Thank you to Gymboree for sponsoring this post! Pajama days are probably one of my favorite days ever with my kids. But it takes a bit of creativity and possibly some planning to make a pajama day successful. You see, for me it's easier to get my kids out of the house than deal with all the shenanigans that happen when they are in the house all day. It seems as though my kids go crazy on the days we are home all day. Even though they act better when we are out, there are days that I just don't want to get out of the house. And those … [Read more...]
Ways to Show Kids Love
Photo Credit The other day I was talking with my son about supermen or something and out of the blue said "I just love you so much, Mommy", and gave me a huge hug. I admit...I got teary. How could you not with that kind of gesture of appreciation from a 4 year old? I asked him, "What made you say that?" He said, "You just do really nice things for me, like rolling down the window when we drive somewhere, and letting me sit in your lap when you park the car in the garage." Oh yes, the little things. Sometimes I forget that … [Read more...]
Be a Playful Parent, Have a Dance Party!
This play idea is brought to you by Knoala – Raise Happier Kids. Knoala is a free app that offers activities for parents to enjoy with infants to preschoolers. Be a Fun Parent I've written a few times about how hard it can be to be a Fun Parent. Sometimes we don't want to play. Sometimes we don't want to set up that "fun activity" that the kids are going to play with for 5 minutes, but it takes 30 minutes to clean up. For me, I've found the enjoyment of doing simple, spur of the moment, easy activities with my kids. Our favorite? A Dance … [Read more...]
5 Simple Activities for Young Toddlers
E has just turned 16 months. I love him to pieces, but man can that kid get under foot! The worst is when I'm trying to cook dinner. I almost hit him in the head with a big skillet the other day because he was right behind me when I turned around after taking it out of the cabinet. That's when I decided that I needed to make sure that he had something to do when I'm cooking. It needed to be engaging, simple, and not too messy. He's pretty young, and finding activities for toddlers can be pretty difficult, especially activities that they … [Read more...]
Three to Five :: Playful Preschool
Looking for a bunch of simple, fun, and engaging preschool activities all in one place? Well, I have just the thing for you :) Three to Five :: Playful Preschool brings you 25 inspiring activities just for your preschoolers. 25 Amazing Bloggers have joined together to compile the ultimate Preschool Play eBook. The Book Contains 25+ Simple yet engaging activities just for your preschooler 50 Links to other activities not found in the book. 10 Printables Step by step instructions Links to 25 blogs for you to follow and … [Read more...]
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