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Our Picks for the Top Toys of the Summer

August 20 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Even though school has already started for many of you, there are also still several weeks of warm weather left. Today I wanted to share with you some of our family's favorite toys this summer. Quick note: If you're wondering if these reviews are part of a paid sponsorship, they are not. I did, however, receive free review product so that I could test each of these finds and report back to you guys.Here's the deal, as a family blogger I get offered A LOT of products to review- especially toys … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: Playtime, Uncategorized Tagged With: beginning reader, beginning reader toys, best beach toys, Best STEM toys, best toys, Bob books, family game night, game night, playmobil, playmobil sand, sand toys, STEM toys

Friday Find: ABCs of Science Book Series

February 25 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

ABCs of Earth Science - Coolest ABC picture book ever! (There's also the ABCs of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics)

I received the most gorgeous picture book in the mail the other day courtesy of Jumbo Minds' Science. It's called ABCs of Earth Science and is part of the larger ABCs of Science series. The thing I really loved about the book was that it appealed to all three of my kids, ages 7, 5 and nearly 2. The vibrant pictures drew in everybody, my youngest really liked the ABCs and my bigger kids were really into learning new science terms they'd never heard before. A little about the author- A.C. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: science books for kids, STEM books for kids, STEM gifts for kids, STEM toys

STEM at Home: A Food Science Activity

February 15 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Who's up for a super simple STEM activity you can do at home with the kids this week? (I see all you moms with kids home for winter break like mine waving their hands!) The other day I walked into my mom friend's kitchen and found the top of a pineapple sitting in a jar of water. I thought it was odd so I immediately quizzed her about it and she politely told little-ol-woefully-uninformed-me that if you plant the top of a pineapple, it will sprout.  What?! I was still digesting this info. a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creating & Engaging, In the Kitchen Tagged With: kitchen experiments for kids, re-growing food, STEM activities at home, STEM activities for kids, STEM experiments, STEM toys

MPMK Gift Guides 2015: Top Learning Toys for Quiet Time & Independent Play

November 5 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

MPMK's Best Quiet Time Learning Toys - All 10 of these guides are CRAZY comprehensive with so much info.! This one is perfect for when I need to cook, do laundry, etc,

  I'm so excited to introduce MPMK's 2015 Christmas Gift Guides! I've been working like mad on them (we're talking some serious man hours here) and, although I will admit that all the researching, photo-editing and linking can be more than a bit tedious, every year the process also gets me incredibly excited about what I want to get my own kids! This list was a new category for last year and quickly became one of our most popular. When I came up with it, quiet time was on my mind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fresh Finds: Playtime, MPMK's Comprehensive Toy Gift Guides, Quiet Time Tagged With: best educational toys, best independent play toys, best learning toys, Best quiet time toys, Kids gift guides, kids toy guides, MPMK gift guides, S.T.E.M. toys, single player games for kids, single player toys for kids, STEM toys

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