In honor of the Olympics, my girls participated in the Bug Olympics at the library this week. They had so much fun that I thought the Olympic events they did would be great for playdates or for birthday party games. So let the games begin!

Olympic Birthday Party Games
Flying Flea Standing Long Jump
For this Olympic party [...]

We just went to a good old fashioned country picnic and had such a good time! Not only did my kids swim in a “watering hole” (a.k.a. icky looking pond I wouldn’t even put my foot in) they caught frogs. When the party host asked “Who wants to have a frog jumping race?” this is [...]

School’s out, but that doesn’t mean your kids need to stop learning! There are a lot of indoor and outdoor activities that can keep their minds engaged. Some outdoor activities include letterboxing and nature scavenger hunts, while indoor activities include printable fill in puzzles and coloring pages. But since both my daughters love math, I [...]

Since the recipe for slime turned out so well, I decided a play dough recipe would be fun to make too! What’s great about both these kid friendly recipes is that they’re easy and made from ingredients you likely have around the house already!

Here’s What You Need to Make this Play Dough Recipe:

2 cups water
1 [...]

My second grader has been studying astronomy in school. Each day she is so excited to share with me what she’s learned about the planets and our solar system. I’m so impressed not only with all of the facts she’s remembered, but with her enthusiasm for learning about astronomy! Clearly this night sparked her interest!
One [...]

My daughter had a playdate the other day and she asked me . . .
“Do you have any activities we could do?”
Hmmm. Do I know any kids’ activities? Let me think.
I thought it would be fun if we tried to make homemade slime. They totally agreed! Phew! I was able to come up [...]