Cornstarch play! It’s so simple and so cheap. Caution: don’t over water it or it will be ruined. Materials: *minimum 2 boxes of cornstarch *several drops of food coloring *a couple cups of water (add one at a time to make sure the consistency is not watered down) I like to make mine like snow. … Continue reading Goopy play!
Okay. I think you get the idea. This gallery represents four years of family trips to the desert and each time we come back with a wealth of knowledge about how to make it a fun family experience. Just note that this is not a guide for 30 year olds, that are single;… Continue reading Palm Springs & Joshua Tree Family vacation activity guide!!!
It doesn’t take much to get me ecstatic about a vacation if the word DISNEYLAND is in the sentence. I have been going since I was a little girl and it truly is the happiest place on earth for me and my family. Luckily, my husband gets the Disneyland glow on his face when we… Continue reading Disneyland favorites!
If you’re looking for a fun and cheap little refrigerator to add to your child’s play kitchen, try making one with cardboard boxes, fabric with driftwood handles. We were playing kitchen and all of a sudden I looked over at these two boxes and thought: (light bulb went on) let’s make a refrigerator on the… Continue reading DIY ditsy fabric refrigerator
I couldn’t bring myself to buy another $25 – $35 dollar Easter basket again for something that would disappear into storage for eternity. So, I happened to have some fur fabric sitting around from Walmart. One yard cost me about $5 and I used about a 1/4 yard to pull off wrapping the old basket. … Continue reading Repurpose your Easter basket into this fluffy bunny one!
First of all, I’d like to add that shifting around my furniture in the house made for a fabulous new book display. Sometimes deciding to mix it up makes all the difference. I am still getting my house together since the move and am re-purposing furniture, etc. Making a bookshelf with book covers facing out… Continue reading Favorite kids Books right now
I absolutely love Calico Critters for my girl. It seems like whenever she plays with them, she plays really sweetly as apposed to her My Little Pony captures. LOL. This is a really simple craft that makes playing with them just a little bit sweeter!!! Here’s how: Grab your favorite printed mini cupcake wrappers and… Continue reading DIY Miniature happy birthday hats
Hitting up the tide pools is by far one of the best experiences to have with your little one. Mine is a true beach girl and wants to stay until the sunsets or in other words, she’s a mermaid. I cannot express another place in the whole world that I would rather go braving the… Continue reading Montana De Oro Tide Pools
There you have it…the simplest activity to keep a toddler occupied and happy equals gardening. Kids love dirt, they want to shuffle little pots around, they want to poke holes in dirt piles and water them endlessly with a watering can. So, start planting seedlings with them, get them excited for results and then everyday they… Continue reading Gardening with little green thumbs
If it’s gonna be dim outside then that calls for a bright colorful craft day! We’re making it a sunshiny bright feeling inside while embracing the lovely contrasting cold and soon to be wet outside, and when it pours down we will definitely put our heals away and get into goulashes for a good splash! … Continue reading Rainy day activity – decorating shoes!
Mini & me Fairy Tale 