Ever since my three year old begged me for a Knight In Shining Armor Birthday Party this past summer, both my boys have been obsessed with playing knights, fighting dragons, and building castles. Knights of old certainly are exciting to read about and make believe. There’s also so many ways to include knights in our […]
Art on a cart encourages creativity every day
Too often craft materials languish in a drawer or on a shelf, and kids have to beg for parents to get them out. I know the feeling of wanting to reserve messy art play for a scheduled time to limit cleaning up. But if your kids are anything like my boys, they love to create on a […]
Patriotic Tin Can Planter Craft
Our hands are stained red and blue from all the painting crafts we’ve enjoyed lately! The kids love all the paper and glue and cutting, but my favorite has been our Patriotic Tin Can Planter craft, because I get to put flowers in it! Creating a tin can planter with a five-year-old and three-year-old got […]
Hands-on Gardening Activities for Kids
My growing up years included hours in the pea patch weeding my mother’s garden. I remember each year, I’d start out with grand hopes for my own little garden, but never got very far. Our boys have loved gardening since they were infants… well, mostly I think they just love digging in the dirt and […]
