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The Best Playdough Recipe
Play dough is the perfect rainy day activity, and we love making it in our kitchen. When you make your own playdough with the best playdough recipe ever, you get way more dough for your money than when...
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40+ Tips for Road Trips with Toddlers & Preschoolers
I dread going on long trips with kids in tow. We have driven across the country at least once a year for some time now and have learned a few things about traveling with children. Here are some tips...
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DIY Clipping Toy: Road Trip Sanity with a Toddler
Homemade toys don’t have to be fancy. For young toddlers, sometimes the simpler the toy, the better the play. This DIY buckle, clipping toy kept my toddler (17m) entertained for hours! I was inspired...
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The Secret Tip for Flying With A Toddler
With spring break and summer approaching, airline tickets are reserved with thoughts of pleasant vacations dancing in our heads. And then the thought occurs… Crap! I am flying with a toddler. *insert...
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How to Make Foaming Bubbles: Great fun for kids of all ages!
Does your preschooler love foamy bubbles? We are so excited to share this easy recipe for How to Make Foaming Bubbles – our pal Asia has a version that inspired our video on her site Fun at Home with...
View ArticleAround The House Toddler Play
Help your toddler or preschooler learn about the rooms in their home. Which items belong in each space? This simple activity helps teach in a fun way and you already have everything you need right at...
View Article21 Handpicked Fun Activities For 3 Year Olds
It’s a few years since my daughter was a 3 year old, but the memories of her enjoying independent play and my eavesdropping on her playroom chats are happily fresh in my mind. Being 3 is all about...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know to Get Through the Toddler Years
Everything you need to know to get through the toddler years. Toddlers are tough, unpredictable and extremely loud. Sometimes it feels like there is no possible way to make it through the toddler...
View ArticleToddlers Arguing Over Whether It’s Sprinkling Or Raining…
Kids are going to argue. It doesn’t matter if it makes sense or not, these arguments will always make sense to them. And, as in any argument, it only has to make sense to the person arguing. So when...
View ArticleGames With Ice: Dinosaur Breakout
Any Dinosaur lovers out there!? My boys absolutely LOVE playing what we refer to as Dinosaur Breakout! It is a perfect simple activity for those HOT days when being outside means water must be involved...
View ArticleTwins Sing Along With “Somebody That I Used To Know,” And It’s So Cute
There is a bond between twins that is different than any other child with their siblings. Twins have their own language, they share a birthday, and every moment from conception is spent by each other’s...
View ArticleEvery Parent Can Relate: These Triplets Are Fighting Over The Same Red Ball
We’ve all been there: billions of toys spread across the living room, all of them waiting to be played with, and for whatever reason the kids all want the same one toy. Maybe one kid gave the other ‘a...
View ArticleTwin Toddlers Caught In The Act Trying To Steal A Car
The thought of my kids being old enough to drive haunts me. I mean, I love my kids. I trust them. I know they’ll make good decisions…but…they’re kids. I think to me they’ll always be kids. Always the...
View ArticleAbsolute Carnage As Toddlers Get Into Open Paint And Cover Entire House
The first rule of toddlerhood is: Never Leave Toddlers Alone. The second rule? NEVER LEAVE TODDLERS ALONE!! This poor mama was reminded of both of those rules in the most awful way possible recently....
View Article15 Perfectly Healthy Snacks for Toddlers
It can be hard to find good snacks for toddlers. They seem to be so picky and of course, we want the things we feed our little ones to be healthy. We found some great snacks you can make right at home...
View ArticleMother of Invention: Take Along Tether
Jennifer Spencer is the mother of two and the inventor of the Take-Along Tether. She is a local mom who saw a problem and solved it. The Take Along Tether is both an item tether and a kid tether. I...
View ArticleGIVE AWAY – Custom Blanket/Pillow Set from Javis Davis
WE HAVE A WINNER! With the following comment: “those are GORGEOUS fabrics & baby bedding sets! I ™m not expecting, but they make me wish I was so I could decorate a whole nursery around them! BUT...
View ArticleMom: The Age of Maximum Cuteness
To My Sweet Little G, Today you are 18 months old, also known in our family as “The Age of Maxium Cuteness, ” a phrase coined by your Great Grandfather, Gordon Teague. And you know what, you are living...
View ArticlePreschool Project: Make Your Own Paintable Chalk
My kids have had a blast making and finger painting our fence with paintable chalk. Note: It washes right off concrete, but we have to scrub a bit on our fence to get it out of the grooves of the...
View Articlepre-“School” Supplies
We are planning on homeschooling pre-school this year. By that I mean that I am intending to make a conscious effort to do something “educational” with my kids each day during the school year....
View ArticleNifty Children’s Web Browser
So trying to find and bookmark good children’s internet educational sites or activities is very time-consuming. I heard from a friend about Zoodles, a kid-friendly, parent-friendly web browser that...
View ArticleAmazing Air: Suction/Blowing Activities
Vacuum cleaners, balloons, tissue paper, straw & a balloon powered car help preschoolers learn about suction and blowing. The post Amazing Air: Suction/Blowing Activities appeared first on Kids...
View Article40+ Tips for Trips with Toddlers and Preschoolers
Road trip ideas including activities to entertain your kids, crafts that are car-friendly, snack suggestions, and random other tidbits that might help you in your road-trip this summer. ¦.....
