Kids will love these pretend play printables – police, doctor, detective, scientist, architect, zookeeper and more! Do you have kids who LOVE to pretend? One day, they’re a zoo keeper and the next day, playing school with friends — pretend play is a HUGE learning opportunity for kids! It encourages them to role-play, expand their …
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Those long, cold days of winter can give us all a little cabin fever so push aside all those ‘must do’s’ and just have some fun with your kids. It’s amazing how many ideas and activities we parents think of as ‘regular things’ are super cool to our kids! Helping them to build a fort, …
Welcome back to our monthly Virtual Book Club for Kids!
This month we’re exploring the books of David McPhail, who is both an author and illustrator.
Not sure what to do with all the Christmas projects and winter crafts in your house? Try these ideas! If there’s one thing we have a lot of in our house, it’s kids’ artwork! They are always making such cool projects at school and I never want to just throw it away so I have …
I love reading new books, especially new Christmas books that I can share with the kids! Now don’t get me wrong, we certainly have our favorites at this time of the year — you can see many of them on the 30 Books about Your Favorite Christmas Traditions — but there’s something about a new …
Let’s talk Gingerbread Houses today! Tis the season for family-friendly activities and building a gingerbread house is a time-honored tradition for so many families. Not to mention, it’s a SUPER fun lesson in engineering principles for kids! Testing out how to balance the walls, construct a roof and put together a fun little structure is …
Kids need to learn so many different things that will help them to grow up and become self-sufficient. There’s some of the biggies – like learning to get dressed and feed yourself – and there’s smaller skills that are very important to – looking someone in the eye when you speak to them, saying ‘thank …
I’m one of those parents that still believes in surprises during the holidays.
Each year, we brainstorm ideas for some unique gift that we can get each of the kids — something they would LOVE but that didn’t make their list.
We start by thinking about their current passions and obsessions. You know how kids get crazy for certain things — they become nuts over dinosaurs or horses, or all of a sudden they are infatuated with art or building.
Looking for volunteer ideas or service projects to help others this holiday season? I’ve written before about what I want my kids to love about November and understanding how to help their community, serve others and be grateful for all they have is a big part of it. But here’s the thing – it’s not …
Entice your kids into more reading time with these fun holiday-themed Early Reader (ER) books & tips that are perfect for beginner readers! I’ve shared before about some of the struggles we had when our kids first started reading independently. If you have kids who are learning to read on their own then you know …