Denise is a mom on a mission to share all the fun things you can do with kids in St. Louis...and beyond! 
When you find a rainbow with your kids, do you: a) explain to them how light refracts when it hits tiny water droplets in the sky, allowing you to see a spectrum of color? b) tell them all about Leprechauns and their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? If your answer was […]
Crafts for Kids
Feeling crafty? Here's some of the great crafts for kids that Mitch and I have done! Maybe you want to try to make our Minecraft Spawn Eggs, Milk Carton Fairy Houses or a big batch of Electric Play Dough?
21 Ways to Egg Decorate Easter Eggs Every Mom Should Know
Whether you like to decorate hard boiled eggs, blown eggs or heck, even plastic eggs, I’ve got a fantastic way to make your kid’s Easter basket brimming with a rainbow of colors…and character! Every year I love to decorate eggs with my kids! Since we like to admire our hard work, we usually do paper […]
How to Keep the Conversation (Hearts) Going
Remember those cute little candy hearts with sayings that you usually buy by the sack full every Valentine’s Day? Well, sad news. They’re in short supply in 2019 because Necco, the company that cranked out 8 billion “SweetHearts” every year, went out of business last summer. You might still be able to pick up some […]
Magic House Summer Camps Are STEM-a-rific Fun (without the bugs)
I simply can’t say enough about how awesome the Magic House camps are for your creative kids! Mitch has done the Maker Camp THREE TIMES and the Art Camp twice! He’s still making cardboard machines 3 years after learning about the wonders of duct tape at the Magic House’s Camp Make It one summer. Summer […]
Tooth Fairy Checklist! Tooth Pillows, Fairy Dust and Notes to Leave from the Tooth Fairy
Take your Tooth Fairy Game up a notch with these crafts for kids and sneaky fairy tips for parents. Easy DIY Tooth Fairy Pillow Make it super easy for the tooth fairy to find that tooth with a simple felt pillow. Tooth Shaped Tooth Fairy Pillow Tutorial Seriously, you need a tooth fairy pillow! Bunkbed […]
How to Survive #Snowmageddon (with kids!)
You’ve got snow up to your eyeballs and bored kids. Now what? Here’s a few ideas on how to get through #Snowmageddon with your kids…and your sanity. The Midwest is once again getting whacked with the worst snowstorm since 1982. I was 12 during that snow, and I remember it pretty well. The snow was so […]
You’ve Got Mail! Valentine Boxes for Kids to Craft
Why should your creative kid stash his or her classroom Valentines in a boring paper bag when they can make one of these super cute Valentine Mail Boxes? Here are 12 creative and adorable boxes you can make with your kids for collecting and storing their classroom Valentine cards. It’s a good idea to ask […]
100+ Perfect Custom Valentines for Your Kid (free printables)
I remember being 9-years-old and sitting in my room agonizing over a pile of department store Valentine cards to hand out to my classmates. I’d rank the pile from those cards that exuded true love down to “I acknowledge your existence” and pick the best one for that boy I had a crush on. My […]
