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Ways to keep kids talking is a big part of Power Talk 21 Day on April 21. A day set aside nationwide thanks to MADD to get families talking about underage drinking. Kids Activities Blog is very excited to be involved in this sponsored conversation because parents CAN make a difference in the decisions of [...]
Spelling practice is getting harder and harder as spring has sprung, yet the grind of school continues. The request to taking time to practice spelling words is being answered with whines and complaints. That is why I am so excited about today’s tutorial on how to make DIY Letter Puppets. Kids Activities Blog knows if [...]
Your kids’ art projects are likely hanging on the wall, sitting in overstuffed drawers and tucked away in the bottom of a closet somewhere. You can’t let go, because it is art! Art made from the heart. Which is why I was so excited about the CHARM IT! What CHARMS You Design-A-Charm Contest for kids! [...]
Today we are creating a Valentine craft from a recycled International Delight bottle. It would be a sweet Valentine gift filled with pink and red candy. Watch for information about International Delight’s Valentine’s Day Twitter giveaway! Recycled Valentine Craft To create this penguin Valentine craft from a recycled International Delight Creamer bottle, you will need: [...]
My three boys love LEGO Videos. They love to make LEGO® videos and they love to watch LEGO® videos. {A great big LEGO® hug should be inserted here!} My boys are 7, 9 and 11. Every allowance-earned cent goes to the LEGO® Store. Each birthday and gift-giving holiday are filled with LEGO® wrapped boxes. Our playroom {and Lego tables} are [...]
We love homemade Christmas gifts and this recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Every year we try to make a plate of cookies for neighbors. This year we created a cookie tub – made from the same spread container we used to help make our batch. Thank you Country Crock for inspiring this activity and for [...]
Today is super fun. It is a project that my boys and I have been planning for awhile. They love to make stuff and I wanted to try Mod Podge® Sparkle. We are now ready to unveil our masterpiece… The Ping Pong ball and Toilet Paper Tube Advent Calendar! It all started when I was thinking [...]
Yesterday we made preparations for our Thanksgiving celebration with Thanksgiving coloring pages. Today we are hosting a Thanksgiving party using what created! Our party is inspired by our friends at Country Crock. First, we made Pilgrim Mice! This recipe is on the Country Crock website under the name “Veggie Pets”. We steamed our potatoes: And [...]
We are so excited about these Thanksgiving coloring pages. They are the first step in preparation for our Thanksgiving celebration table {see tomorrow for the final party!}. These ideas are inspired by our friends at Country Crock. Today we are making preparations for our Thanksgiving dinner celebration! Setting the table can be a lot [...]
Operation Christmas Child is an amazing part of Samaritan’s Purse which allows kids to get involved in good works in an easy {and effective} way. We have participated in this program in the past, but this year with the inspiration from BlogFrog, we made a family event out of it. Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas [...]
Remember the fun with Elf Yourself? Kleenex has recently introduced a fun video that your child can star in {or, admit it, YOU}. It is the Kleenex Shield. Sneeze. Swish. Routine video! The Kleenex Shield. Sneeze. Swish. Routine is simple: Shield your kids with Kleenex brand’s unique Sneeze Shield tissues. Sneeze when you gotta! Swish [...]
This lunch box activity is designed to inspire kids to pack their own lunch box with good food choices. We were inspired by our ambassadorship to the world of Odwalla Smoothies. {insert fancy announcement music here} Yep, the Quirky Mommas are Odwalla Smoothie for Kids Ambassadors and hang out in Goodness Grove where they lead [...]
[BlogFrog_px tk="80-O-7"]Summer and family movie night just go together. It is one of the reasons we have enjoyed being part of the Redbox Summer Family Fun program…just add popcorn! We thought it was great fun when Redbox asked us to get our kids involved in the role of movie critic. My kids seem to have [...]
Did you Elf Yourself? There is another fun video activity that your kids will get a kick out of…and you will find yourself laughing along. It is the Kleenex Shield. Sneeze. Swish. Routine. A dance video that stars your child…or in the case of our example here, ME! As you can see, I look amazing [...]
