A number of years ago, we started a tradition at our house — giving books for Christmas. Each year, our kids get to open one of their gifts early — oh yea, they love that! When they come home on their first day of holiday break from school, there is a gift waiting for them …
Holidays
It’s time for our Kid’s Virtual Bookclub again — and December’s featured author will be the AMAZING Jan Brett!
I’ve always loved reindeer! And I’ve been lucky enough to see a few in my lifetime too – many thanks to the zoos who have had them on exhibit during a visit.
I’m sure one of the reasons they are so intriguing to kids is that they’re pretty scarce where most of us live, so I thought I’d pull together a round-up of reindeer fun — facts, crafts and activities – that kids can enjoy as they explore these beautiful creatures.
Today for Discover & Explore, we are each sharing our favorite gift ideas for kids — and I get to share ideas for stocking stuffers!
I will admit when I first had kids and started helping Santa with the stockings, I needed to learn a thing or two. There is an art to finding just the right items for the stockings — fun but useful, engaging but seasonal and something that Mom probably wouldn’t give to the kids (let’s face it, Santa is waaaay cooler than Mom).
Are you one of the millions of families who head “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house” for the holidays? Once you have kids, holiday travel takes on a whole new meaning 🙂 Not to worry, we have a great group of FREE printables and AWESOME travel tips that will help …
Do you ever remember playing in the kitchen while your mom or grandmother were baking? The wonderful smells and the fun conversations not to mention the amazing treats that came out of the oven!
I know that technology and modern conveniences are great things but sometimes I really want to kids to experience life without all the bells and whistles. So I thought I would ‘re-create’ a day in Grandma’s Kitchen as part of our Discover & Explore December Activities linky.
This is the first post in our Vintage Play for Kids series where we’ll introduce some great throw-back ideas that are new to our kids!
I know most people associate firecrackers with the 4th of July but kids love to see fireworks no matter the time of year!
We had some really fun ideas for easy crafts and activities shared on our Discover & Explore Patriotic Activities. These five great fireworks crafts that can be adapted for any holiday by chaning the color combinations & completed all year round!
Each summer, our kids look forward to seeing fireworks on July 4th. We have a great spot where we are able to view firework displays for 3 locations and my daughter’s favorite part is sitting on the top of the car to see them. July 4th is a great time to talk with kids about …
We were compensated for this post by Blickenstaff’s as part of a campaign with The Mom It Forward Blogger Network and are thrilled to be working with them to share more about family traditions. This is the time of the year when I always revisit our family traditions. I don’t know if it’s the …
Today we have two special treats for you — some gorgeous ideas for holiday decorating AND one amazing holiday giveaway! One of my favorite ways to decorate during the holidays is with natural items. Whether it’s as simple as the kids collecting pinecones and hedge apples in a basket or a more detailed activity like …