If your kids are anything like mine, snacks and playtime are the magic combo that make learning way more fun. That’s why I love this little game I call Stock the Pond — it turns counting practice into something tasty, silly, and hands-on. Here’s how it works: print the free printable. Each pond has a…

When my first child was born I did a deep dive into busy books. I was sewing them, printing and laminating them, making cut outs and matching games. And I experienced a lot of trial and error as to which pages would actually get played with. By far, this was the most used page. They…

We recently went to my family’s reunion in Branson, Missouri. I am very much a planner and everyone in my family knows that. So I was given the task of coming up with family activities we all could do. There are about 30 people in my extended family ranging from age 1 year to 63….

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I have a 5 and 3 year old who LOVE pretend play. And I mean LOVE. It is exhausting for me, because I am not one with much imagination. But this activity was a huge hit with them and I felt…

My kids really enjoyed the first 26 alphabet coloring pages that we did together, but they weren’t as deep educationally for my 5 year old as I would have liked. So I tinkered with them and created this game. On each page, there are pictures of common objects that your child will recognize. As they…

Who doesn’t love free things? I was looking all over for pages like these on Google and Etsy and there are TONS. If you are willing to pay. But not me! I would rather pay $15 a month and sink 4 hours into making these on Canva instead of paying $4 to buy them off…