Today is one of Amazon’s best holiday season sales! Save 35% (or more) on select Melissa and Doug toys! This is a Deal of the Day, so it’s good today only. We love Melissa and Doug puzzles, play food, building blocks, and more. Such high quality and open-ended toys. This post contains Amazon affiliate links,…
Build a marble run with an unlikely material… play dough! There are actually two STEM challenges with marbles and play dough in this post, and they are both a ton of fun for a wide range of ages. Best of all, the materials are cheap and can be used again on another day. Here’s a…
The Christmas shopping season is now fully underway, and while browsing on Amazon this morning I spotted some amazing deals on LEGO sets! Many of these are 30% off or more. One of the classic sets is 45% off! The sets that are on a fabulous discount are not new necessarily sets, but there…
When we moved last summer, we had to leave our swing set behind! Well, we actually left it out for the trash. It was rotting and falling down, and we had to dismantle it to sell the house. Our new backyard is twice as big and has some lovely trees, but until a few weeks…
We are so excited to show you a peek inside our newest LEGO® project ideas book – Genius LEGO® Inventions with Bricks You Already Have! This book is hot off the press and will be in stores on November 13th. The purpose of this LEGO® book is to give kids both the inspiration and the…
Use LEGO® bricks to play a fun and competitive cooperative game that kids will love! This is perfect for a LEGO® birthday party or club, or really any venue in which you need to keep a group of kids busy. We’ll call it LEGO® Copycat or Duplicate the LEGO® Model… or choose your own name! This…
Here’s a fun LEGO® building idea for fall! Launch candy pumpkins with this awesome LEGO® catapult. This is a great activity for a rainy day, and it would also be fun to do with a club or other group. Kids can create their own catapults and tinker with them until they find a design that…
Here’s a fun STEM challenge: Build working gears out of plastic caps, popsicle sticks, and a cardboard box! This project demonstrates mechanical concepts using materials you probably already have. Kids will be able to explore how gears mesh together to create motion. We started our project with a sturdy Amazon prime box, an assortment of…
Make your Thanksgiving dinner table look adorable and festive with these turkey crafts! Scrapbook paper might be one of my new favorite crafting materials. There are so many fun colors, patterns, and designs. Kids can write directly on the paper placemats. Draw lines so that they can list things they are thankful for, or leave…
Gresham turned 12 last week, and we had an amazingly fun birthday party with several of his friends. All of our boys love to watch Dude Perfect videos, and we decided a few weeks ago that it would be fun to have a Dude Perfect birthday party! But then we had to figure out HOW…
Here’s a collection of fun, engaging, and hands-on math games to play with LEGO® DUPLO bricks! These games are perfect for preschoolers and kindergartners. You don’t need a ton of bricks to play these games, or a bunch of special materials. Just grab a dice, some paper, and a marker or two, and you’ll be…
More than 75 preschool activities, all in one place! I really love preschoolers. There’s just something about the curious and sincere nature of kids this age that is just fun and endearing! I love watching preschoolers play and learn. Preschoolers are not known for their long attention spans, however. If you’ve got a high energy…
