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“Play” is the language of children and unstructured play is essential for healthy childhood development. When kids explore freely—building forts, inventing games, or daydreaming in the backyard—they develop creativity, problem-solving skills, and emotional resilience. Unstructured play with others (kids, siblings, …

Get ready for an out-of-this-world learning adventure! Studying the moon is a great way to spark curiosity and imagination in elementary students. From sharing lunar phases with cookies to exploring famous moon landmarks like the Sea of Tranquility with binoculars, …

Celebrate Mother’s Day or any special occasion with a heartfelt, handmade gift! Painting and decorating flowerpots is a simple, creative, hands-on activity that elementary-aged kids will love. Plant vibrant flowers for a personalized touch that blooms with love and pride. …

Celebrate the end of the school year with a family dinner that honors your child’s hard work, growth, and accomplishments. This simple tradition sets aside a time for reflection, encouragement, and fun. Help your child end the year feeling seen, …

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A sock puppet isn’t just a craft—it’s a doorway to creativity, storytelling, and hours of imaginative play! With just a few household items, kids can design their own puppet characters and bring them to life. Whether it’s a silly monster, …

Looking to add extra fun and meaning to your Christmas Eve celebration? These Christmas Eve Scavenger Hunt printables are the perfect way to engage the whole family! As everyone hunts for hidden treasures, they’ll piece together the beautiful story of …

Keep your kids entertained and learning this holiday season with two free printable Thanksgiving Word Searches! Perfect for cozy afternoons, Thanksgiving break, or while waiting for the big feast, these word search puzzles are a fun way to engage kids …

Musical Leaves is a fun indoor activity to work off lots of energy on those days when the weather outside is less than wonderful and your kids really need some high-energy activity to keep everyone sane and happy! Free printable …

Sometimes you just want a little fun whether it’s you and one kid or the whole neighborhood. Here are twelve of the best games we’ve found with a handy printable set of instructions and score sheet. Enjoy! We’ve researched, analyzed, …

Dancing is a great way for your kids to burn off excess energy and have fun when the weather is awful and everyone is going just a little bit stir-crazy. Get them up and moving with these YouTube dances. We …

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The following rockstar guest post is written by Barb of  A Life in Balance. Barb has a ton of awesome ideas, and you should totally check out her blog.  Gallon bag activities. Plastic bag activities. Ziploc or Ziplock or Glad or store …

      It’s been busy here for the last few days, with our insane weather and with FutureCity, Toy Fair, and National Center for Families Learning Summit all in the last week. But somewhere in between all of this …

It’s been snowing a whole lot over here for the last few weeks, and in fact, this week, about 15 inches of the white stuff were dumped on us. So this mama has had to pull out the stops when …

We’re week three into our tabletop surprises, and this week, we rocked some sneaky math, literacy, and creative thinking. The kids woke up to some easy activities and ones that required more thinking—and two that required more movement. Sign language …

    Summer is kicking us hard over here. Actually, swim and dive are kicking us hard over here, like always.  And at five weeks in, between meets, practices, relays, pep rallies, and team events, our family has run a …

We are big into managing our kids’ screen time over here, and that’s no secret. Though we truly value all they can learn with the help of technology, and we also know that they need a whole lot of time …

Totally new-for-us this last month was something that I wish we would have done sooner, but I think our kids are finally at just-the-right age. Just like the ole days (at least for me!) we spent a recent, wintery Friday …