Need a Christmas sensory bin for your kids? Try this easy one today! We recently had a bit of snow, nothing major just an inch or two but in our neck of the woods that is usual. Rain is a staple but snow is rare! Getting to play in that bit of snow, which miraculously […]
DIY Felt Play Mats: Farm & Grassland Pretend Play
My kids love our felt car mat so I decided to make one for our Anamalz. I decided to make DIY felt play mats with a farm and grassland theme. I drew out a basic template of what I planned to do and then cut my felt to match, I organized it a bit […]
Glittery Christmas Tree Collages for Toddlers
Need a simple toddler art activity for Christmas? Make these simple Christmas tree collages today! The best part about this activity is that it can use all those odds and ends you have collecting dust in your art supply closet! I threw together this glittery Christmas tree craft with all the sparkly and glitter items […]
Christmas Light Table Play: Decorating Trees
Are you looking for some fun Christmas light table activities this holiday season? Well you’re in luck because our Light & Reflections series is back with some fun light play activities for winter & Christmas! We focused on Christmas activities on the light table and did some Christmas Tree decorating with loose parts! These DIY light table Christmas […]
Glow in the Dark Counting Activity for Toddlers
This glow in the dark counting activity for toddlers (and preschoolers too) is a fun twist on a classic learning activity. I’ve been trying to think of new ways to use our black light since it was such a hit with the girls when we did our glowing shaving cream activity. We’ve been doing a […]
Must Have Art Supplies for Kids
Our favorite art supplies for kids! These must have art supplies for kids have all been tried and tested by my daughter and daycare kids over the years! Whether you are on the hunt for a great birthday or Christmas gifts, filling a new playroom, or just looking for new ways for your artist to […]
Salt Dough & Melted Bead Ornaments Kids Can Make
Fun ornaments kids can make are perfect for adding some personalized flare to your tree and they make great keepsakes! This Christmas season we are making salt dough and melted bead ornaments as gifts. These ornaments were inspired by these amazing Handprint Suncatchers from Homegrown Friends. We had something similar planned but instead made these awesome ornaments […]
Fun Toys for for Toddlers!
Are you looking for some toy recommendations for that toddler in your life? Well, you’ve come to the right place then! Below you will find our gift guide of fun toys for toddlers! At the end of every year, I go through all our toys and evaluate which ones have survived my active group and […]
13 Adorable Christmas Books for Toddlers
Looking for some festive Christmas books for toddlers? Now that Thanksgiving is over it’s officially time to dig out our Christmas books and raid the library’s holiday selection. The holiday books at our library disappear very quickly so I usually ‘cheat’ a bit and request all the books I want before Thanksgiving and then pick them up […]
Candy Cane Scented Playdough Recipe
Its that time of year when we break out the candy cane scented playdough!!! When I whip out this recipe & we make up our first a batch of this candy cane playdough I feel like it’s officially the start of the holiday season for us. We usually make this right after (or just before) […]