kids Archive

This year Honor and Henry (with lots of help from me!) made Homemade Playdough Snow to give to their friends for Christmas. I followed this basic Playdough Recipe, but added in iridescent glitter at the end in some of the batches. Honor

Come see what our Christmas Elf has been up to THIS week … Day 15:  Caught up in the Garland on the staircase Day 16: Being Naughty … Caught sneaking cookies … and trapped in the box! Day 17:  Being Nice

This is SUCH a fun age to buy for.  Kids are finally mastering fine and gross motor skills … as well as the ability for imaginary play.  Here are some ideas for developmentally appropriate toys for children 2 – 5 years

Well, Brief Houser (our Christmas Elf) has been very busy this week.  If you haven’t checked out the first week of his return this year, check out last week’s post … Our Elf, Week One, 2011.  This week he’s been a

In wanting to post a lot of great gift ideas for kids this month I want to include of book ideas … in looking through our books I realized that many of our favorites come in a series or are all

One year olds are busy exploring their world, gaining fine and gross motor skills, and learning that they can control their environment (cause and effect. So, how about toys for that 1 to 2 year old?  Here are some of my

Following with my hopes to blog this month about great books and toys for kids, here are 24 must-have Christmas books … The 12 Bugs of Christmas, by David A. Carter Jingle Bugs, by David A. Carter Santa’s Magic Gifts, by

Our family moved in October to a new home and we still have many painting projects to finish.  Our close friends were displaced from their home last May due to burst pipes and are just now able to begin painting their

Our Christmas Elf is named Brief Houser.  He was named by my son (now 5) because the elf only visits our “house” for a “brief” time.  Brief Houser came to us in 2008 and it has been a pleasure to have

Being the holiday season many parents (like myself, friends, and relatives) are searching for high-quality presents to give children.  One of my favorite thing to give to children of any age are BOOKS.  So, here’s my own list of Must-have Board

In just the 4 months since my last Favorite iPhone Apps for Kids post, we have already found several more that we are really enjoying.  I think you, and your kids, will enjoy them too! Doodle Ships – (free) A simple

A high school friend of my husband created and owns a great company that makes high-quality custom nap mats for kids.  Tons of thought was put into creating these … wonderful QUILT-QUALITY FABRIC (with great prints for kids!) for the MACHINE