The LEGOLAND Florida Resort is awesome for families because it is "built for kids"! It's LEGO-lovers' paradise, jam-packed full of LEGO themed rides, exhibits, games and shows geared toward kids ages 12 and under and their families. If your kids love building and playing with LEGO sets and LEGO bricks then they will adore visiting LEGOLAND Florida Resort--their favorite sets and mini figs are brought to life throughout the parks! LEGOLAND … [Read more...]
Ice Cream Act of Kindness for Kids
Summer. A season full of sunshine, laughter and lazy days at the pool...and hot and cranky kids and moms! Instead of complaining about the heat, surprise a friend or neighbor with this ice cream act of kindness. Doing acts of kindness for others is a great way to snap out of a cranky mood and teach your kids to do good at the same time. Do something special for others is a great way to turn any day around. Making the act of … [Read more...]
Pipe Cleaner STEAM Activity
Let's face it, being in charge of kids whether as a parent or teacher is busy. In order to prep anything (a fun activity, dinner, your bathroom break) you need easy activities that kids can have fun doing all by themselves. Sometimes that activity is a busy bag, sometimes it's an art project, sometimes it's a boredom buster...sometimes it's all three like this pipe cleaner STEAM activity! STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) … [Read more...]
Super Easy Chuck E. Cheese’s Birthday Party
You just want to plan a super fun birthday party for your child. A special day of celebrating that he will remember and look back on fondly when he's older. Just like you had when you were younger. ...But life is busy and you are running out of time to plan. ...But you don't have enough space at your house to host a bunch of kids inside if it rains. ...But you can't come up with party games all the kids (of different ages) can play. … [Read more...]
Super Cool Build a Computer Kit for Kids
Do your kids love electronics? But you worry they spend too much time in front of the screen? Then I have the perfect solution for you! It's a super cool build a computer kit for kids called Piper. With Piper instead of just using technology kids get to truly learn how it works while developing their problem solving and critical thinking skills. It's hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning at it's … [Read more...]
Teach Kids to Help Fight Hunger
Hunger is big. And sad. And can be intimidating to talk about with kids. But it's so important that we do. We want our kids to not just be empathetic to challenges others are facing, but also feel empowered to help. Caring about people who are struggling with hunger is great. Helping people who are struggling with hunger is even better. That's why we're so excited to partner with Scholastic and Feeding America for their Hungry to Help … [Read more...]
Printable Watermelon Counting Cards
If you have a preschool aged child then you know that learning about numbers and counting isn't as easy as it seems. There's more to the process than just repeating numbers in order. That's why these printable watermelon counting cards are so great! When kids are using these cute counting cards they are developing number sense and working on number identification, one to one correspondence, counting and even fine motor skills. Throw the … [Read more...]
Outdoor Star Window Stickers
Now that school is over my kids are loving all of our free time, which is mostly being spent outside! Outdoor activities are a big hit with my own kids and are an easy way to add learning into our lazy summer days. Adding organized fun into our daily routine not only keeps the kids engaged, but also keeps them from driving each other bananas! Recently, we put together a star water sensory bin that was refilled and played with a ton. These star … [Read more...]
