I’m so excited that we are finally seeing some spring weather!  We are so past due – and it’s cutting into our gardening schedule. 

I’ll admit, I am not one of those amazing Martha Stewart-type gardeners, but I really do enjoy having a small backyard garden each summer.  The kids and I choose a few favorite plants along with some new items to try each year and then we get dirty, watch the plants grow and reap the harvest (literally!)

You know how kids get so excited when you visit a new playgroud?  One that has ‘monkey bars that are cooler than the ones at our old playgroud’ or ‘the biggest slide in the world’, right? 

So, why not take them on a Playground Scavenger Hunt!

In our house, the Easter Bunny is a really cool Dude!  He doesn’t just bring jelly beans and chocolate bunnies but also some great fun & educational items that the kids just LOVE! 

Really – they spend more time with these items than they do asking me if they can eat just one more jelly bean.

I know that we show our kids how much we love them every day of the year, but sometimes it’s fun to surprise them on the holidays. 

They’re sure to get enough candy at the school parties, so here’s a better idea — printable coupons for some family fun! 

We’ve also included links to some great ideas for each coupon.

Wonderful winter books with indoor and outdoor play activities for kids! Now that we’re in the throws of winter (and most of the holiday gifts have been played with over the past few weeks), it’s time to introduce some new ways to beat the winter doldrums.  Today we’re sharing some of your favorite winter books …

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)!

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 …

Have your kids ever asked those amazing questions about the sky and space?  How far away are the stars?  What is life like on another planet?  And what about aliens?

Yep, full of curiosity and questions — such a good thing!  Our Discover & Explore linky featured rockets and space exploration last week and we had some really fun ideas that were shared.

Have you ever taken the kids to visit a farm?  We have so many conveniences in our lives that most children don’t understand how their food is grown or where it begins.

Farm visits can be lots of fun for children — seeing the animals, learning how food is grown and gaining some knowledge about food and agriculture.