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Valentine’s Bingo & 5 More Activities Kids Love!

1/22/21
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with fun and easy games that will make everyone laugh and have a blast! Grab our free Valentine's Bingo game and check out the other ideas too! Valentine's Day is right around the corner! Continue Reading

Filed Under: Featured, Holidays, Kids Activities, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Valentine's Day, Valentine's day word search, Valentine's games

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Easy Glow in the Dark DIY Bath Bomb Recipe

12/15/20
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Homemade bath bombs are a breeze to make, and easy treat that you or your tween can enjoy, or a fabulous DIY gift idea for friends, teachers, and neighbors. Made from common, budget- and planet-friendly ingredients most Continue Reading

Filed Under: DIY, Featured, Gifts, Kids, Kids Activities Tagged With: bath bomb, diy bath bomb, glow in the dark

DIY Mason Jar Snow Globe

DIY Mason Jar Snow Globe: Beautiful Craft in Minutes

12/13/20
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Create your own fun and festive mason jar snow globe! This project is easy to follow, finishes in just minutes, and has minimal mess thanks to the lack of liquid - a perfect project for kids! I've always loved Continue Reading

Filed Under: Activities, DIY, Family, Featured, Kids, Kids Activities Tagged With: crafts for kids, DIY snow globe, holiday crafts, kids crafts, snow globe

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DIY Christmas Tree Craft: Paper Straw Ornament

12/5/20
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Get crafty this holiday season and make this easy paper straw Christmas tree craft! It's easy enough for kids to make and cute enough for adults to display proudly! One of the things that I have loved with my kids Continue Reading

Filed Under: Christmas, DIY, Featured, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Holidays, Kids Activities

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17 Dragon Toys & Gift Ideas for Kids

11/25/20
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If you have any dragon lovers in your house, these ideas for dragon gifts are a MUST! Check out this list of must-have dragon toys that you can give for any occasion! If your kids are anything like mine, they love Continue Reading

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2020 Gift Guide: 25 Best Unicorn Toys for Girls

11/16/20
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Kids everywhere love unicorns! Use this list of the best unicorn toys for girls to help you pick just the right unicorn gift. I love a good gift guide because it gives me some ideas I never thought of, which is Continue Reading

Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Ideas, Kids

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Top 25 Best Dinosaur Toys for Toddlers

11/1/20
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Are you searching for great dinosaur toys for toddlers? My boys love dinos, so we've tried them all. Here are my top picks for the best dinosaur toys to give as gifts (for the holidays or any time of the year!). I Continue Reading

Filed Under: Christmas, Featured, Gift Ideas, Kids, Mom & Parenting, Tips

Adorable Chocolate Peanut Butter Acorn Treats

10/13/20
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Acorn Treats are the cutest Thanksgiving or Fall snack (or dessert). All they need are a couple of common pantry staples! Fall is here, and everywhere I look, I see falling leaves, Continue Reading

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7+ Resources To Help Round Out Your Child’s Distance Learning Schedule

10/1/20
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Remote learning schedules are all over the place this year. As more schools move to a virtual learning platform, use these resources to help round out your child's distance learning schedule. With so many students Continue Reading

Filed Under: Family, Learning and Life Lessons, Mom & Parenting

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25+ Halloween Arts and Crafts for Preschoolers

9/30/20
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Craft time! These Halloween arts and crafts are perfect for preschoolers and cover a huge variety from popsicle crafts to tissue paper crafts to toilet paper Halloween crafts and everything in between! You are sure to Continue Reading

Filed Under: Featured, Halloween, Kids, Kids Activities

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