This might be one of those things you’ve been meaning to do someday. Or you might have some of these items already in your car, but not all of them. That was me for quite a long time! In fact, in putting together this post, there’s a few things I realized I hadn’t updated recently…
I’ve put together a round-up of some of the best fun (and free!) educational sites for kids and teens that we’ve found. And these aren’t your average educational sites – there’s some truly unique and incredible resources in this list – from tracking sharks to free MIT classes. My kids have tried out nearly everything…
A few years ago, we were thinking about getting the kids a 3D pen. But I was worried that they were a little overhyped, and that we’d end up with something that broke after a couple weeks of use (or just collected dust in the closet). After doing some research, we decided to pick one…
We have five kids, from 5 to 15. And we’ve done a lot of travel with them over the years. When we were dating and first married, Tim and I took a lot of day drives, just exploring all over Southern California. And we didn’t stop when we started having kids. Often we’d just hop…
Time seems like it’s just ticking by faster and faster. Our oldest kids are teenagers and our youngest will turn five this year. The list of projects we want to do before our oldest becomes an adult seems only to grow. But we’re savoring the time we have, and enjoying what projects and trips we…
If you’re like me and need just a few more things, here are my favorite stocking stuffers that might still get to you by the 23rd (plus see a FREE printable stocking stuffer below!).
We did something a little different a few Thanksgivings ago, and it ended up working so well that we’ve continuing the tradition. We sat down as a family to brainstorm what we wanted for our meal, and then had each child pick a dish to be in charge of. The older kids were able to…
I don’t enjoy creepy or scary things very much – they’re just not my cup of tea. But I do love adorable monsters. (Like Ludo – anyone else a Labyrinth fan?) I’ve ended up creating quite a collection of adorably fun and simple monster crafts over the years, and I thought I’d share those all with you…
Halloween is just around the corner, and with it comes hours and hours of creative dress-up play. Whether or not you love Halloween (creepy costumes just aren’t my thing!), it’s a natural time to let kids use their imagination to be transported to another time or place where they are someone, or something, else.A simple…
Fall is upon us here in full force. Falling leaves, falling acorns, and finally falling temperatures. Here are some fun fall activities (and a recipe) that we enjoy! This post contains affiliate links. You can read our disclosure policy here. Fall Fun If You Give a Moose a Muffin – this is one of our favorite fall…
Here’s a little peek into my papercraft design process. You can see it doesn’t always go perfectly! This is a papercraft cupcake I was working on, and the top ended up being way too flat. So it’s back to Illustrator to make some tweaks. Sometimes it takes a few iterations to get the printables just right. Link…
I am so excited for this printable. And I’m grateful for all of you who expressed interest in it! It helped me stay motivated to put the final touches on it. This particular papercraft was inspired by one of my daughters. She loved making the little workshop and docking bay set in my robot papercraft. At one…