Indoor and outdoor activities to keep kids of all ages occupied and learning new skills. We love sensory play, active play, and anything DIY. These are kid and parent tested and approved ideas in our family.
Looking for a simple winter craft that’s perfect for keeping kiddos occupied as the weather gets less friendly? These popsicle stick snowflakes are a fun and easy way to bring a little snowy magic indoors! With just a few supplies — and a bit of childhood magic and creativity — toddlers can create beautiful snowflakes…
Winter sensory play is all about cozy textures, imaginative scenes, and a little bit of magic. But most importantly, winter sensory play is about finding a way to occupy little hands and keep everyone sane when the wind chill keeps you from burning off energy outside for the 800th day in a row (or is…
When winter rolls around — or when you just wish it would — there’s nothing more fun than the first day of fluffy white snow. But what if you could bring that snowy fun indoors (or a garage if you also hate doing sensory play in the house) without worrying about melting snow , cold…
If you’ve spent any amount of time around here, you’ll know that sensory play is HUGE in our house. While I was once a sceptic (because it really is kinda messy??), I soon realized that this type of sensory input is something that my high energy, highly sensitive kids CRAVE. And need. Once I realized…
There’s nothing quite like play dough. It’s a classic that has withstood the test of time spanning multiple generations for a reason – it sparks creativity, imagination, and hours of screen free, independent fun. Whether it involves squishing, rolling, cutting, or sculpting, play dough play helps build fine motor skills and encourages pretend play. A…
Along with fall being the perfect time to do all the coziest baking (hi, pumpkin roll) and drink all the tastiest coffees (apple crisp cold foam, you’re the best!), it’s also one of my favorite times to go from letting my kids be feral yard rats to actually attempting to do some learning crafts inside….
Sometimes, when I’m feeling exceptionally crafty, I’ll walk through a store like HomeGoods, see something on the shelf and say, “Oh, I could make that!” and then, when I’m feeling exceptionally cocky, I’ll say “Oh, my KIDS could make that!” and then, we try. Sometimes it turns out, sometimes it doesn’t. But hey, it’s always…
Looking for a creative activity with a fall twist that your kids will love? Making pumpkin spice playdough is a fun, sensory rich project that fills your home with the warm scent of autumn (which makes it feel like you spent all day baking while really you’re just playing with playdough?) while also providing imaginative…
Fall is the time I begin to panic at how many rainy/cold/dark days are coming and how much time my children will be indoors. Or, I mean, fall is the time that I start to get really excited at all of the time that I’ll have inside with my children that we can… fill with…
My children love a good scavenger hunt, and finding a way to make a project an art project, nature project, AND scavenger hunt has been the biggest win for us. Fall is our favorite time to be outside – the mosquitoes are gone, the air is perfectly crisp and no longer instantly sweat inducing, and…