View ArticleAn Open Letter of Apology
Dear New Parents visiting our Neighborhood Park Yesterday, First, let me congratulate you on your beautiful three month old daughter. I am sure she is quite lovely, but the 3.5 second glimpse I was...
View ArticleHow did "That Girl" transform into "Mommy"?
This is not quite as glamorous as it looks on television. That was my initial thought one morning at six o ™clock as I sat in my dimly lit living room, the latest and greatest in plastic toys...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Own Silly Sock Puppet
Who doesn’t have a matchless sock hanging around the laundry pile? Sock puppets are easy to make and a ton of fun to play with this is a great way to inspire creativity and use those lone socks! ....
View ArticleThe Fun Way to Make Oatmeal with Kids
I love feeding the kids a nutritious breakfast. I also love teaching them independence and watching my preschoolers have a sense of accomplishment when they “make Daddy’s oatmeal”. It’s precious!...
View ArticleFantastic Friday: Phonics and the Alphabet… my to-do list!
Today’s Fantastic Friday we are going to feature a few of the great posts I have found over the past few weeks. All of these posts are printables that you can create to help your kiddos learn. I...
View ArticleGoing Camping with Preschoolers
I am on vacation, not camping, but at the beach – whoohoo! Kristina, from Amenity Home, has graciously offered to guest post for us today! She takes her preschooler camping regularly – something I...
View ArticleRoad Trip Tips for Traveling with Young Children (part two)
We are having a series of tips and tricks that have helped us on our last road-trip. We drove through 9 states and spent nearly 60 hours in the car with three kids aged 3, 2 & 1. Crazy. Some of...
View ArticlePotty Training in Less than a Day?
The last 5 years have been great as far as changing diapers, spending money on diapers and cleaning up dirty diapers! That is due to my youngest child finally moving to regular underwear! Back then,...
View ArticleAlphabet Cheese Crackers: How to Make your Own
My preschoolers love crackers and all things snack related. I was thrilled to have discovered Sara and her nifty blog, Splendidly Imperfect. She has graciously agreed to guest post her alphabet...
View ArticleColor Race: Preschool Game
My toddler is learning her colors! This was a fun activity that we did together. The older two kids rushed around the house independently, while Quirky Kid A and I looked for all the red items....
View ArticleBye, bye to the bah bah!
We recently packed up Molly's baby bottles, and the few pacifiers she had. Apparently age 1, is when doctors recommend you start to transition a baby from bottles to sippy cups. It's also the time when...
View ArticleWinter Sensory Tub
My two year old daughter really enjoyed the last Sensory Tub we made for the Fall. So this time I decided to make one with a Winter theme – since we will be getting to spend some of the holidays this...
View ArticleForest Park Miniature Railroad – Fort Worth
One of my boys favorite activities is riding the miniature railroad that starts in Forest Park and winds through Trinity Park to the duck pond and then back. The train route crosses several large...
View ArticlePacifier Drama – episode I
My husband had the boys almost all weekend so that I could go do something fun. Very fun. I received a call on Saturday late afternoon that went a little like this: Ummmmm… Hello? Is everything OK? Oh...
View ArticlePacifier Drama – Episode II
Have I mentioned that Rhett (2) is a bit of a ham? I have no idea where he got that characteristic. He pretty much lives his life like he is on RhettTV. Which, while entertaining, has its drawbacks as...
View ArticleKale and Berry Smoothie: Genius Way to Get Your Kids to Eat Veggies
Need a genius way to get your kids to eat veggies? Try this Kale and Berry Smoothie recipe! I’ve had to resort to a few tricks to make sure my kids are getting enough green leafy vegetables in their...
View ArticleRoad Trip Tips for Summer (or anytime of the year)
Summer means road trips and camping–or maybe it means you want to take a road trip or go camping, but something is keeping you back. Namely your kids. Or rather, namely your chief fear of taking...
View ArticleActivities for 2 Year Olds
Two year olds are so curious. Their brains just love to soak in the world around them. I try to have as wide of a variety of things for my kids to enjoy. My favorite activities for 2 year olds can be...
View ArticleUnderstanding Toddlers and Imaginary Friends
Reed (3) has lots and lots of friends. The majority of them are imaginary ¦sort of. They are real friends from school but he plays with them at home, they eat dinner with us every meal, bathe in the...
View ArticleApril showers
Last weekend, I took a shower. Not that this is in and of itself stunning news. I take a lot of showers. But this wasn't just a shower: it was a Shower. Specifically, it was a shower at a hotel,...
View ArticleThings to do with a Toddler: Clothespin Play
Are you looking for things to do with a toddler? I was wandering through the dollar store the other day looking for more items to play with and explore at home. I came across a bag of clothespins. I...
View ArticleEarth Day Craft: Butterfly Collage
Earth Day is coming up and Rory and I have decided to make a few earthy crafts for the next few weeks! One thing we do, almost on a daily basis, is go on a nature walk. Our nature walks range...
View Article19 Engaging Activities for 1 Year Olds
These fun activities for one year olds will encourage your tot to explore her surroundings. Our favorite toddler activities have been researched and tot-tested! Play with baby doesn’t require...
View ArticleFun in the Tub with Bathtub Paint
Kids love to painting. Moms don't love to clean up the mess. What if you could combine painting with cleaning the bathtub? The answer is bath tub paint! You can make it thick and use it as finger...
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