My son loves to drive his miniature construction vehicles through dry rice. It’s a nice alternative when playing in the sandbox isn’t possible. With Memorial Day coming up this weekend, I thought I’d try making patriotic rainbow rice. (I’ve seen several “recipes” for colored rice out there. I did something very similar to […]
Preschooler Fun in the Tub
We have enjoyed playing with shaving cream at the kitchen table for a long time now. It’s good, messy fun that is easy to clean up. Plus, I have to say the kitchen table is always a lot cleaner afterwards! For some reason I have never let them play with it in the […]
Easter Quiet Time Boxes
Our Christmas quiet time bags were such a hit (seriously, every time I try to pack them up they get them back out), that I thought I’d make a couple Easter/spring ones to put in our quiet time bag rotation. It was easy to recreate some of the original ideas from the Christmas […]
Keeping the Kids Busy with Wrapping Paper Tubes
Are your kids getting as stir crazy as mine are lately? The weather, people being sick, trying to stay away from people who are sick… It’s been keeping us home a bit more than usual, and let’s just say some days the house is NOT big enough for me and the two kids. […]
Christmas Quiet Time Bags
Both of my kids gave up naps when they were still pretty young. With my oldest I lucked out; she was content to play with some of her toys in her room for a half hour, with momma checking on her every so often. It wasn’t a nap, but at least she had […]