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Rediscovering old favorites
We're in the process of a major house-cleaning, clearing out stuff we don't use, trying to make more room. You see, it's like spring cleaning, except we waited until the heat and humidity of July...
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Fishing for Numbers
Kay is still working on identifying numbers, 1-10, so I thought this game might help. It could be used for letters and sight words as well. I cut out some fish shapes in different colors, and...
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Gummi Worm Day
photo by emily.laurel504 via Flickr It's National Gummi Worm Day! (Is there a 'day' for everything? Seems like...) So it's a great day to make this fun snack - dirt and worms. Simply pudding and...
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Our Fairy House
Kay and I had tried to make a fairy house before, but it collapsed into a pile of twigs pretty quickly. This time we tried a different technique - not so fancy, but just right for us. She wasn't...
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Our Dog's Birthday Party
"Happy birthday to Lily..." Oh, sorry, still in party mode. Our Chihuahua Lily turned 6 years old today so of course we had to celebrate. (Yes, we're the crazy dog people who would celebrate a...
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Leaving Notes in Library Books - RAK
Post-it note we left in "A Ball for Daisy" when we returned it to the library. After seeing an idea for a random act of kindness - leaving uplifting notes in library books - I want to try it. It...
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Glitter Water Bottle: Fail
I made one of those bottles with water and glitter in it that's supposed to be relaxing. I had such high hopes. I was *sure* that it would help Kay calm down a bit when she got into one of her...
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Celebrating Lollipop Day
Looking for creative ways to celebrate National Lollipop Day (July 20)? Here's a couple of things to get you started: photo by Stefanie Clark, via Flickr *Make Your Own Jolly Rancher Lollipops:...
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National Ice Cream Day
"Ice Cream VS Ali" by Michael Chambers "Ice Cream VS Ali" by Michael Chambers Did you know...the first ice cream parlor opened in New York City in 1776? Or that 1 in 5 ice cream eaters share with...
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Learning Letters with Paper Cups
Still working on letter recognition, I used this quick game. I took 5 paper cups and put an alphabet sticker on the bottom of each. Then I would hide something (we used a marble but any...
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NOT Painting With Tennis Balls
This was going to be a post about our experience painting with tennis balls. But there's not much to say, because we never got very far. I put some paint on a paper plate and Kay rolled the...
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Anything But Brushes
This is part 1 of what I plan to be a series of posts containing links to awesome activities to do with kids. My goal is to find things that are easy for the parents and fun for the kids. I've had...
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Color Bundle
This is good for a day when the kids are bored or you just need something a little different to keep them busy for a few minutes. It's as simple as gathering a handful of crayons and wrapping...
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Straw Painting
Kay had never tried straw-painting, so she seemed a little confused when I put a straw on the table to go with the other paint stuff. I showed her how to put a splotch of paint on her paper, and...
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Learning Letters With Blocks
To help Kay become more familiar with the letters in her full name, I cut out small squares of paper and wrote one letter on each of them, then taped them to her large toddler building blocks....
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Raising Kids and Dogs are Very Alike
Before Kay came into my life, I was dedicated fully to my dogs. I read all kinds of books about them, and then when I started reading parenting books, I noticed right away that there are some...
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Playing in the Rain
"Childhood is that state which ends the moment a puddle is first viewed as an obstacle instead of an opportunity." - Kathy Williams The beauty of letting kids play in the rain is that there is no...
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Fly Swatter Painting - with Glitter!
Kay went to her grandmother's for the morning, and when she came home I had this art activity set up, waiting for her. I took her in the backyard and said, "Do you want to do some painting...
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