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Best Homemade Playdough Ever: Jell-O Playdough

April 25 by Kaley

This recipe went totally viral a while ago and it's no wonder - it's smells wonderful and so silky smooth - my kids' absolute favorite!

Homemade playdough - If ever there was a quintessential DIY this is it!  Parents and children have been happily cooking up this stuff at home for decades.  Today Kaley is sharing her favorite play dough recipe using another kid classic: Jell-O (because it just wouldn't be an MPMK post without some sort of twist).You're going to love this recipe.  Kaley promises it comes out silky smooth and I could practically smell the fruity scents wafting from my computer as I read her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creating & Exploring, Sensory & Interactive Play, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: diy play dough, favorite, home made playdough, homemade play doh, homemade play dough, homemade playdough, jello playdough, play doh, play doh recipe, playdough recipe

Mother’s Day DIY Mug (You can call me Queen Bee)

April 21 by Alli

DIY Mug "You Can Call Me Queen Bee" - love this for Mother's Day!

Mother's Day is the perfect time to try a DIY project and I guarantee you're going to adore this one. I want to make one for every mom I know! Here's Alli with the details... I am loving the "make your own mug" trend for two reasons:1. There's nothing better than a handmade gift.2. It's so amazingly EASY!I mean, really. The possibilities are endless. I picked up one mug at the dollar store for this project, and I found myself wishing I'd grabbed a dozen.I decided to go with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alli, Holiday Projects, Seasonal Fun, The Make & Play Vault Tagged With: DIY Mother's Day gift, DIY mug, favorite, handmade mug, Mother's Day craft, Queen Bee Mug

A Rainbow of Healthy Homemade Gummy Snacks

April 15 by Natalie

Homemade gummies made from fruits and veggies - a healthy snack kids love!

Most of us busy parents are on the look out for new ways to squeeze extra nutrition into our growing kids. Around here, we love using our juicer and enjoying fresh fruit and veggie juice, but it's not really something you can grab-and-go (well you can.. but not without cleaning out a clogged-up juicer later on in the day).Fruit and veggie gummies are our latest solution for getting good nutrition in small, portable doses.Not only are the fruits and veggies filled with vitamins, minerals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: favorite, fruit juice, gelatin, gummies, gummy snacks, gummy vitamin recipe, healthy kid snacks, healthy snacks, healthy treats, homemade vitamins, juicing

Kid Friendly Crunchy Kale Chips

February 16 by Kaley

I've never tried making kale chips at home, have you?  Typically my go-to for getting some leafy greens in the kids is a smoothie - but that's getting a little old (and a little cold) for winter.  I love how easy this recipe is and Kaley says her littles gobble up these healthy chips.  Make sure you read to the end for her suggested flavor variations. Would you like your kids to eat a little healthier? Do you have issues getting them to eat enough dark leafy greens? Do you wish they would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Kaley Tagged With: favorite, healthy eating, healthy kid snacks, healthy snacks, kale, kale chip recipes, kale chips, kid food, vegetables

My Simple Plan for Saving Our Memories This Year

January 20 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

We're talking memories today as part of our month long mission to find ways to eat better, parent better, organize better and just generally live better this year.  Before S arrived, I was actually pretty good about recording memories for our little family.  At the end of each month I would use the photos we'd taken to create 2 - 4 new pages in an iphoto book, along with a few paragraphs with family anecdotes, accomplishments, etc.  The idea being that at the end of the year I would have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Organizing, Photography & Memory Keeping, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: decluttering, favorite, getting organized, home organization, organization, organize, organizer, organizing, photo organization, Planner printables, printables, printing instagram photos, printing phone photos

MPMK Gift Guide: Top Learning Toys for Building STEM Skills

November 18 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Best toys for building STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) skills - love the range of ages covered here. This is just one of 10 gift guides and I tell all my friends about them - super detailed and suggested ages too!

 Welcome to the famous MPMK Gift Guides and congrats on finding the most comprehensive and easy-to-use kids' gift guide on the internet! (If you're not familiar with our famous lists, learn all about them here)...With all the talk I've been doing on the blog about the importance of fostering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills, I felt I absolutely had to include a STEM themed gift guide.I just keep hearing over and over how important cultivating innovation is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MPMK's Comprehensive Toy Gift Guides Tagged With: best learning toys, best S.T.E.M. toys, Best STEM toys, best toys, Christmas gift guide, favorite, MPMK gift guides, MPMK S.T.E.M. gift guides, MPMK STEM gift guide, S.T.E.M. gift guide, STEM gift guide, top learning toys, toy gift guide

The Beginning – READ THIS FIRST!!

February 10 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

I've been trying to figure out how to write this without sounding ridiculous.  What I want to say is this: I finally did it you guys, I completely and totally organized my life!  It took a lot of hard work and a lot of late nights but I now have a plan, routine, or system for everything.I've compiled and categorized enough healthy, inexpensive and easy recipes that I have a 90 day dinner menu (complete with theme nights like pasta Monday and slow-coooker Thursday) and I have the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: favorite, getting organized, home organization, organization, organize, organizer, organizing, Planner printables, printables, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life

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