search for their…
Dollarstore Quiet Bins: 9 dollarstore items, 30 brilliant quiet bins!
Yay!! I am so glad you are here. Do I have something that is going to rock your world! You love the idea of quiet time (what Mama doesn’t?), but you don’t want to spend hours setting up that quiet time (what Mama does?) — right? That is precisely why I wrote this book: Dollarstore…
15 Things to do instead of TV (No prep, independent, right now activities!)
Well, day one of summer made me realize a difference from last year. We are going to need to put some limits on screen time. Given it was a rainy day, but my kids were still watching TV way too much. It’s funny how easy it is to slip into that habit. For the first…
A Rock-in’ Scavenger Hunt
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. It’s been a while since I’ve shared a ‘photo on Friday’, but when I thought of this idea I just needed to share. It’s rockin’ (Madeline just read the above sentence and said — “Mom, don’t drop the ‘g’” — but I’m going…
Magnetic Marble Run (for the fridge)
There are a few things that I find are coming to me with age. One of which is pairing things down — or simplifying, I suppose. We were at our local Children’s Museum last week and there was the neatest (hugest) marble (well ball) run. It was made on a great big metal wall with…
Buzz Off!!! We’re Playing!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro Gro-ables. All opinions are 100% mine. I am excited to partner with Miracle Gro and their Gro-ables Project to bring you this neat idea! It is Spring! Finally! While here in Ontario Canada we had a very mild winter, Mother Nature decided to…