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Rubber Cement and Watercolor Resist Art for Kids

Rubber Cement and Watercolor Resist Art for Kids

January 28, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 8 Comments

This watercolor resist art can turn a canvas into a beautiful work of art! With rubber cement instead of painter’s tape, make any design you want!   This is my one of my absolute favorite painting techniques for kids. We made these pieces of ‘LOVE‘ watercolor resist art for Valentine’s Day to give

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Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Holidays, Preschool Arts& Crafts, Toddler Arts & Crafts, Valentine's Day Tagged With: boredom buster, kids art, painting, resist art, stay at home

Printable Animal Valentine’s Day Cards

Printable Animal Valentine’s Day Cards

January 25, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

Valentine’s Day is such a fun time for kids to exchange gifts and cards with one another! I love finding cute cards with cheesy sayings on them, I think it’s all part of the fun. I came up with these fun printable animal Valentine’s Day cards that have quite a few

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Filed Under: Holidays, Valentine's Day Tagged With: diy, Games, kids activities, moms, printable, valentines day

6 Creative Uses for Conversation Hearts

6 Creative Uses for Conversation Hearts

January 14, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 4 Comments

One of the first things that come to mind when I hear ‘Valentine’s Day’ is conversation hearts. When I was little, I loved getting these, reading the messages, and handing them out to people in my family when a saying reminded me of them. My kids love it when we

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Filed Under: Holidays, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day Tagged With: activities, candy, conversation hearts, creative, educational, fun, kids, learning, valentines, valentines day

Christmas Tree Brownies: Kid-Made Holiday Treats

Christmas Tree Brownies: Kid-Made Holiday Treats

December 22, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Are you looking for a super quick Christmas dessert that you can make with your kids? Look no further! These Christmas tree brownies are SUCH an easy treat and can be made completely homemade, or from a box (in our case). We were inspired by these from One Little Project. My

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: baking, brownies, christmas, christmas tree, goodies, kids activities, party food, treats

Christmas Printable Packet

Christmas Printable Packet

December 12, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Sign up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter and receive all of our Christmas Printables in one easy to print packet! As a subscriber, you will receive some of our fun kids activities delivered straight to your inbox, and don’t worry, I promise not to flood your account with spam. As

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Uncategorized Tagged With: christmas, optin, printable, stay at home mom

Kindness Candy: Spread Cheer this Holiday Season and Teach Kindness

Kindness Candy: Spread Cheer this Holiday Season and Teach Kindness

December 8, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

Too often this time of year we hear stories about how poorly people can treat each other. It always amazes me that people have the audacity to say or do rude things to one another. I don’t want this post to be negative, and I do see good in people

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gentle Parenting, Holidays, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: acts of kindness, christmas, kids, kindness, preschool, stay at home moms

7 Sweet Treats for a Kids Holiday Party!

7 Sweet Treats for a Kids Holiday Party!

December 4, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 2 Comments

One of my favorite parts of any holiday is the opportunity for a super fun kid’s party. My son loves to get together with a few of his friends and celebrate. I always enjoy planning some activities, like renting a minion jumping castle melbourne for extra excitement, but I especially love

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: christmas, desserts, Holidays, kids parties, kids treats, party, treats

Gift Guide for the Active Mind: Ages 3-8

Gift Guide for the Active Mind: Ages 3-8

December 3, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

Does your child have a mind with wheels that never seem to stop turning? I’m sure it is one of those qualities that you absolutely adore, however, you are probably constantly trying to find ways to engage them and keep them occupied in a constructive way. My little guy falls in this

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Guides, Holidays, Parenting, Preschool, Sponsored Work, Uncategorized Tagged With: critical thinking, gift guide, gifts, Holidays, imagination, preschool, present, Toys

Gift Guide for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Dramatic Play Toys

Gift Guide for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Dramatic Play Toys

December 2, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 15 Comments

Do your kids love to play pretend?  Quickly outgrowing the baby toys, yet not quite big enough for smaller-piece toys, it can be a challenge to find developmentally appropriate and safe toys for the 2-3 year old age range. Notice that some of my favorite brands included are Melissa & Doug,

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Guides, Holidays, Parenting, Sponsored Work Tagged With: Dramatic Play, gift guide, gifts, Holidays, learn through play, presents, reviews, shopping, toddlers, Toys

3 Christmas Footprint Art Templates: Free Printables

3 Christmas Footprint Art Templates: Free Printables

December 1, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 4 Comments

Handprint and footprint art is super popular, because let’s face it, we all love to see those cute squishy little baby and toddler feet and hands. There is something about them that is just so adorable. Not only are these way too cute, but they make for perfect Grandparent’s gifts

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Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Christmas, Holidays Tagged With: christmas, footprint art, free, holiday decor, homemade gift, printable, template

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