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Dave Engledow was a new father when he first started taking funny photo's with his baby girl. Over the years, they have staged many hilarious scenes of the extremes of fatherhood together. And at the same time they were building an unmistakable bond with each other that truly does represent the father-daughter relationship. I'm […]
Want to impress your kids? Show them this trick of a magical, flying teabag. All you need is: A glass A teabag Scissors And matches Cut the top off the teabag and empty it out. Stand it upright in your glass. Light the top with a match. The fun part comes at the end when […]
The toddler years are full of new discoveries and learning at this age can be so fun. Here's a way to help your little one learn their shapes. First we made some recognizable shapes. We used cut outs from the internet to make sure we wouldn't confuse the little ones. I could just picture it. […]
Today we found a funny experiment to try with your kids that will have your house sounding like a barn yard. Take a plastic cup and poke a hole in the top with something sharp. A sturdy plastic cup will give you a better grip later. Tie a piece of yarn to a paper clip […]
There are tons of cute cards for Mother's Day, but there is another option to show your love. Say it with flowers. Here is a fun and quick Mother's Day craft that every Daddy can help his kids with. All you need is colorful paper a green straw sticky tape glue a brass fastener a […]
Today we made our own geo board to encourage young kids with their fine motor skills as well as to teach them about shapes. This was a pretty easy project but also a figure-it-out-as-you-go one. First we hot glued a few squares of cardboard together. Originally, I thought two would be enough but in the […]
Need a few minutes of undistracted baby time? The solution could be in your own kitchen cupboard. Little kids love to make noise and discover new sounds. Set up a drum station for your baby with different sized pots, pans and other kitchen utensils. You might uncover that you have a musical prodigy in your midst. Even […]
It's funny to see the world through the eyes of your kids. Sometimes it's hard for me to remember what it was like but that makes it so much more special to watch them experience new things. Like magic tricks. The awe on their faces when they see a trick for the first time and […]
Who doesn't need a quiet minute to themselves away from this busy life from time to time? Sometimes it's nice to kick back, put your feet up and relax for a while, even if you're a kid. I give you, our version of the under the table hammock! This is a quick and easy getaway for […]
Send your balloon to the moon! Here's a fun experiment that shows the power you have with just a breath of air. All you need is: Tape String A Straw A Balloon Tape your string up high to really see the rocket effect. Thread your straw through the other side of the string. Then blow […]
Sponge darts is an awesome indoor game to keep your kids occupied on rainy days. All you need is some painter's tape and sponges. I taped circles to the floor, added a starting line and then we were ready to start the game! Make your own rules! We had two throws each and tried to come as close […]
My youngest niece created her very first giant necklace. 🙂 She brought her wooden lacing toy to our place and we both had a lot of fun with this little game. Lacing toys are a great way to encourage every toddler's fine motor skills and hand-eye-coordination. It also teaches them to keep trying and not to […]
Our baby girl is almost a year now and with each day she is learning and exploring more and more. She's using her sense in every way to figure out what this world is about. I thought it would be fun to make sensory balloons to encourage her tactile learning. I only used four balloons […]
Valentine's Day is the perfect occasion to create some heart-shaped projects with your little ones. Arts and crafts with toddlers can be a bit messy — but also lots of fun — so my nieces and I started a crafty session. I chose two different little art projects for them to realize. They each made a […]
Little kids love learning to explore their senses. They like to look at, touch, squeeze, smell, taste everything in sight. That's why playdough is such a fun sensory tool. It's moldable into every different form. Let your kids roll the dough into a worm, a snail, or just a ball. Help them to form letters […]
This weekend my nieces came to visit and brought a real classic with them - perler beads. I used to do that as a kid and remember that I had a phase during which I produced two a day. The girls are 2 and 4 years old and although they are obviously not at the […]
Jenga is a classic game that requires hand-eye coordination and good fine motor skills. The first few rounds are usually easy as you carefully remove a block from the tower and place it on top. But the tension mounts as the game progresses and less stable blocks are available. It all comes together (falls apart?) […]
With Valentine's Day approaching I was looking for a way for our family to celebrate the holiday by remembering what's most important to us, the people we love. Here is our tree in a vase that is growing hearts and pictures of our family in place of flowers. We first gathered sticks from the yard. […]
Today, we tried the fishing game that Kari had prepared. The girls didn't know the game before but once we had explained the few rules to them, they were keen to start and give it a try. To explain game rules, I recommend a pedagogic mnemonic called KISS - keep it short and simple. By combining very […]
In those first months, everything is a first for your little sunshine. I wanted to make something special for my cousin's baby that both she and her son would enjoy. So I decided to make a snowflake mobile that is an exciting thing to look at for the little baby boy and a nice decoration […]