These inexpensive stockings stuffers for preschoolers are perfect for making Christmas morning extra special and extra practical! Each of these stocking stuffers must meet one of my three criteria:  useful, consumable, or promote a child’s development! Stockings, in my humble opinion,…
My boys are HARD on toys! My mom still has all of my brother’s Star Wars and Ninja Turtle toys from when they were little–they are in pristine shape. But I honestly don’t think I will have much to…
With Little Sister being our third child, we have been around the block when it comes to choosing baby toys, going through just about every toy imaginable in our nearly 7 years of parenting. I can tell you one thing:…
The most memorable Christmas gift my boys have received (and what they both claim is their favorite) was the Experience Gift package we gave them two years ago. We gave each son a special package filled with 12 envelopes…
As a mom to three kids, we have been around the block when it comes to owning toys. My kids are hard on toys…if they are cheaply made they don’t tend to last more than a few days around here…
Update: Â For Families with 3 or 4 Children, I created a printable “Experience Gift Schedule” that makes scheduling one-on-one time more manageable for larger families. Go here to learn more! When thinking about Christmas gifts for our oldest…
Delivering gifts to our neighbors each December is one of my favorite things. By the time the Christmas season rolls around, it is cold and many of us have begun hibernating in our homes rather than…
Post by Contributing Writer Amy Grandparents and great-grandparents are such a treasure. I really want to give them something special for Christmas. Handmade gifts from their favorite little people always seem like the perfect way to go. However, their tree…
LEGO Gift Ideas My boys (8 and 7) are LEGO-obsessed. They love putting together LEGO sets and they love creating their own “worlds” using LEGO. I love that they are building, having fun together, and not playing video games….
Post by Contributing Writer Amy I never felt like I could say this when I was a teacher, but now that I’m not, I’m letting you in on a little secret about end of year gifts. First and…
Post by Contributing Writer Amy These dish towels make a practical gift for anyone who loves your kids, a wonderful house warming gift, or just a fun addition for your own kitchen! We made them as Christmas gifts…
My boys love to make things with Perler Beads. I found the idea for making LEGO Minifigure Soap over at Fireflies and Mudpies and knew it would be a great homemade gift idea that my boys could help make. Since Minifigures aren’t cheap…
I remember when Little Brother was born, I couldn’t wait for Big Brother to come visit us at the hospital. Like most things, the idyllic pictures in my head did not prove to be reality…but instead the memories are…
We recently had the second garage sale of my entire life (and I swore never to do it again after the first one). But alas, with expecting a baby girl and having all boy stuff (along with a tons of other stuff…
If you’re looking for another inexpensive, fun, and relatively-easy homemade gift idea…this Burlap and Branches Tic-Tac-Toe Game in a Bag is for you! I was inspired by an outdoor tic-tac-toe game I saw at a barn sale that I recently…
There are less than 11 weeks until Christmas! Can you believe it?!?! It seems like I was just putting away all of our Christmas stuff away a month or two ago…and now it’s almost here again! Although I love Christmastime, gift…
Transform ordinary blocks into these DIY Wooden Snap Blocks with just a drill and some special hardware to help improve your child’s fine motor skills! Part of the fun of having a child attend preschool (for me, anyway) is seeing…
I love the idea of giving a gift to a child that involves quality time together, discovery, and maybe even a little learning! A Science Kit offers just that…plus lots of fizzing, zooming, and reacting! Actually, the entire reason…
