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 Do you take your kids camping? We have been wanting to get a camper for a long […]
Frozen Chalk Fun
Playing with chalk including homemade chalk has been one of S’s favorite activities for several years. We have used liquid chalk for painting the driveway, played with exploding chalk, used liquid chalk in squirt guns and more. But we had never froze chalk before so I thought it was about time we tried it. I […]
Golf Ball Painting
Living on a golf course we find numerous golf balls in our backyard. You would think with our house at the tee box that having golf balls flying through the area towards our house would be minimal, but we must have some really bad golfers out on the course. With all these extra golf balls […]
Father’s Day Gift from Kids
Father’s Day is June 21st this year, which is right around the corner. I love to receive handmade gifts from my daughter for Mother’s Day, so I am going to assume that my husband will love one for Father’s Day too š I decided to have S make painted rock paperweights/art. My husband is an […]
Water Balloon Fight with Sight Words and CVC Words
I had talked previously about sight words and how practicing flash cards is no fun! Building on making learning fun, S recently had a water balloon fight to practice CVC words, but you could use the same idea for learning letters, numbers, sight words and more. What is a CVC word? CVC words are […]
45 Summer Activities for Kids
Summer break is just around the corner or your kids may already be out of school. As a child you live for summer break but as a parent dealing with the “I’m bored” can be a challenge. There are so many different ways to go about keeping your kids busy during the summer so […]
Fantasy Small World
S and I went shopping in her playroom for all her unicorns and fairies to setup a Fantasy Small World. I love to involve S in the setup and prep work of projects; it helps to get her excited. We took her toys, decorative flat gems, and shaving cream outside to Sās clean water/sand table. […]
What To Do With Kid’s Artwork – Create New
S does many, many paintings a day so I am always looking for new ways to display her art. Displaying her art is important to me. I want her to have pride in her work, to build her confidence and to know that her art is treasured. I thought that we would try to turn […]
3 Science Activities for Preschoolers
Science is always so much fun! Even when I was little I would attempt to mix different ingredients together to see what would happen. Science just so happens to be one of S’s favorite subjects, probably because it is so hands on. Below are some of our favorite science experiments/activities. Milk, Food Coloring and Dish […]
How to Make Paper Flowers
I may not be like the average person, but for Mother’s Day I don’t care to receive a bunch of gifts or go to the spa. I’d rather spend time quietly together as a family like going hiking or scrapbooking with S if the weather doesn’t cooperate. I love to receive handmade items from S. […]