Winter is a moment of getaway for my family because it is always extra cold where we live. We always look for a warmer environment where we get to enjoy the heat and cater to the whole family. More importantly,…
SLOW DOWN
Slow Food, Slow Travel— perhaps, Slow Family is next online? That’s some food for thought. In the meantime, I want to take a trip down memory lane to our spring break where we re-discovered “puzzle” — The ginormous kind to…
TENT MAGIC OR WHAT TO GET IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A PRESCHOOLER HAPPY
Over the weekend, my daughter made an “unexpected” request to retrieve our tent from storage. By tent, she means the little play tent we’ve had since her teenage brothers were toddlers (If I remember correctly, it was a gift from…
A KIDS’ FIELD GUIDE TO SERIOUS FUN
Growing up, my siblings and I would often complain that we were bored and my mum always countered our childish grievances with three words: “use your imagination”. We would scrunch up our faces in response and twiddle some grass between…
HALLOWEEN PROJECT
Anytime the Fall season is close, there is always a lot of excitement with it. One of the exciting things about the Fall is Halloween. Halloween comes with simple, cute, and fun ideas. You are just tempted to try all…
Rainy Day or Restaurant Distraction
Several years ago, we bought one of these “Original IQ Test Peg Board Games” at a Cracker Barrel while on a road trip. At the time, it was too advanced for our 5 year old. But last weekend, our friends…
THE MAGIC OF RECORDS
Listening to music is one habit that seems to be most common among everybody. Regardless of the genre of music ( RNB, Hip-hop, blues, jazz), or the purpose of listening, such as for reading, lullabies, cleaning or just listening because…
TIME FOR SEEDLINGS
Growing seeds into a vibrant, bright, green plant may look difficult and reserved only for a few, but in fact it’s not as hard as you think. With the right steps, timing, tools and of course, proper attention, you could…
DIY FRIDGE MAGNETS
Making DIY fridge magnets for gifts or decorations is a lovely project idea. They are different styles of this project idea. This article will help everyone even a beginner to make DIY Fridge Magnets. Magnets are the easiest and best…
CUTS AND HOLES
Everybody has that bit of creativity in them just waiting to be explored. This is no different for young kids who love to learn and explore new things everyday and everywhere. This could be quite the headache sometimes, since your…
DIY Electrical Quiz Board
Ever since my daughter brought home a light-up quiz board she made in 3rd grade, I’ve wanted to try one myself! This is something you can truly do at home – using wire or plain old aluminum foil as the…
DIY PAPERCLIP EARRINGS
We can’t get enough of arts and crafts, especially the ones made by our kids. We just love the sight of their little fingers getting busy with the cutting and gluing and folding and the rest. They even help themselves…