Do you remember making vegetable stamps as a kid? I remember doing it once or twice with potatoes, and I thought my kids would have a good time with them, too. They’re surprisingly easy to make…and the kids loved investigating all the vegetables we used. Any sturdy root vegetable will do — potatoes or beets […]
9 back to school books to ease first-day jitters
It’s interesting having four kids. They have the same parents raising each of them. They all live in the same place. They have a lot of the same experiences. But they’re so so different. One of my children couldn’t wait to go to school. Some of them get really nervous, even to the point of getting stomachaches in the […]
Make These Gem Magnets for Lockers or Fridges
(Update: We first made these a few years ago, but they’re still a favorite with the kids!) My daughter just started middle school. She’s loving it so far (okay…it’s only Day 2), and one of the things she’s excited about is that now she gets a locker. A locker to cram full of stuff that […]
How to Plan Your First Girl Scout Daisy Meeting
My kindergartner has had a year of thrills so far. After tagging along to elementary school since she was in the womb, she finally got to go this year as a bona fide student. She was ecstatic. And now? After tagging along to all her older sister’s Girl Scout meetings and field trips, she’s finally a Daisy […]
The Outdoor Christmas Tree
One of our favorite winter nature activities is birdwatching. Maybe it’s because you don’t see as many wild animals out and about in the winter. Maybe it’s because, even when we’re stuck inside on a below-zero day, we can still see them out there, flying about, living their little birdy lives. Whatever the reason, we’re […]
Felt Turkeys: Make These Adorable Thanksgiving Crafts
I like having stuff for kids to do while they wait for Thanksgiving dinner. Ours help make different side dishes and desserts, and they have a great time. But there’s still a long wait between everything going into the oven, and the big meal at the end. So I like to have an activity to […]
How we get outdoors and enjoy fall in Colorado
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. I love getting outdoors this time of year! The leaves are starting to turn, and the air is crisp and a little chilly. The kids are in school all week, so when we can go for a hike […]
Fourteen Halloween Books for Kids
Oooh, I do love reading at this time of year. From now until New Year’s, there are all sorts of themes and holidays to celebrate…and we have books for almost all of them. We’ve already shared our favorite fall books…here are some of our favorite Halloween books (and oh, yes — the day after Halloween we […]
These Luminaria Make Great Halloween Decorations
For a long time, we didn’t really decorate out front for Halloween. By the time I figured out everyone’s costumes, and got all the candy, and helped with school parties — Halloween decorations sort of got lost in the shuffle. But these luminaria are something I can set the kids making, and end up with some […]
Make These Autumn Suncatchers With Kids This Fall
I don’t want to brag or anything, but we’re about a week or so away from this: I love this time of year. I never get tired of watching the leaves turn all these different colors. And the aspens! They’re my favorite. This time of year is also so much fun with kids. We read […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 13
- Next Page »
