I'm always looking for inexpensive ways to entertain my 3-year-old daughter. I decided to take her to the car wash. It was an inexpensive opportunity for family fun. When I was a kid, I always had a blast sitting in the car while it was going through the giant brushes and getting … [Read more...]
Doorway Puppet Theater
This tutorial is for a doorway puppet play theater. This is a super simple, inexpensive project. Your kids will spend hours putting on shows for friends and family. Doorway Puppet Play Theater Instructions Items Needed: (I got all of these supplies from Michaels) Piece … [Read more...]
Play Dough Cupcake Tutorial
I already posted the recipes for the cupcakes. You can find chocolate here and vanilla here. This is so much fun. My daughter and I really enjoyed making these. You can spend hours playing with this play dough. Finally, place the frosting on top of the cupcake. Here … [Read more...]
Vanilla Mint Glitter Play Dough
This is part two of the Play Dough cupcake components. You will find the full tutorial on the blog tomorrow. This recipe is similar to the chocolate mint glitter play dough recipe with a few changes. This can be customized by adding your own choice of food coloring and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Mint Glitter Play Dough
It is Spring Break here. As a result, I have to find ways to keep my preschool aged daughter entertained. I'm always looking for inexpensive activities that we can do at home. Recently, I saw a Play Doh cupcake creation set at the store. I challenged myself to come up with a … [Read more...]
Cupcake Paper Flower Craft For Kids
This is a fun craft project for kids. It is super simple and kids can easily complete it without much assistance. Required Items 1 package of regular cupcake papers 1 package of small cupcake papers 1 package of green pipe cleaners a container for the flower … [Read more...]
How To Make Car Trips Fun
Here are the top 10 ways I keep my family entertained on long car trips: 1. Fill a small bag with each child's favorite toys, books, coloring books and snacks. I made an activity kit that would be ideal for this bag. To see how I put it together, click here. 2. Bring … [Read more...]
Travel Activity Kit For Kids
I'm always looking for ways to keep my daughter entertained while we are running around town. As a result, I put together this small activity kit. The tin, notepad and crayons are from Target. I used magnets from my refrigerator. The whole kit cost me about $2.50. The best … [Read more...]