These winter break activities for kids are a great way to avoid the kids saying “I’m bored” over the school holidays. They will give you things to give them to do while you’re wrapping presents (assuming they don’t help with that) or getting the meals ready (ditto). This year for the girl I did something […]
Washing Doll Clothes: An Easy Summer Activity
This time of year, getting kids in water is always a great idea, whether it’s the water of a swimming pool or bath, their feet in a creek or their hands in a tub. One of the ideas in my summer activity pot was washing doll clothes, and we finally got a morning without rain […]
Flower Pot Summer Activity List
I’m beginning to think getting ready for summer is more exhausting than summer itself. I spent the morning brainstorming a list of easy activities that I can have ready or easily have all the supplies for at any time during the summer, and shopping for a few things I needed for some of them. I […]
How to Entertain Kids on a Trip: On-the-Go Fun for Kids
This needs to start with the big disclaimer that I know the author of this book in an online friend sense. We used to be colleagues at About.com and she has gone on to do amazing things, including writing three books and working for Understood to be an even bigger advocate for kids with learning […]
Keep Your Kids Entertained This Summer with Learn with Play
Most people’s kids have been out of school for at least a few weeks now, so you might have already gone through all the standard summertime activities the kids always want to do. And if you live somewhere it gets hot, it’s probably too warm to go outside for much of the day, so you’re […]
Spring Playdough Crafts and a Great Giveaway
I happen to be a part of a great group of bloggers, the Kid Blogger Network, which is celebrating spring in a big way. Today we’re all sharing some great craft ideas that are perfect for this time of year, and giving our loyal readers a change to win one of three prizes of $500 […]
40 Activities to Do with Preschoolers
One of my most popular posts ever is the 64 Sick Day, Rainy Day, Any Day Activities to Do with a Toddler list. I wrote this in March of 2012 for my own amusement. It started out as me keeping track of all the things we did when the girl, who would have been two […]