Do you remember those carrot-shaped bags of M&Ms you'd get at Easter time? How about a non-candy version that is easy and inexpensive to make for your little one's Easter basket or for a fun Easter gift for your child's classmates? We made these DIY playdough carrots as party favors for my daughter's PETER RABBIT THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY and I think they'd be the perfect gift to add to an Easter basket. Read below to see how we made…
Does your little one have a birthday coming up? Help them celebrate with a fun Birthday Cake Play Dough Activity. Set up an invitation to create with your choice of colorful playdough. Roll out a large piece of playdough and drape it over top of a Bundt cake pan or an upside-down bowl. Set out a tinker tray with small loose parts. We used bead necklaces, decorative paper straws, gems, pom poms, mini erasers, glow-in-the-dark stars, wooden numbers from a…
Are you looking for an activity that will really WOW your kids? Then you need to try this COOL (pun intended) art and science activity. Keep reading to learn how you can create magic stencils for ice painting using salt! It is easy, fun for all ages (adults included) and best of all it is inexpensive to create! Your kids will ask for this activity again and again and there are so many different variations and themes you can use…
I think we might have found our favorite Osmo game... We like all of the Osmo games we've tried so far but the Osmo Coding games takes the cake. My six-year old was SO into this game. It sounds silly but I never really understood what exactly coding was and watching him play this game actually made it easy for both of us to understand. Read our review below to find out what is to love about the Osmo Coding…
We've been really enjoying our Osmo Reading Adventure. We started with the Level 1 Reading Kit for New Readers and it was a little too difficult for my 4-year-old and a little too easy for my 6-year-old. Even though my 6-year-old could easily read the Level 1 books independently, the program was still beneficial for helping him practice combining sounds. He also still enjoyed watching the characters and playing the games. We were excited to receive the next box with…