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.
Fall is the perfect season for cozy crafts with kids, and what could be better than making colorful autumn leaves to celebrate the season? This tissue paper fall craft is simple, hands-on, and a wonderful way for preschoolers and young kids to practice fine motor skills while creating a super cute piece of fall art….
Fall is the perfect season for sensory play. Between colorful leaves, cozy afternoons, and all the holidays, plus add in bigger kids going back to school and more one on one time with younger kids, it’s the perfect time to break out sensory bins that explore textures, colors, and creativity through play-based learning. Sensory bins…
If you’re looking for a fun, hands on sensory activity for kids that doesn’t require fancy supplies (in fact, you probably already have all the supplies in your pantry!), colored spaghetti is a must try! Not only is it inexpensive and easy to make, but it’s also a fantastic tool for creative play and childhood…
Silly Putty is the throwback making a reemergence that I didn’t know I needed in my life, but let me tell you, I am here for it. Silly Putty was a childhood favorite – it stretches, bounces, squishes, copies newspaper text (why was this the coolest thing??) and entertains for hours. Good news millennials (and…
Fall brings crisp air, colorful leaves, and endless opportunities for seasonal crafts that toddlers love. One simple favorite is making Coffee Filter Apples—a quick, low-mess project that captures the colors of autumn while encouraging creativity and hands-on learning. It’s a play on the easy coffee filter butterflies that adds a fall twist. Not only do…
My boys are absolutely cars obsessed. Any kinds of cars, although we do know the entire cast of Cars by name (Smokey is a personal favorite, but how clever is Brent Mustangburger??). We are constantly finding toy cars… well, everywhere. They’re inside, they’re outside. They’re in the bath, they’re in the car seat. They’re in…
We love a good sensory bin/sensory table activity. In fact, we love them so much that we now have two of this sensory table – an indoor and an outdoor play area. And honestly, between the two, they’re used pretty much every day. We cycle through the old standbys, but without a doubt, one of…
I love having an accessible craft area. I love that my kids feel the freedom to just sit down and start coloring or drawing. But before having kids, I had no idea how much time would be spent finding the caps to markers in said craft area, or listening to the complaints because caps were…
Looking for screen free summer activities for kids that are easy, fun, and actually keep them busy? Summer is an absolutely magical time in childhood, but let’s be real… it also gets long. If you’re sick of hearing “I’m bored” and “There’s Nothing to do” and it’s only the first week of summer… you’re not…
In our household, we’re in our dirt phase. Or maybe this is just life with boys and they’ll always be in a dirt phase? Either way, if it involves dirt, construction vehicles, or dinosaurs, my kids are ALL IN. The good news is, this activity easily involves all three and also incorporates my favorite thing…