things to do with your kids Archive

Heard all the buzz about sensory play?  Want to give kids the opportunity for sensory play, but you don’t know where to start?  Love sensory play and looking for more ideas?  This is the post for YOU!  SENSORY PLAY 101! I’ve

(This post is part of my “ABCs of” feature series where I highlight one blogger a week by sharing fun facts about them A-Z!  Click here for the rest of the posts in the series!) Here’s some festive ideas for you

Since the kids and I had so much fun making Zentangle Turkeys for Thanksgiving, I figured we’d make some Christmas Zentangles! Making zentangles are simple, easy, and fun!  I find the repetition really relaxing and enjoy figuring out a creative way

I’ve been making this recipe … and giving it as a holiday gift … since I was in High School.  It’s come to the point that when I don’t make it in mass quantities to give away each year friends and

Ok … I probably shouldn’t be sharing this anywhere … especially the internet. … And I’ll probably end up on Santa’s Naughty List… …but last year our Christmas Elf left behind a classified document and I couldn’t help but take a

It’s TURKEY TIME … which means I’m rounding up the ABCs of Thanksgiving.  Here are some fun ways to celebrate the season of gratitude from A to Z! A – Four FREE Thanksgiving Apps B – a TON of Thanksgiving Books

Ok .. I may or may not have stumbled upon this idea while I was trying to find something for Z in my upcoming ABCs of Thanksgiving.  But either way, this is a fun activity to include for your Thanksgiving guest

My daughter and I have really enjoyed creating countdowns for holidays and special dates.  Like this one we created for her birthday party.  Or using books to countdown to Christmas. We just finished counting down to Halloween using a version of this cute

I just LOVE Halloween … so putting together the ABCs of Halloween was a TON of fun.  Here’s a round up of my own ideas, plus ones from around the internet that I just love. A – Halloween Apps B –

As part of the celebration at my daughter’s preschool last year, all of the kids from the entire school go trick-or-treating through the halls.  Parents line the path and pass out NON-FOOD-ITEMS … 100 of them (there’s lots of kids at

Since SimplyFun sent me the game “Who’s Like Me?” to review I’ve been playing it with my own kids and with children I see in play therapy.  It’s a terrific, compact and unique card game where the object is to match

Each September I’m never who is more upset that summer has come to an end … me or my kids.  I know lots of parents find the school-free days stressful and can’t wait to send them off to their teachers, but