The holidays are so much fun, but can also be so busy.  And I know there are things my kids love to do at this time of the year (and also activities they’d rather skip in lou of more holiday fun)!

Enjoys this Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt — a fun Christmas game to play with kids and SO easy to put together!  When our family visits during the holidays, we’ve been known to entertain them with a few minute-to-win-it holiday challenges and a good game of Christmas charades is always great for getting the kids up & …

Try this easy Christmas science experiment as a fun winter break or holiday-themed classroom activity! There’s nothing like the holidays to get you in the mood to do some science experiments, right?!  Actually, it’s those long winter break days when the kids need some creative things to do that usually spur some of these ideas.  …

Christmas is a wonderful time to introduce your kids to traditions and cultures from around the world! If you think about many of the holiday traditions you have in your family, I’ll bet they were handed down through generations and have some type of connection to your heritage.  For example, our Christmas Eve menu and …

A guide to the 15 best Children’s Magazines for toddlers, preschoolers, big kids & tweens! When my kids were young, I loved to take them to the library.  We would search the shelves for our favorite books and attend storytime sessions. And sometimes we would explore a new area of the library — which is …

  I don’t know about you but I am READY for Spring!! The sub-zero temps and melting mitten piles are old news at our house so I’ve started focusing on all the FUN celebrations we have coming up — Valentine’s Day, Easter & Spring. And I’m not the only one looking forward to the next …

Summer Reading Book Giveaway

Looking for some great books to read with the kids this summer?  Enter our giveaway and add some classic kids books to your at-home library!

Boat crafts are so much fun for kids.  First, it’s a very creative activity to create your own boat.  And of course, there’s the up side of seeing whether it will float too. We had some great boat ideas shared at the Discover & Explore Water, Boats and Things that Float linky last week.  Here’s …

  Do you remember when your kids were really young and they would pick up Cheerios to eat?  In addition to the amazing ability of learning to feed themselves, they were also developing their pincer grasp and fine motor skills. The ability to hold, grab and control things with their fingers is such an important …

Watching the Olympics can be a great family activity!  Kids will not often see sports such as ski jumping, luge and biathalon unless it’s during the Winter Games.

The athletes make it look so easy as they compete — they’ve had a lot of practice in perfecting their sport.  But it’s hard to decribe to the kids how much skill goes into become such a great athlete. 

One of the best ways for them to understand the skill and dedication needed is to introduce kids to some hands-on activities where they can practice and learn about Olympic events.

And there were some wonderful ideas for Olympic-themed activities that get kids up and moving shared during last week’s Discover & Explore linky!