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Sensory Room DIY Ball Pit
Using an inflatable pool as a sensory room DIY ball pit for sensory play is one of our favorite ball pit activities for toddlers and babies. In this blog post, we’ll cover why and how a baby pool sensory space is so much fun. If you have little ones in the home, you know that…
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Fine Motor turkey
This Fine Motor Turkey works all the small motor skills of the hands! Before the kiddos do this project, start out by using a pen to poke holes along the top of a thick paper plate. Pushing the feathers into the plate’s holes will work their Tripod Grasp. Use feathers, pipe cleaners, felt feathers to explore different…
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DIY No Sew Tutu
Every little girl I know loves to play dress-up princess…I was taking a trip down memory lane and came across these pictures of my daughter at her second birthday party. This was a princess tutu I put together…it is so simple…and I still have it in her dress-up bin for play. I went on youtube…
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Teaching Over, Under, Around, and Through
Let’s cover a few different directional concepts; This over, under, around, and through activity for preschool is a spatial relations concept. These positional concepts are an important part of preschool development. Teaching Directional Concepts: Over, Under, Around, and Through Learning Spatial Concepts during play One rainy pre-Halloween day, I had an idea to bring…
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Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs
This is another simple recipe that is kid-friendly and husband-friendly. The slow cooker country style ribs dry rub is one that my kids love…It’s a family favorite recipe! Country style ribs in the crockpot are great for busy families like ours. Your family will love this slow cooker recipe! I went on a search…
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Indoor Play Series
This is the first post in a series of indoor play ideas. Winter and cold, snowy, freezing rainy days are right around the corner (right outside???) and there are so many fun, education-through-play activities that can keep all ages from boredom and mass chaos (aka children) from tearing through the house… for at least 10 minutes. We…
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Star Luminaries
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Party Details! These cute jars were part of the centerpieces for Baby Girls’ 1st birthday party. I tried to pull star details into as many parts of the party as I could. My colors for the party were pink, navy, and silver. I tried a blue sprayed jar and it didn’t…
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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cool Whip Frosting
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Whipped Frosting These cupcakes are delicious! My husband declared that they were his second favorite thing I have ever made (right after my chocolate chip cookies). Ingredients For the Cupcakes 1 cup canned pumpkin puree 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 eggs 1 cup…
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Cowboy Party Invitation
Planning a cowboy birthday party? This kids party theme is a fun way to celebrate a child’s birthday. Use the cowboy invitation ideas, cowboy party activities to take cowboy theme beyond the rodeo! Cowboy Birthday Invitation Baby Boy was turning one, and my husband and I wanted to throw him a special birthday party. We…
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Cute Halloween Treats
Happy Halloween! Tomorrow is Halloween…I procrastinated a bit in making some treats for my little girl’s preschool class. I was a little last minute making these treats, but maybe you could use this idea for next year! They were so easy to make, just melt some white chocolate chips, spread the melted chocolate on the top…
