Edible Playdough: Make your own Pasta Noodles

homemade chicken soup

Play dough is one of our favorite kiddo activities. If there is a dull moment in our house, the kids beg to get the color-filled tubs of doughy fun down from hiding. I’ve figured out a way to get my kids to enjoy play dough, and make our dinner – at the same time! We [...]

Homemade Christmas: A Massive Collection of Ornaments

homemade ornaments collection

Do your kids love decorating the tree?  I know mine do – and I love seeing their little creations each year.  This is a sampling of my collection of homemade ornament ideas.  I had a blast linking to ornaments all week on the QuirkyMomma facebook page.  Thanks for linking up posts and ideas both in [...]

Play Ideas with Pool Noodles: It’s Playtime Link-up

As summer is drawing to a close, I am dreaming and scheming of different things I can do with our deformed and wilted pool noodles.  Thanks Chocolate Muffin Tree, Frugal Fun for Boys, Gratefully Growing and Mama Pea Pod for submitting a bunch of inspiring ideas in this last (and previous) It’s Playtime Link-ups.  I [...]

Pillowcase Skirts – a Slumber Party Activity

We love to wear dresses, the more color they have and the more they “flounce” the better they are. A few weeks ago Elmer’s sponsored a craft camp – my kids had a blast making some giant fabric wall letters, and we had so many leftover supplies we dug the box out again the next [...]

Ways for Kids to Play with Ice

Ice Play Activity ideas

Ice is a necessary outdoor play ingredient in Texas summers. Temps haven’t dipped below 100 this week. Ice is my preschooler’s friend.  They can drop cubes in water, watch ice melt on their chalk drawings, chomp on cubes, throw them down their shirts. Here are several ways that others have used ice in their play… [...]