The idea for this stuffed animal jet pack came from the latest issue of Highlight’s High Five Magazine. I changed it up a bit and used the materials we already had on hand. I LOVE when a quick idea provides hours of fun! All you need to make your own stuffed animal jet pack is …
Are you going to one of the Disney parks, on a Disney cruise, or just simply love all things Disney? Then, these 30 Disney Themed Activities and Disney Crafts are for YOU! These are a great idea to use for a Countdown to Disney (an activity a day until your trip), a Disney themed …
Our Disney trip countdown continues and it seems like all we can think about is everything Disney! Yesterday, we played a Disney Dice game and today we tried a different Disney Game – Disney Hide and Seek. How to Play: Collect any Disney figures or stuffed animals that you have around the house. We chose …
We are getting ready for our first trip to Disney World! Disney themed activities are in the works over here and we started with this Disney Dice Game that is super simple to make from bottle tops. Materials: 12 bottle tops, Sharpie, dice How to Make the Disney Dice Game: Draw a simple Mickey Mouse shape …
Stamp sets can be so much fun to get creative with! Create a scene, tell a story, or just decorate any way you want. Learning with stamps is really easy and fun. Stamp the Pattern – Stamp a pattern and have your child use the stamps to continue the pattern. For example, crown, princess, crown, …
N is having so much fun playing with her Pet Shop Travel Play Set I knew I had to make something similar for B. He already had a metal pencil case he wasn’t using so I turned that into his own Travel Lego Play Set. I put magnets on the back of 2 square …
I fell in love with the Travel Tin Dollhouses from HomeSpun-Threads (Hers are so cute!) and it inspired me to make a simple travel tin for N’s Pet Shop animals. We had so much fun making it together and she has been playing with it non stop at home and bringing it with her to restaurants …
G (2 years old) absolutely loves when I have learning trays set up for him in the morning. Since the weather has been so warm lately, the beach has been a fun place to visit. I created some beach themed learning trays for us to work on together! I used a divided plate from the …
Little boys and many adventurous girls love investigating worms! These squirmy worm activities are perfect for this time of year with April showers bringing many critters to our outside gardens. Before starting any activities, enjoy a few books featuring worms. Here are a couple of our favorites.. Would your little one eat worms for lunch? Be …
April is Earth Day month so we’re celebrating with some learning trays! Here is Earth Day Learning for M (5.5 years old) and G (22 months) to do together. Color Sort I put out a bowl of garden pebbles, sea glass, and stones and a pair of Dollar Tree tongs. Then I labeled some pots …
Start saving your bottle tops and lids! There are so many ways you can have fun learning with bottle tops! From fine motor skills and counting to shapes and letters, these activities can work with any concept that you and your little ones are working on. Here are a few to get you started: 1 …
Music in our house for my children is like breathing. And the surprising thing is that neither my husband and I are very musical at all. One thing that we did do to enrich them was expose them to music at a very young age. This included classical music, singing nursery rhymes and children songs, and …