My kids love the felt board in the children’s section at the library. Every time we go they use the pieces to act out favorite fairy tales and create their own stories. These simple DIY Felt Boards have become huge hits around here. Materials Needed for DIY Felt Board: Picture Frame (Use an […]
Celebrating New Year’s with Kids
Looking for ways to ring in the New Year with little ones? Have a count down! To make it easier for them to understand, I set up our foam clock with the time we were counting down to, right next to the real clock. And, since the preschoolers weren’t staying up to midnight…we […]
Our Favorite Children’s Christmas Books
Each year as part of our countdown to Christmas we do a variety of Christmas crafts and activities. One of the most treasured activities is to read our favorite children’s Christmas books. Our Favorite Christmas Books: If You Take a Mouse to the Movies — Laura Numeroff brings her famous mouse back for this cute story. Written […]
10 Great Games for Preschoolers
Last year for Christmas Santa brought the game Elefun. The preschooler and toddler love running around, trying to catch the butterflies as they fly out of the elephant’s trunk. The game was such a huge hit that we started looking for more great games for preschoolers. I’m sharing our top ten favorite preschooler […]
Activities for Toddlers/Preschoolers in the Car
We are traveling to Florida soon, and with a 15-16 hour car ride ahead of us, I’ve been searching for ideas to keep Peanut and Monkey happy in the car. Most of the people who’ve given me suggestions have said, “DVD player”. But we don’t have one in our car, and it isn’t likely […]
