Tag Archives: things to do with your 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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Henry’s Homework: Insect Report

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Laura

My seven-year-old son, Henry, had a cool homework assignment that he did an amazing job on that he wanted me to share on the blog!  So here it is! Henry’s first grade class had a homework project to go along … Continue reading →

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Upcycled DIY Dandelion Vase

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Laura

… and a lot of these? You make an … Like most kids my sweeties are always picking wildflowers and giving me bunches of them.  I saw this cute idea from the Red Chair blog on Pinterest and just had … 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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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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Utilizing the Books of Julia Donaldson as Parenting and Therapeutic Resources

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Laura

One of the things I have really enjoyed about being part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids is finding authors I haven’t read before and discovering how I can incorporate sharing these books with the kids I work 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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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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