Start a spring garden with your kids to build curiosity, patience, and healthier eating, while creating calm family routines and sweet outdoor memories. Spring has a way of making everyone a little restless in the best possible way. The windows are open, the air smells different, and suddenly your kids have more energy than your …
Holiday
Let’s get festive! Here’s where you’ll find all my seasonal posts, from New Year’s Eve to Christmas (and everything in between)! Want to make some Minecraft Easter Eggs? Find the best holiday lights in St. Louis? Or make a Valentine craft? This is the place!
Discover why trampolines are perfect for kids! Learn about physical fitness, social benefits, outdoor play, and coordination skills in this parent guide. Choosing the right outdoor equipment for your children can feel overwhelming with so many options available. Trampolines have become increasingly popular among families, and for good reason. These bouncing platforms offer far more …
Let’s be real, Easter eggs are getting egg-spensive. Between the price of actual eggs, the vinegar stink that never quite leaves your kitchen, and the very real risk of losing a rogue hard-boiled egg behind the couch (been there, sniffed that)… maybe it’s time for something different this year? How about Marshmallow “eggs”? Photo by …
Turn your next family gathering into a fun filled event with easy outdoor games like an all ages obstacle course or a friendly round of cornhole. Whether you’re hosting a summer BBQ, an outside birthday bash, or just a weekend playdate with the cousins, these games are sure to entertain both kids and adults while …
Fall is here, and it’s the perfect time to get cozy with the family! The days are getting cooler, and before long, we’ll all be trading flip-flops for fuzzy socks. Whether you’re still enjoying some warm weather or already diving into pumpkin spice everything, it’s time to start thinking about how to make those fall …
Pumpkin carving, bobbing for apples, that weird dessert that looks like dirt and worms but tastes like heaven — Halloween is genuinely one of the best times of the year. Even the least festive people somehow get into the Halloween spirit, and decorations, candy, ghouls, and ghosts transform homes, offices, and schools nationwide. Like most …
Every fall I take the boys out to the local pumpkin patch where we pick out festive holiday gourds…to launch across the field! This year we’re saving some cash — and made our own backyard pumpkin chuckin’ catapult. My hubs helped out with this project. He had some PVC pipe scraps left over from another …
Pumpkin Patches WILL BE OPEN for 2021 and we’re keeping an eye out for all the announcements for opening days. Halloween might look a little different this year, but the Great Pumpkin has declared that we WILL put on our spooky best and decorate our favorite gourds for the season!! There’s plenty of Pumpkin Patches …