I met these beautiful girls on Thursday. I couldn’t hear what they said to each other, but it made them both giggle. It was an infectious laughter that had their whole table looking over and smiling. Their sack lunches included tuna, crackers, celery sticks, cheese stick, an orange and a carton of chocolate milk. The [...]
The relationship between kids and grandparents is one of the sweetest benefits of childhood. This article is inspired and sponsored by DoubleScoop – an app that facilitates this relationship. Today we are listing some of our favorite activities for grandparents to share with kids. These grandparent games can help build relationships and open the lines [...]
When we heard about the Museum of Science+Industry Chicago’s Summer Brain Games Series, we had to join in on the fun. Last week we made the solar oven and today we are sinking ships experimenting with buoyancy. Buoyancy Experiment for Kids: This is the week 4 activity {see below for where to download the whole [...]
The Olympic Swimming Trials are being held in Omaha right now. It is a great time to spark kid’s interest in the sport of swimming. Watching the trials as a family can not only build excitement about the upcoming Olympics, but remind your future Olympian that splashing around in the pool could lead to much [...]
When we heard about the Museum of Science+Industry Chicago’s Summer Brain Games Series, we had to join in on the fun. Summer Brain Games is 8 weeks of summer fun {don’t tell, but your kids might learn something, too!}. This is Week 5′s activity, the solar oven: How to Build a Solar Oven Materials Pizza [...]
Swimming and summer time just go hand in hand. Since we don’t have a pool to help ward off the Texas heat, I have a systematic plan to visit all the local pools and water parks over the summer months. Oh, and if you are a friend with a pool, you won’t be surprised to [...]
My family loves to go to a pancake house for breakfast. Breakfast IS my favorite meal of the day. Since that is not always practical, we have a few pancake house favorites that we make at home. One of the things that is great about pancake houses is that they are not shy with their [...]
Did you know that my oldest son started a blog when he was 7? I had been blogging for a year or two when he came home from second grade with a writing assignment. It was a simple paragraph about his favorite colors. After he wrote the final draft in his best handwriting, he was [...]
This is hands down my kids favorite snack, dessert or meal drink. Mom, can you make us a smoothie? YES! This is what I do… Basic Fruit and Yogurt Shake Recipe 1 cup of vanilla yogurt 1/2 cup of milk {may need more if the yogurt is thick} 3 bananas 1/2 – 1 cup of [...]
Drawing and painting pictures is something that is ongoing at my house. There is art on every table in various stages of genius. I thought it would be fun to harness that creativity with a new medium. Fruit! We created cookie sheet size edible works of art. They were as delicious as they were fun [...]
Diapers have always been a beautiful mystery to me…how CAN they hold so much? I thought it would be fun to do a little science experiment with the boys to see if we could get to the bottom {get it?} of this mystery. Absorption Experiment This is a really fun and versatile experiment because it [...]
It is bedtime. You are scrambling around with the last few kid details, pre-bed. I want a story! You are in NO mood to read the favorite book. The book that has been read faithfully for the last kajillion nights. It is time for a new book! Grab a photo album. It doesn’t matter which [...]
I love taking pictures and writing the stories of everyday life. My three boys on the other hand are NOT thrilled to pose for pictures and have their hands into EVERYTHING. A few years ago, after I dropped the shells from a beach vacation into a Mason Jar and set it next to my scrapbooks, [...]
As a mom, you spend so much time fighting messes, sometimes it’s fun and a little freeing to just let go and embrace the mess {read to the end to find out how Quirky Momma is making it EASIER to embrace messes with the help of Seventh Generation}. Life is messy! Kids are messy! Our [...]
Today we are talking food inspired by Tyson. They are asking parents how they ensure their kids have a healthy diet {and running a super cute photo contest: Get A Smile Give a Smile that you don’t want to miss}. Recently the Dietary Guidelines for Americans underwent a make-over. The food pyramid was replaced with [...]
A few months ago I wrote about how I organized our home school closet. I love being organized. The other day I was looking at the closet while the boys were working on schoolwork and I realized that this organization has lasted almost a year now. It is easy to find something. Everything has its [...]
