Welcome to day 4 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines! From February 1-14 we'll be doing non-stop Valentine's posts to celebrate this lovely holiday! Wax paper hearts are a combination activity and craft. This only involves a few items too! Here is what you will need: Wax paper Pencil sharpener Crayons Cookie Sheet Parchment paper (or construction paper will work too) Scissors and string Remove a long sheet of wax paper from the container and place it on the cookie sheet. Have your child (or help them) take Valentine's colored crayons (white, pink, red, a little gray) use the pencil sharpener to create crayon shavings. Spread the shaving out all over the wax paper. Fold the paper in half. Cover with parchment paper. *This part is for the adults* Iron on the lowest setting until the crayon shavings are completely melted. Set the wax paper aside to cool completely. Use a scissors to cut out heart shapes from the wax paper. Attach a string and … [Read more...]
14 days of Valentine’s Fun Stuff Fridays (#9)
Remember when Linkys were all the rage in blogging? They were a great way to find and get to know other bloggers before social media and Pinterest became mainstream. It didn't hurt that they brought a ton of traffic to your site too. Lindsi and I started our Fun Stuff Fridays linky back in 2011. We kept it going for 20 weeks before it fizzled out (or we got sick of doing it, I'm not sure which happened). It is now soon to be 2017 and at lot of the links in those linkies no longer exist. Plus, I've let my link up subscription lapse so you can't get to them anyway. Instead of deleting the Fun Stuff Fridays posts, however, I have decided to clean them up and make sure our featured links are still valid. After all, on a rare occasion I get traffic from one of these old posts. The linky may be gone but the featured posts are still valid as of December 2016... Welcome to day 3 of Toys In The Dryer 14 Days of Valentines! Welcome to Fun Stuff Fridays. Can't wait to see your … [Read more...]
Guest post- Monkey Bread
Today we are excited to have Kristin from Kadbury is...Thinking Out Loud guest post for us! Kristin is a mom of three- her very own BLT! Her blog is filled with her experiences with crafting, cooking, and decorating (as well as some humor, because we all know with kids there is always humor!) Lately, my kids have been asking to help out in the kitchen. And when it’s not totally going to stress me out, I let them. Yes, it’s true. Occasionally my kids stress me out. Where are your shoes?!? The bus is almost here! Please quit trying to put that plastic bug in your sister’s ear – It’s not funny! If somebody touches somebody else in the next five minutes, I’m pulling this car over! We are making these cookies to give to someone else, you cannot keep licking your fingers in between frosting them… But Monkey Bread is so much fun to make with them. And it’s my kids’ all-time favorite breakfast because it’s sweet, gooey, and fun. What’s not to love? Here’s what you’ll need: 4 … [Read more...]
101 answers to "I’m bored!"
How often do you hear your kids say "I'm bored!" We hear it all too often around our houses. That's why we came up with 101 answers to "I'm bored!" Just for you! 1. Print off a new coloring page and color with them 2. Visit your local library and pick out 5 new books 3. Corn starch + water = Fun 4. Learn 3 new words in sign language 5. Play "circus" by performing your own acts together 6. Make your own trail mix 7. Finger paint together 8. Have a date with your kids- movies, pajamas, and popcorn 9. Put on a puppet show with stuffed animals 10. Read a story together but replace the characters with your child's names 11. Cloud Watching 12. Freeze some toys in water and "go on an archeology dig" 13. Build a fort together 14. Put glow sticks in the bathtub, turn off the lights, and have a glow in the dark bath 15. Play music with glasses, water, and a spoon 16. Make S'more cookies 17. Make binoculars with toilet paper rolls and go bird watching 18. Make puppets out … [Read more...]
Fun Stuff Fridays #8
Remember when Linkys were all the rage in blogging? They were a great way to find and get to know other bloggers before social media and Pinterest became mainstream. It didn't hurt that they brought a ton of traffic to your site too. Lindsi and I started our Fun Stuff Fridays linky back in 2011. We kept it going for 20 weeks before it fizzled out (or we got sick of doing it, I'm not sure which happened). It is now soon to be 2017 and at lot of the links in those linkies no longer exist. Plus, I've let my link up subscription lapse so you can't get to them anyway. Instead of deleting the Fun Stuff Fridays posts, however, I have decided to clean them up and make sure our featured links are still valid. After all, on a rare occasion I get traffic from one of these old posts. The linky may be gone but the featured posts are still valid as of December 2016... Welcome to Fun Stuff Fridays! We wish we could feature all of the submissions! We can't wait to see your amazing … [Read more...]
Ten things to do in the winter with your kids
Since today is our "Hodge podge" day where we post pretty much whatever we like (ha ha ha) I thought it might be a good time to post some ideas of fun things to do with your kids during the winter months, especially since we're in the thick of it right now. Hope you find some great tips from this list! 1. Explore tracks- take time to go outside and explore the different shaped animal tracks in the snow (or dirt) and see if you can figure out what they are. This adventure offers a few great things: a little science learning, quality time, and creative thinking. Photo courtesy of Five Elements Arts 2. Make a trail hunt- Go outside during their nap time (or a time when they can't see you) and make a trail throughout the yard, twisting and turning and jumping between steps. Have them go outside and follow the trail. Photo Courtesy of Log Like 3. Make a "headless snowman". We all know snowmen have three circles...well this snowman has only … [Read more...]
