Minecraft Monday’s are back and today I’ve got an awesome crafty project you can do with your kid in MINUTES to really snazz up their room! It’s a Minecraft inspired toy cubby that will organize their treasures with just a hint of blocky goodness. If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that …
Crafts for Kids
I love to craft with the boys, so when I got a chance to help write a book on making learning FUN through play and crafting…well, it was a no brainer! A whole bunch of mom bloggers from all over the world offered up their very best ideas–over 150 fun activities for little kids to …
Let your kids get their hands dirty with a little biology and recycling today! Here’s a great STEM experiment you can make with your kids–a Soda Bottle Green House! Yes, you can put an entire ECOSYSTEM in a soda bottle and watch it grow! How cool is that? Make a Soda Bottle Green House Supplies …
Garden in a Glove is a fun way to play with STEM and introduce your kids to all the fun science hiding in your garden! You don’t even need a green thumb! Want your kids to learn more about the science of gardening? See if your school has a garden club! Mitch and I love …
Have you seen the kid science experiment where you put food coloring in milk, then add dish soap to make “rainbows”? I had to show this to Mitch! He was pretty amazed. I’ve got a vague notion that dish soap breaks up grease, that’s why we use soap on our dishes after all. But what …
Summer fun and dirt really go hand in hand around here. And why not? Getting messy is SO. MUCH. FUN! Mitch recently made a boat for his Cub Pack raingutter regatta, and he really, really wanted to keep playing with it. I suggested he use it as a bath toy, but oh no, that wasn’t …
Check out my very first TV appearance! I was invited to show off some Maker inspiring DIY toys on Great Day St. Louis! I was terribly nervous, but Claire is such a pro she got me through it. AND Kent Ehrhardt called me Mom of the Year for my indoor catapult toy! Sweet! Fun links: …
Catapults are super fun DIY toys for kids, but many versions are super hard to build. Not this one! This pool noodle catapult is fun, easy and quickly built from noodles and rubber bands. It’s big enough for little hands to play with and soft enough for indoor play. (We just took it outside to get …