Last year we actually decorated for Halloween. It's my least favorite 'holiday' of the year, but my kids absolutely love pretending to be something...
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Our 5 favorite rainy day fun things
Its no secret that I have two boys who love to be outside. So when it rains, like it's doing here all day today, what do we do? At least our five...
BIG Play at The Toy Hall of Fame
Its no secret my boys absolutely love The Strong National Museum of Play! If we ask the boys what they want to do on any given Saturday we hear...
While Mom is away
In early September I posted this picture on Facebook. I'm sure some of you were wondering how to respond, and indeed I didn't expect anyone to!...
Simple Spider Cookies
Sweet Pea's kindergarten teacher had some great ideas for Halloween last year. I admittedly am not that into Halloween, so to search out ideas for...
Why my kids wear a skateboard helmet and yours should too
When riding a bike, wear a helmet - a skateboard helmet. We know why from experience. The story At the end of last summer Hubby, Cutie Pie and Sweet...
Free Online Summer Reading Clubs
In past years Cutie Pie has taken part in the Barnes and Noble Summer Reading club. I didn't realize until this year that there are several other...
Summer Reading
Summer break begins for us this coming Tuesday. I know many of you are already well into your summer breaks and I hope you are having fun! If you're...
Playing in a new space
I posted a little while ago about playing a game by other rules. What if we extend this idea to playing with other things in different ways? What...
Inflating Balloon Experiment
I've seen this experiment several places, so I take no responsibility it. We've also done this experiment a few times before and each time it gets...