When it comes to summer activities I want to get the most bang for my buck, time wise, while I can get things done around the house. I want activities that are going to be simple to create, without having to put an hour of effort into them, and activities that are going to keep

There are a few reasons that I prefer to make home made play dough for the girls. First, it crumbles less than traditional play doh, and second, it’s easy and takes only a few minutes to create. Half the fun of soft, glittery play dough is the process of making it yourself. Together, we measure

With Spring and summer right around the corner I have begun to think about the plethora of sidewalk chalk that the kids go through. No, I’m serious. We go through at least a large box of it a week. That means I’m stocking up on sidewalk chalk when it’s on sale, adding it to the

Remember the other day when we made exploding sidewalk chalk? A few hours later into the evening, the kids were outside scraping it off of the sidewalk and putting it into Ziploc bags. Turns out, when it dries you can make a powder that’s just like pixie dust. Later that night, when I was putting some

Are you looking for something new to do outside to get the kids moving and occupy them? I was too! Searching through Pinterest, I found a great activity for the kids, instead of hopscotch, because that gets boring. We spent some time outside this morning make a hop scotch, when I remembered the pin that

It’s Day six and the kids can’t believe how much the Caterpillars have grown. I’ve gotten about six hundred and fifty eight requests to take them out so they can ‘play’ with them but the magnifying glasses and videos, with printable sheets that I found for the kids will have to do because I’ve warned

After a morning of playing outside or running around the back yard, Violet needs a nap. There’s no chance that she’s going to be able to skip it anytime soon and it’s the perfect chance for me to get some of those things that I need to get done around the house. Unfortunately, I’ve been

The summer goes by so quickly - and it’s our favorite season of the year so every year, we make sure and jam pack everything that we want to do into the summer months. We use a ‘bucket list’ to make sure that we get everything done that we wanted to and get all of the things

A few times a week we walk through the wooded areas near our home. There is a fun 12 acre Urban Forest close to our house, and another more wooded path with a bridge that just screams “adventure time”, The girls walk and explore, usually bringing random bits of things home to paint. On our

Everywhere we looked this weekend we were bombarded with Easter décor and crafts. A quick trip to Michael’s for some felt really brought the Easter bunny season to life in our house, and since then Olivia’s been requesting that we decorate eggs. Using the Michaels 50% off one regular priced item, I picked up some Washi