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{Weekend Fun} Great collection of ideas, activities and recipes to keep the kids creatively entertained over the 3-day weekend. TGIF!!!! Will you be staying home or traveling this weekend?
Metal mailboxes spray painted...outside kids bedrooms. I really want to do this! And leave them little notes, any mail they get, some treats, etc. Then they can hang their backpack and coat on the hooks! GREAT idea!
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cute for younger kids!! and mine would like it for at least one time ;) Ice Cream Shop
They are listening. 19 things we need to say to our children consistently-one of the best lists I have seen...
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Shaving cream and bubble wrap sensory slide- So much FUN!
{Getting Messy – Rainbow Spagetti Sensory Tub} How cool is that? Ewwwww. Love it.
15 Activities for a simple outdoor playdate. No playgrounds or toys required!
Fun idea: If you don't pick something up after one warning, this mom confiscates it and puts it in a "ransom box." The only way you can get it back is to draw a task from the envelope attached to the box lid. Her tasks are hilarious!
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Road trip clips: One clip for each kid.... If they are sweet, clip stays up, if they are not, clip comes down. Everyone with a clip on the visor gets a treat at the next stop :-) love this idea!!! Let the kids help decorate their own clip!
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Don't have legos? You can make your own building supplies with common items found around the house.
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Are you, could you, dare you join in Screen-Free Week this week? Do your kids have much screen time? Do you?! Here's a fiesta of 100 fun kids activities you could try this week as a family whether you're inspired to spend an hour, a day or the whole week screen free.
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Are you, could you, dare you join in Screen-Free Week this week? Do your kids have much screen time? Do you?! Here's a fiesta of 100 fun kids activities you could try this week as a family whether you're inspired to spend an hour, a day or the whole week screen free.
Tons of ideas for how to survive a road trip with kids. Some of these are sheer brilliance. Good for future reference
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Dice with emotions & animals-kids have to act out. A great rainy day game for the kids!
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Montessori-Inspired Rainbow Activities and Rainbow Blog Hop (Photo from olivesandpickles.... Roundup post from livingmontessorin...) Lots of Montessori-inspired ideas and a rainbow blog hop with rainbow ideas of all types!
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Make nature crafts like these shell koala bears and "hide" them throughout your neighborhood.
Cardboard town with lots of fun bonuses to make each house a place full of imagination.
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Glow in the Dark firefly jar -- making these with the kids ASAP!
Do your kids like to play with puppets? Mine love them for imaginary play and story telling. Here's a tutorial on how to make shadow puppets, plus links to other puppet ideas.
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Motherhood Ideas: 1. Movie Night: every Friday 2. Interviews: ask family questions, figure out goals 3. Lunch Dates: Once a month take child out of school lunch for a date 4. Mother's Day Letters: Write love letter to child each year 5. Clean Ten: When things get cluttered, say "clean 10" and everyone picks up 10 things 6. Late Nights: Each kid gets 1 night a week to stay up 15 mins later for 1 on 1 attention time 7. Happies and Sads: At dinner take turns saying best part of day and worst
Great ideas to surprise kids that don't involve money. These are the kinds of things they truly remember!
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Rainy day activity...make bouncy balls with Elmer's glue, borax, and cornstarch! So fun!
Craft Supplies don't have to be expensive. Here are 10 fun ways to create with an empty cardboard tube. Which is your favorite?
Family dinner time-- 30 questions to ask your kids, one for every day of the month. This blog writes a new set of questions every month, some are silly some are serious:)
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Wonderful ideas for dads and daughters. Can translate to mothers and sons or fathers and sons, too!
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10 creative ways to make time for your kids #parenting
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{Family Fun} Looking for some ideas to spice up the weekend? Check out this week's Kid's Co-op. Which is your favorite activity? What are you looking most forward to this weekend?
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blowing pom pom along a line of tape. It isn't hand-eye coordination, what would this be called?
diy magnetic craft sticks from my amazing friend Deborah of www.teachpreschoo...
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Turn birthday cards into a "book" for your child or grandchild to read...what an awesome idea
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