As I mentioned, it a rainy day. Our girls beg to play outside, even in the rain. I have tried to bring a little outdoor fun inside for them on days like this. For your own little indoor, no sand sandbox you will need: A large plastic storage tub ~ 22″L x 15″W x 12″L [...]

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Okay, so the knead play on words in the title is corny, I know! I just couldn’t help myself. It looks like it will be hot and stormy today. Sounds like a great day to stay in and make some fresh batches of play dough. The first recipe is the one I usually use. It [...]

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My kids are stuck in a breakfast rut. I’m tired of dishing up the same food each morning so I went looking for new twists on breakfast and found the banana dog! Ingredients A waffle or pancake or hot dog bun Banana, peeled Peanut Butter Jelly Take the waffle, pancake or bun and spread on [...]

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Have bored kids at around backyard pool and sprinkler? Here are some ideas for fun and games while playing safely around the water. Over the River All that’s needed for this game is a water hose. Hold the hose low to the ground and children line up to jump over the hose. After each round [...]

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Jump rope and keep cool this summer! No jump rope for this game? Make one! For a homemade jump rope, just cut a 10-foot piece of cotton clothesline. Then, hand the children tall plastic tumblers or paper cups, and they’re ready to start the game. THE BIG SPILL Fill each child’s cup to the brim [...]

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This was one of my daughter’s favorite songs to sing when she was in preschool. I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee, Won’t my mommy be so proud of me? I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee, Ouch! It stung me! I’m squishing up the baby bumblebee, Won’t my mommy be so proud of me? I’m squishing [...]

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When I was a kid, my siblings and I would always play this game on long car trips. You simply have a list of the fifty states and when you see a license plate from one of the states, you mark it on your list. They first person to get all the states, wins the [...]

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If you children are like mine, they love being in the kitchen with me. Here is an easy dessert that they can help make. There is no baking involved. Just a spoon and a bowl and you’re set! I got this recipe from allrecipes.com Easy Eclair Cake INGREDIENTS 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding [...]

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You can make your own bowling lane! Gather your supplies and the kids for a little 10 pin fun! You will need: 10 two-liter soda bottles ball (you can use anything from a tennis ball to a kick ball, you choose) Then find a level playing surface and set up the pins in an inverted [...]

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Who doesn’t love bubbles? My kids would do flips for them. They would flip and then they would then accidentally knock over the entire bottle of bubbles, ending the fun. Somehow, that seems to be the way each bubble outing ends…spilled bubbles and crying kids. So being able to whip up more bubbles at a [...]

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