Happy Thursday guys, we've made it through another week. I've been receiving lots of emails from you all lately asking if/when Camp Mom would be available for sale again. At first I didn't get it (blame it on the baby brain) but then it dawned on me - spring break is rapidly approaching and you guys are looking for fun and easy ways to connect with your kids. So look no further - I'm here to help a mother out! Camp Mom, our jam-packed kid activities eBook is officially back on sale! CAMP … [Read more...]
Sun Print Art Project
There are two things I absolutely adore about this simple kid project - No, wait, make that three! First, it gets the kids outside from start to finish. Second, the results are so pretty you can easily frame them in any room for some easy and inexpensive artwork that will boost your kiddo's confidence (score!). I've been itching to try this send-away framing service and I think this might just be the project for doing it. And third, it's an opportunity for learning at home, which we … [Read more...]
Best Play Dough, Slime & Other Sensory Activities for Kids
It's no secret we love DIY play dough, slime, and other sensory activities around here. Hands-on play not only leads to increased creativity and fine-motor development (which is important for things like writing), it's also a fabulous boredom buster. Play dough and sensory boxes are some of our go-to activities when the weather is bad or mom needs some time to pay bills, do laundry, etc. Recently the folks over at eHow's Mom Channel asked me to roundup some of my favorite playtime posts … [Read more...]
How to Set Up an Invitation to Create for Your Child
Need some great kid art and creativity ideas? Look no further. I'm super excited to introduce you guys to Rachelle today. Her blog, TinkerLab, is an AMAZING resource for growing creative, innovative, critical thinking kids. What I love most about Rachelle is that despite her impressively intimidating credentials (has a Masters in Arts Education from Harvard, oversaw school programs at the San Jose Museum of Art, lectures on Visual Thinking Strategies at Stanford University, and worked on … [Read more...]
Sensory Play Must-Try: Rainbow Scented Glitter Slime
Here's something fun. Continuing with our focus on tangible ways to eat better, parent better, organize better and just generally live better this year, we're partnering with Ella's Kitchen over the next two months to bring you a collection of our favorite sensory play ideas for babies and young kids. We've covered our fair share of sensory play ideas here on MPMK, but I'm not sure I've ever really gone into why we love these activities so much. For an excellent primer on the benefits of … [Read more...]