Scooter bowling- what a fun activity to do with kids!

Scooter Bowling

My boys just got their first Micro Kickboard scooters and they are IN LOVE with them. Playing with their scooters has become their first activity choice each day and that makes me one happy mama because scootering is a great way for my growing boys to developing balance, coordination, and self-esteem in their physical capabilities.…

Mixed-Up Chameleon Hide-and-Seek Activity

The Mixed-Up Chameleon Hide-and-Seek Activity

Hello again, little chameleon! I know we just did a Mixed-Up Chameleon activity the other day (Mixed-Up Chameleon Paint Mixing), but my boys are really enjoying the book so here we have activity number two 🙂 Confession- I still have BOXES of teaching supplies in my garage from when I was a teacher 4 years ago, and…

DIY Matryoshka Dolls (Russian nesting dolls). I like the modern and playful look of these ones!

DIY Matryoshka Dolls

This post contains affiliate links One of my hobbies is going thrifting and antiquing (anyone with me?!?). If you didn’t know that this was classed as a hobby then you have not been looking into the various Hobbies for women out there for us to peruse. On one trip I found a vintage set of…

These aren't your childhood shovel and pail- these sand toys make me wish I was a kid again! Perfect for the beach, sand tables, or playground sand boxes.

Sand Toys Your Kids will Totally Dig!

Remember when you took trips to the beach as a kid? You got to bring along your shovel and pail and used any cups you could find to build castles? I remember we accidentally left our buckets at home once so my parents had to look in about 4 different Dayton toy stores on the…

Simple ideas on how to start a garden with preschoolers!

Preschool Gardening Project

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gro-ables Project for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Spring is here and that means gardening season has begun! Gardening with preschoolers is a great way to bring hands-on learning opportunities to young kids. Unfortunately, many parents face challenges when it comes to gardening…

Engineering with Mud Bricks. Preschool STEM activity for spring.

Engineering with Mud Bricks

April showers bring…mud play!! We’ve had a few days of rain this week which means we have an abundance of mud to play with (hesitant about muddy play? Check out our Tips on Playing in the Mud post here!). Playing in the mud is a great sensory experience for kids and we are dedicated to…

Making patterns using "robot parts",What a fun robot theme preschool activity! Perfect for math and fine motor development.

Robot Patterns Preschool Activity

Beep. Boop. Beep. I am a robot… My nearly four year old likes to pretend play he’s a robot. The problem is he has the game all wrong, robots are supposed to take orders from their master (ahem- me). I should be able to push  button and have my little robot clean up all his…

Tips for Playing in the mud with kids

Tips for Playing in the Mud

This post contains affiliate links Let’s play choose your own adventure 🙂 Ready? Here goes: It’s been raining all week and you and the kids have been cooped up indoors. You seized the opportunity to focus on spring cleaning tasks- wiping walls, freshening upholstery, scrubbing tile grout- the whole nine yards. The kids have played…

mud kitchen food

Mud Kitchen Food

Spring rains have come our way and that means two things in our house- 1. I’ll be on a steady diet of mud pies from now until summer and 2. I’ll be continuously asking “Is that mud, chocolate, or something else?!” to my boys twenty times a day. No joke. This post contains affiliate links…

There's a Wocket in my Pocket

There’s a Wocket in my Pocket Craft

Happy Birthday Dr.Seuss!! Are you celebrating Dr.Seuss’ birthday/ Read Across America Day with your students this year? What Seussical book you will be reading? Maybe you’ll read his newest release, What Pet Should I get? (see this activity to go along with it), or the classic There’s a Wocket in my Pocket. Whatever you choose…