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What’s Your Favorite Animal? – Virtual Book Club for Kids featuring Eric Carle
on: by Laura Hutchison
This month the Virtual Book for Kids is featuring the beloved author/illustrator Eric Carle. I have loved his work for as long as I can remember … and The Very Hungry Caterpillar was one of the first books I read to
The ABCs of St. Patrick’s Day … and The Weekly Kids Co-Op
on: by Laura Hutchison
This week I’m taking a break this week from featuring the ABCs of a fellow blogger to highlight the ABCs of St. Patrick’s Day. Below you will find amazing ideas for celebrating the Irish, shamrocks, rainbows, and everything green … from
Creeper Crazy Minecraft Party!
on: by Laura Hutchison
My son, Henry, was dead set on having a Minecraft Party this year for his 8th birthday. With all the hype around Minecraft lately, it was pretty easy to gather lots of great ideas for our very own Creeper Crazy Minecraft
Make a Creeper Mask: a Minecraft CRAFT
on: by Laura Hutchison
For my son’s 8th birthday party we celebrated in Minecraft style! One of the activities we did at the party was have each guest make a Creeper Mask (an idea I got from Parties 4 Ever). It was great for the party, but
Creeper Lanterns: Minecraft Decor
on: by Laura Hutchison
Since I knew that we were having a Minecraft party this year for my son’s 8th birthday, I figured I’d switch out our Coffee Filter Chandelier (yup, that’s right, Coffee Filter Chandelier, you can see it and the tutorial here) …
Glow-in-the-Dark Creeper Shirts: Minecraft Party Favor
on: by Laura Hutchison
I didn’t want to get a bunch of junky toys or candy for the party favors for my son’s Minecraft party … instead we made the guests Glow-in-the-Dark Creeper Shirts. After nailing down the easiest and best way to make these Glow-in-the-Dark
Making & Painting Ice Rocks!
on: by Laura Hutchison
My fingers are finally thawing out, so I can finally write a post about one of the fun activities I did with the kids when the Polar Vortex hit here in Michigan. The kids had already been out of school for
A family that GLOWS together, GROWS together: Together Box Review
on: by Laura Hutchison
When I opened up the complimentary package that Together Box sent us to review, I knew it would be the PERFECT set of activities to do together as a family on New Year’s Eve. The plan was that we would be
Paper Heart Doily Banner
on: by Laura Hutchison
With all the snow, chilly temps, and grey skies around here I wanted something to brighten up our window and bring warmth inside the house. Doing so was very simple! All that was needed was some paper heart doilies, watercolor paints
Make a Valentine Mailbox with Duct Tape (includes links to MANY more Valentine Mailboxes too!)
on: by Laura Hutchison
Last year my son Henry (who’s currently about to turn 8) made this simple Angry Bird Valentine Mailbox with Duct Tape to take to school to collect his Valentines. He used a shoebox that had the lid connected on one side
Easy Kid-Made Scribble Ornaments
on: by Laura Hutchison
I had some clear plastic Christmas bulbs that I purchased from Oriental Trading Company a couple years that we never found the exact right thing to do with them … until now. I handed them over to my four-year old with
Winter Holiday Class Party
on: by Laura Hutchison
Last year I was one of 3 room moms for my son’s 1st grade class room, here’s the wonderfully wintery class party we put together! There were 8 stations for the kids to go through. There were 24 in the class,