Calling all parents and caregivers of kids age 2-7... are you wondering what the heck to do with your kids this summer? Traditional summer camps canceled? Still working from home and nervous to send your kids to camp or daycare? Just looking for some fun ideas to entertain kids on evenings and weekends? You have come to the right place my friend and you are definitely not alone! I have created a FREE virtual summer camp for kids that includes…
My kids love to play pretend so we always have a dramatic play center available in our play area with different themes. We hacked our IKEA duktig toy kitchen to turn it into a little shop and it is perfect for an ice cream shop, lemonade stand, pizza shop, farmer's market, bodega, coffee shop and my personal favorite flower shop! You can find our tutorial here: IKEA kitchen hack If you don't have a toy kitchen, a little table or…
Create your own puzzles using play dough and small toys and objects from around the house. Easy set-up, easy clean-up and helps kids practice fine motor skills, shape recognition and critical thinking. Just roll out your favorite play dough and stamp different shaped objects into the dough and set them aside. (You can even have an older child do the set-up for a younger sibling). To make it easier put the objects on the tray and to make…
We’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden lately and I noticed Teddy showing a lot of interest in bugs (especially worms). Scottie on the other hand had a massive meltdown when a worm touched her foot. Since play is a safe place to experience things in a fun, less stress way I thought a little bit of bug-themed “exposure therapy” might be just what she needs while expanding on Teddy’s current interests and giving them both some…
One of our favorite toys are magnetic tiles because they can be played with in so many different ways. They also have a lot of educational benefits. Did you know you can write on magnet tiles with chalk markers and whiteboard markers? You can write letters, numbers or sight words on the tiles for a variety of fun learning activities. I noticed my four-year-old was having a hard time recognizing lower-case letters when he was playing a computer game…