Playing with Perler Beads can become very addicting very quickly as we discovered when we spent a snowy day creating winter themed Perler Beads patterns! Since it was such a great family-togetherness activity, we decided to spend another afternoon creating Perler Beads patterns, this time with a Valentines theme – hearts, love, and friendship were…
Love melty beads but want to create your own Perler Beads designs? Here’s a quick and easy craft project you can do with kids! When I was a kid, I loved creating fused bead creations with Perler Beads, but it was always an activity I did at a friend’s house as we didn’t have the…
The snow has finally arrived in Michigan, and I’m excited to dig out some books about snow to read together with my kids. Here’s a list of a few of the books we’ll be looking to enjoy reading together! Related: Best Books for Kids Snowy Books for Kids No Two Alike From bestselling author-illustrator Keith…
We have a special collection of books that only come out during the Christmas season – books that my kids look forward to reading together as a family each December – and one of my favorite things is adding to our collection each year. If you’re looking for some great Christmas books for kids to…
I’m not a big fan of planning elaborate lessons to do with my toddler/preschooler. I’m a busy mom, and I just don’t have the time or energy to spend on some of the awesome looking learning activities for kids I see all over Pinterest and Facebook. (I simply look for ways to incorporate learning into…
My toddler (almost preschooler) is currently in a major “train” phase, loving all things trains, and one of his favorite activities is to look at books about trains together. Whether it’s the Busy Train Book that has a pull-back train that goes down the track (his favorite to play with when I need a shower)…