Tag: Pin of the Week

Whether your child is starting her first day of kindergarten or moving onto her senior year, the first day of school is usually mixed with a lot of different emotions and parents almost always want to commemorate it with photographs.If you’re looking to do something different to make those first-day-of-school photos extra special, here are the top four

I love to cook, and I’m always looking for ways to involve my boys in the process. It’s such an important skill to learn, but can be challenging to find recipes that are age appropriate, healthy, and something that the whole family will actually eat. Fortunately for me, Pinterest has a wealth of ideas to help me

Either my boys are aware that April is national kite month, or they simply have spring fever, because lately they have really gotten into flying kites! I love any activity that encourages them to run around outside and enjoy the weather. Last week my oldest asked if he could make his own kite to fly

If your family celebrated Easter this past weekend, I’m guessing you might have some plastic egg halves lingering around your home – I know I have plenty at my house! Putting the eggs away to reuse next year is always an option, but if you’re not a household that likes to save things, or if

I have to admit, having kids threw me for a loop. Well, I guess they threw me for more than one loop, but relative to the organization of my house, they threw me for one HUGE loop. I wasn’t prepared for how much stuff would invade my house. And not just the essentials like diapers

I love dual-purpose activities, especially when one of them involves food. When the other involves keeping my boys entertained, it’s the perfect match. So when I saw the snowman pancakes blog post on kidactivitiesblog.com, I knew it would fit the two-functions-one-activity bill well. Plus, who doesn’t love pancakes? In her post, Kim walks us through

We love to bake at my house. And it’s not just because the end result is eating sweet treats. The boys have so much fun measuring, counting, pouring and stirring with all of the baking utensils. Plus, they get to make a colossal mess in the kitchen (which honestly might be the reason why they

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say it – I’m a little tired of winter. We’re technically only about a month in and I’m dreaming of non-rainy, warm-enough weather to let my boys run around outside and burn off their pent-up energy. It certainly didn’t happen this week with the subzero

I have endless fond memories of playing in huge piles of leaves during the autumn seasons of my childhood. There’s just something magical about leaves turning colors and falling to the ground. My sisters and I would beg our parents to help us rake them together so we could jump and roll in them before

This week’s Sensory Bottles Pin of the Week comes from Erin at A Bird and a Bean. Erin says, “I made these cute little bottles for my niece when she turned one. Sensory bottles provide a variety of learning experiences for preschoolers and kids of all ages. They just love them. They are a great little project to make and

Our pin of the week is a “Squishy Bag” from the bloggers at Play At Home Mom LLC. Children can practice pre-writing skills, letters, numbers, shapes, etc. In addition, it offers a great therapeutic/calming effect and can be used simply as a sensory activity. We especially like this idea because it is so easy to make! This “Squishy Bag” was

Our pin of the week comes from bloggers at thegoodstuffguide.com.  It is a phone number bracelet that young children can wear when traveling in airports, parks, field trips, etc. There are many products on the market to help identify your children, however this one is removable, reusable, and you can make it yourself using beads

Can you believe December is almost over? We hope you all had a wonderful Holiday. Our pin of the week comes from the blog realdanagentry.com . It is an idea for celebrating new years with children.  The idea is to blow up balloons for each hour up to midnight for the kids to pop on