Tag Archives: play

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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Why Kids Should Play with Baby Dolls (yes, even boys!) – a collaborative post with Mama OT and Playing with Words 365

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Laura

I’m very excited to share that I have a collaborative post up today over at Mama OT!  Christie (Mama OT) who is a pediatric Occupational Therapist, Katie (Playing with Words 365) who is a speech therapist, and I wrote about … 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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An Alphabet Adventure … Virtual Book Club for Kids, July 2012

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Laura

The kids and I have REALLY enjoying diving into the books for this month’s feature. Audrey Wood is an amazing children’s author and illustrator … who is married to another amazing children’s author and illustrator (Don Wood).  It’s no wonder … Continue reading →

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Let Your Imagination SWING! – MeMe Tales Readathon Week 4

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Laura

Although we were a bit late to start, the kids and I have been participating in MeMe Tales  Readathon.  If you haven’t signed up already, make sure to take advantage of this terrific opportunity to get the whole family reading … Continue reading →

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Car Trip Busy Box

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Laura

When we take vacations, we usually take road trips.  Whether it is a couple of hours up north or 20 hours to visit my husband’s family in Louisiana … we take the car.  I always pack a bag or basket … 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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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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What We Did During Screen-Free Week

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Laura

Wow!  That week was NOT at all what I expected.  I thought it was going to be hard … for the kids and for me, most especially for me when I needed to get things done and didn’t have a … Continue reading →

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