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Celebrating a curious, noisy life with kids. A Denver, Colorado kids' activity, recipe, and DIY blog.

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Pinecone Angel Christmas Crafts For Kids

November 14, 2017 By Laura 22 Comments

Pinecone Angel Christmas Crafts For Kids

When I was in college, my aunt sent me a Christmas care package with two tiny pinecone angels she and her kids made for me. Those little angels followed me all through college, and on to my first apartment. They were so stinking cute. That’s why I like these. They’re Christmas crafts for kids, but […]

Filed Under: crafting, seasonal Tagged With: Christmas craft, craft, indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities, kids and nature, kids play

How to Survive Road Trips With Kids

November 11, 2017 By Laura 15 Comments

How to Survive Road Trips With Kids

Thanks to Subaru for allowing us to try out the 2018 Forester this fall! We love, love, love our adopted state. One of the only drawbacks to hanging out in view of the Rocky Mountains is that both Chris and I actually grew up about 1100 miles west of here…and that’s where most of our family […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: kid, kids, kids activities, road trip, summer, travel

3 Things to Do With Leftover Halloween Candy

November 3, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

3 Things to Do With Leftover Halloween Candy

Halloween is over. This always inspires quite a few dilemmas around here. -Dilemma #1: how early does one begin playing Christmas music? (the correct answer is 9pm on October 31, when trick-or-treating is finished) -Dilemma #2: what do we do with all this candy??? My favorite solution is, of course, to eat most of it. But when […]

Filed Under: seasonal Tagged With: autumn, fall, halloween, kids activities

Five Easy Art Projects for Kids

August 20, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Five Easy Art Projects for Kids

There are days when I feel like I’m firing on all cylinders. My kids are wearing clothes with no holes or stains, everyone’s hair is brushed, I’m in something that’s not pajamas, I may even be wearing makeup (ok, no. I’m not wearing makeup. Let’s not get carried away). I have a plan for the day, and […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: art, craft, indoor activities for kids, kid, kids activities

Meet the Kindness Elves

July 10, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Meet the Kindness Elves

  I’m really excited to share one of our latest toys with you. Actually, are they toys? Projects? I’m not sure how you’d categorize them. But…look how cute!! These are Kindness Elves. They’re special friends who love sprinkling kindness and joy. And my daughter is in love with them. Her favorite part is the tiny mailbox […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: fairy garden, indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities, kids play, summer

7 Less Annoying Alternatives to Fidget Spinners

May 24, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

7 Less Annoying Alternatives to Fidget Spinners

I’m not against fidget spinners. My kids have them. I think they’ve been hugely helpful, especially for one of my children who has trouble focusing and sitting still at school. We love them. (This article does a pretty good job of explaining why we like them.) But there are times when they’re not allowed. Or […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, Uncategorized Tagged With: indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities

Cars 3 Activities to Hold You Until the Movie

May 16, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Cars 3 Activities to Hold You Until the Movie

My kids can’t wait til June. June is my birthday month, but of course no one’s thinking of that (siiiiigh…poooor me…). Because it’s also the release date for Cars 3. And to be fair, my birthday comes every year, but a Cars movie? They’ve been waiting for that for a long time. In the meantime, I […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities, kids play

Cool Science Fair Projects — make a dancing robot

January 30, 2017 By Laura 3 Comments

Cool Science Fair Projects — make a dancing robot

We just finished showing all the kids science fair projects last week. It’s funny — I never made anyone enter the science fair, but just about every year, all the kids in this house that are in elementary school come up with science fair projects. I might give a little guidance here and there, and […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities, science

How to Make Snow Candy

January 7, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

How to Make Snow Candy

So it’s been snowing here. From what I hear on the news, it’s snowing everywhere — even Florida, maybe? No? I thought I heard that somewhere. But here in Colorado, it most definitely has been. Don’t let these pictures fool you. Our snowy days are one-quarter loads of fun sledding and laughing and hot cocoa […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, recipes Tagged With: cooking with kids, indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities, kids play

The 9 Best Family Christmas Movies of All Time

November 29, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

The 9 Best Family Christmas Movies of All Time

I love my cheesy Christmas movies. I just finished watching one that’s still sticking with me…because every house in it had snow on the ground, but their lawns were perfectly green and the snow didn’t land anywhere that snow normally does. Is it weird to fixate on those things? I’m not the only one, right? The […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, seasonal Tagged With: Christmas, indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities

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