Category: Playtime
60 creative indoor activities for March Break
March Break is a time for day camps, movies, swimming, skating, lunch dates and fun afternoons with friends. But it can also be a week of whining, squabbling, boredom and feeling like you’re on house arrest. If you’re having trouble filling those longggg hours… Continue Reading “60 creative indoor activities for March Break”
Toy organization tips
We don’t own a toy box. Actually, that’s not true — we do own one, and I commandeered it for fabric storage in my office/sewing room. The idea of having the kids “clean up” by chucking dozens of different toys into one huge bin… Continue Reading “Toy organization tips”
DIY cardboard playhouses (that fold flat!)
It’s almost that time. And by “that time,” I don’t mean Christmas specifically — I mean the time when your entire living room is a mess of empty cardboard boxes, wrapping paper, and those annoying styrofoam pieces. Don’t despair, because I found a reeeeally… Continue Reading “DIY cardboard playhouses (that fold flat!)”
Homemade kinetic sand: Is the low cost worth the mess?
You’ve seen the various “make your own moon sand” and “easy homemade kinetic sand” posts on Pinterest, but have you tried them? Well … I did, so you don’t have to! Head over to my monthly kid-friendly DIY column, This DIY House, to see… Continue Reading “Homemade kinetic sand: Is the low cost worth the mess?”
Is the low price of DIY kinetic sand worth the mess?
There are plenty of recipes floating around for DIY kinetic sand, so I decided to try making it for a fraction of the cost — about $3 for nine cups.
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