Category Archives: Playful Fun

Creating Tape Town … having fun with ALEX toys

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Laura

A few weeks ago I received some complimentary products from ALEX toys so that I could review them here on my blog.  WOOT!  The kids and I had a terrific time with them!  The first toy we would like to … Continue reading →

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Playful Pranks for April Fools Fun

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Laura

I’ve always enjoyed having some fun with pranks on the first of April.  The first one I remember was calling my great-grandmother and telling her to run out to her front porch quickly because we had heard on the news … Continue reading →

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Bring it Inside! – exploring snow indoors

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Laura

Snow starting falling where we live right on the Winter Solstice (December 21).  It melted but made a beautiful return on Christmas Eve … and we’ve had snow on the ground ever since.  My kids were SO excited to go … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Fall Fun

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Laura

Remember that post I did at the beginning of summer … 40 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Summer with your Kids?  Well, it inspired me to create a photo collage for fall.  Here’s some ideas of ways to have fun with your … Continue reading →

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Painting ROCKS!

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Laura

One early evening my kids and the neighborhood kids (we’re very lucky to have 2 families with kids around the same age right next door and behind us) were all playing in our combined backyards.  The seemed ready for a … Continue reading →

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Create a Simple Outdoor Music Play Area

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Laura

I’ve seen lots of great ideas on Pinterest on ways to create music areas for outside …  and I wanted to give it a shot. Here’s our SUPER SIMPLE Outdoor Music Play Area … Like I said, SUPER SIMPLE.  I … Continue reading →

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40 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Summer with Your Kids

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Laura

I was going through old photos of the kids playing during the summer and here are some gems that I found.  Happy Summer Solstice to all! (hover over the photos to read descriptions!)  Have a very playful, fun, and safe … Continue reading →

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So Many Ways to Play with Playdough … Part 2

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Laura

With the challenge of the Playdough Pledge I was inspired to bring out different items to introduce into our playdough play! I put out feathers, toothpicks, sequins, pompoms, bottle caps, and pipe cleaners with our regular mix of playdough play … Continue reading →

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Homemade Playdough: A Rainbow of Kool-Aid Colors

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Laura

If you read Monday’s post (So Many Ways to Play with Playdough) or Tuesday’s post (Playdough in Play Therapy) you might have noticed that we took the Playdough Pledge this week. It’s an online playdate hosted by Nurturestore, The Imagination Tree, and Sun … Continue reading →

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So Many Ways to Play with Play Dough

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Laura

This is a real (not staged) photo I took of my daughter, Honor, over a year ago.  She actually did fall asleep in play dough while playing … don’t worry I was right there observing, making sure she could breathe … Continue reading →

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