Learning & Development

My girls had sooo much fun with their play ice cream shop that I had to make a holiday version for them!! This pretend hot cocoa shop could not be easier and we’ve had so much fun with it the last few weeks. While the girls love to set up ‘shop’ they also use the […]

This sensory play dough activity is so fun for the holiday season or special occasions like birthdays – but really your kids would enjoy it any time of the year and most likely you already have everything you need on hand! We scented the play dough with essential oils to make it smell like sugar […]

This post is sponsored by Farm Rich™. Thank you for supporting the brands that allow us to create content for you!  One of Piper’s most beloved after school activities is a ‘treasure hunt snack’. Growing up I have the best memories of my mom doing the same for us, and I always feel guilty for not doing them […]

Ahh! I’m so excited to share the news that the ebook I wrote with my sister is now available for purchase!! We’ve compiled over 20 busy bag activities you can do with your toddlers when you’re out and about. I know that most moms are busy. You want to come up with fun activities to […]

It’s been SO hot with the heat wave hitting most of the country we’ve been trying to come up with creative activities for inside. Piper had SO much fun with our Ice Cream Shop Sensory Play activity I wanted to give it another spin and had been wanting to try making Moon Sand for a […]

You know I love kids books so it seemed like a no-brainer to add Usborne to my list of affiliates and help promote early literacy at the same time :) So….want to know more? About how you can earn free books too? My girls love their (growing) collection of Usborne & More books – they […]

My girls had soooo much fun with this sensory ice cream shop play! It was really easy to set up – and while I went a little overboard with the apron and everything you could simplify this and do it in a sensory bin! All you need for this activity is pom poms, an ice […]

In honor of pride month (which is June) here are 20 books to read to your children or add to your library. I had a hard time searching for books that had characters representing the LGBTQ community but weren’t necessarily about the topic. Just a story where say the main character had two dads. Hopefully I […]

I made these cute little DIY busy bags for the girls before our spring & summer travel kicked off. I plan on rotating what’s inside them but always keeping them in our diaper bag or my purse when we are on-the-go. I’ve found the key with busy bags is to keep the items inside FRESH! […]

I’ve seen a lot of these adorable chalkboards available for sale but figured I could easily whip up my own. It took 10 minutes + drying time to make these and Piper has loved using it to practice her letters! Supplies: Wooden Chalkboard (mine is from Walmart but they are available for $5 or less […]

Earlier this week on my Instagram stories I shared a peek at the busy boxes I put together for Flora to play with this week! The idea is that filling them up on Sunday before the week began would buy me a little bit of time to get more done on my lengthy to-do list. […]

Now that Flora’s attention span is getting a little bit longer for sensory activities I’ve been having fun coming up with a few different things to do with her every week. She had fun with this ball drop – and so did Piper! I think it’s one that she’ll come to enjoy more as she […]