Tag Archives: kids

Princess Honor’s Favorite Princess Books

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Laura

My daughter LOVES princesses.  Anything and everything to do with princesses.  She is well-known (on this blog and in real life) for regularly wearing a princess dress … or at least clothes with princesses on them.  With that being her … Continue reading →

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Making Stretch Putty … having fun with ALEX Toys

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Laura

Last week I shared the fun the kids and I had Creating Tape Town from a super cool kit that ALEX Toys sent us to review.  This week I have another great kit to share “Make Stretch Putty” … Everything … Continue reading →

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Utilizing the Books of David Shannon in Play Therapy and as Parenting Resources

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Laura

David Shannon is one of my favorite children’s author and illustrator.  I love is simple, child-focused pictures and story contact that is fun, yet usually has a great message for kids.  For this reason his books are also wonderful to … Continue reading →

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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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Create an Alphabet Monster … letter learning fun!

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Laura

I’ve been realizing that my almost 4 year old needs more work on identifying the letters in the alphabet.  I saw an idea for making an Alphabet Monster Game from Little Family Fun.  So we made our own version with … Continue reading →

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Be True to Yourself … an activity to go along with David Shannon’s book “A Bad Case of Stripes”

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Laura

I was very excited that the Virtual Book Club for Kids picked David Shannon to be the featured author this month.  He is one of my favorite authors and illustrators of children’s books.  And my favorite book of his is … Continue reading →

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Books to Help Children Understand Divorce

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Laura

Here’s a list of books for kids about divorce.  I use these in play therapy and recommend them to parents when the family is going through a divorce.  If you have some to add, please leave a comment below! The … Continue reading →

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Using Water Beads in Play Therapy

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Laura

When I entered into the blogging world in the summer of 2011 I was first introduced to the world of water beads.  An amazing substance of gel-like beads that grow or shrink depending how much water they are with … … Continue reading →

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Little Yellow TP Chicks

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Laura

I saw this post from Happy Hooligans and we just had to try out our own version.  All you need is a few toilet paper rolls (cut in half), yellow paint (of course you could use any color for different colored … Continue reading →

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PlayDrMom’s Egg-ceptional Easter Eggs-travagenza!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Laura

This eggs-tra special post is a round up of all my eggs-traordinary Easter time fun! An Easter Egg Hunt that gets the kids moving and thinking.  Fun for the WHOLE family! How about fun ways to play and learn with … Continue reading →

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