Disclosure: This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and DreamWorks, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #VeggieTalesfun http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH Are you looking for a show for your children that they will love? And one that provides lifelong lessons for your child? VeggieTales provides that and […]
Imaginative Play with Water Beads
Some of S’s favorite items to play with is water beads and shaving cream! For a fun imaginative, pretend play activity we opened up an ice cream shop for her toys. S prepared the ice creams, sundaes and milkshakes that her toys ordered. We used plastic cups, cones and various other dishes that she collected […]
Mardi Gras Mask
The carnival season officially starts after the Twelfth Night, on Epiphany (January 6), although the majority of the Mardi Gras parades do not roll until closer to Fat Tuesday (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). What better way to get into the Mardi Gras spirit than to make a Mardi Gras mask. Why do people wear […]
Animal Tracks + Snow Playdough
Disclosure: My Big Fat Happy Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. I believe I have mentioned before that one of my daughter’s favorite books is Who Pooped in the […]
7 Inside Boredom Busters
I do not know about you but we have been having a lot of rainy weather lately which has been keeping us inside. So I am pulling out lots of fun inside activities to keep S entertained. Here are a few of our favorites… Building an Indoor Obstacle Course This is a great activity […]
Halloween Costumes = Imaginative Play
S loves to dress up in costumes. It’s not uncommon to find her dancing through the house as a butterfly or super hero or running around outside as a princess or fairy or even as a pirate at the store (yes, I am one of those moms – there are bigger battles to fight!). […]
How to Have a Backyard Scavenger Hunt with FREE Printable
I introduced S to scavenger hunts a couple falls ago, when we first moved out to the country. It was instant love and she has repeatedly asked to do more. We have done scavenger hunts in a couple different ways 1) creating a chart with photos and words on the computer (see below for a FREE […]
Kiwi Crate August Review
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Wow! Talk about a fun, creative, educational subscription box for kids! We had so much fun with Kiwi Crate this month. The theme for this month’s box was wonders of water and we received three activities. Kiwi Crate thinks of everything that you will need to complete their projects and […]
Creating Nature Wands
S loves to create and so when I saw Coombe Mill’s Fairy Wands using nature items, I knew S would enjoy making one. Not only are these nature wands fun to create but they also use items sitting around the house, therefore there is no extra expense. Gather Items First, we went out into the backyard […]
Dinosaur Swamp Small World Play
S is in love with dinosaurs right now, so of course, we had to make a Dinosaur Swamp Small World Play. Small worlds are a great way to promote imaginative play and to learn and explore different environments. We have been reading a lot of books about dinosaurs, her favorite being the Magic Tree House: […]