Make a felt flower box for kids for imaginative play! Kids can plant, pick, and re-plant their beautiful flowers over and over again!My girls LOVE flowers and picking flowers. They have their own flower garden in the backyard, but we decided to make one that can be used all year long and fits perfectly in front of their playhouse. We used paper rolls and wrapped them with felt to create rows of "dirt". Then we purchased a variety of silk flowers for them to "plant". They can do this over and ... Read More about Make a Felt Flower Box for Imaginative Play!
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Homemade Bubble Recipe
Make your own bubbles this summer with this 3 ingredient homemade bubble recipe. Simply combine water, dish soap, and glycerin! Fill up a large jug with homemade bubbles to have plenty on hand when spill happen, because they always do! This post contains an affiliate link.Bubbles are fascinating, and magical, and it's no wonder that all children love them! The only thing as fun as playing with bubbles is playing with bubbles in a water table! The Step2 Big Bubble Splash Water Table is the ... Read More about Homemade Bubble Recipe
Tie Dyed Painted Toast
Tie Dyed Painted Toast is an art project and snack all in one! Add a few food coloring drops to milk then paint it onto your bread! When the bread has been toasted the paint will show up in bright and vivid colors and isn't soggy.   I feel like I had my kids in groups;  2 boys, then 2 girls. Lately I'm noticing that I've skipped out on doing some of the activities with my girls that I did when my boys were their age. Like Tie Dyed Painted Toast! It was time to fix that, and I had some ... Read More about Tie Dyed Painted Toast
Kid Friendly: Fun in the Sun Activities!
Summer is just about here! Here are some great 'fun in the sun' activities to do with friends this summer; ice excavating, DIY moonsand, giant bubbles and MORE! We live in California and it gets H*O*T starting in May. That means a lot of fun outdoor activities, and a lot of sunscreen. We also like to get together with friends for outdoor picnics lunches, park playdates, and zoo trips, and the local pool. Last summer I got the worst sunburn that I have ever had. EVER. My shoulders and chest ... Read More about Kid Friendly: Fun in the Sun Activities!
Sand & Water Sensory Activities
As a child there is nothing better than running your hands through sand at the beach and playing in the  water. We live a couple of hours from the beach and don't get there very often so we have a water table and a sand box to bring the beach to our backyard...kind of. Ruby's preschool teacher has a Step2 Cascading Cove Sand and Water Table and is so creative with how she uses it! As parents, we take turns helping at preschool and it is fun seeing all of the fun things that they are using their ... Read More about Sand & Water Sensory Activities