Warm weather means more time spent outdoors. With all the spring flowers popping up, and the kids still being in fairy-mode from our first Tooth Fairy visit and making new fairy houses for the year, making Fairy Soup was the perfect pretend play activity this week. I first saw the idea of […]
Pretend Play: Making Cookies
It’s been a while since we pulled out the play dough. With the super cold temperatures we’ve had, it was the perfect time to get it out for some pretend play. And what better use than to make some pretend play cookies for our Cardboard Box Sweet Shop? I pulled out the […]
Cardboard Box Play: Valentine’s Sweet Shop!
The other day a very large box came in the mail. Of course, the kids claimed that box in an instant! As they climbed inside giggling and popping their heads over the side, an idea formed in my mind. The box made the perfect cardboard box playhouse. The kids used it for lots of fun […]
Importance of Imaginative Play
There are invisible dragons that live in our backyard. And while you may not see them upon first glance, they are certainly there, at least in the imagination of one 4 year-old boy. Sometimes I am lucky enough to be invited into that world. Excited whispers about which dragons may […]
How to Set Up Themed Play Boxes
Today I’m excited to share with you this fun guest post about themed play boxes by Little Bins for Little Hands. You could use a themed box much like you would use a quiet time box or busy bag for young children. Themed play boxes are also a wonderful tool to teach social skills […]