Independent Activities for Your Child

This post contains affiliate links. We finally got our Christmas craft delivery to the kids at the hospital. And it was only 4 days late! So they will have to recount the amount of paper strips in each paper chain kit. But the days just got away from me with Thanksgiving the weekend before. I…

As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn commission on links in this post. I got word back from the Child Life Specialist at the children’s hospital that the Halloween craft kits were a hit! So we are going to move forward with the Thanksgiving crafts that I had planned. I definitely went a little lighter on…

This time of year is always so fun for our family. We have lots of traditions and family to celebrate with. We are truly blessed. Recently I have been thinking about how to help my kids show more gratitude for all they have and all that they are able to do. Although they are young…

I never buy playdough anymore. I don’t like the smell and my younger kids would always try to eat it. So I searched for a homemade recipe that I could make. I came across tons of recipes, but most had cream of tartar in them. I never have cream of tarter on hand. I landed…

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…

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…