• Play With Your Food!

    Looking for a way to keep your kids busy, safe but entertained while you work or get something done? Extend snack time with a bit of fun – and play with your food! When they are done playing – eat your snack! Just make sure everyone has their own supply so theres no fighting over who gets to eat it (or germ spreading from kid to kid). All of these are super easy to set up – get in some playtime and continue the busy time by filling our bellies. Plus offer some great opportunities for picky eaters to gain exposure to new and different foods! “Candy” Necklaces Instead of…

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Day Four

    We had another gorgeous summer day here so we spent most of it outside. Lots of time for walks around the park and playing on the playground! Although we did have a lot of fun wrapping ourselves in “Cocoons” while we waited for our little sister to wake up this morning. The kids loved having me wrap them up tight in our brown blanket and bursting their way out! Plus we played lots of peekaboo and one of our old favorites “dark” where we all just sit under a blanket and go “ooo its dark” (don’t ask me why but this has been a favorite and much requested game for…

  • Our Very Hungry Caterpillar: Day One

    So today was kind of a crazy day – our fridge broke and we had to have someone out to fix it. Personally I love how outgoing my kids are most of the time but today they just kept wanting to say hi, tell the poor guy he was being too noisy, that he shouldn’t touch wires, how they wanted to try his tools and of course show him their socks. Which while adorable wasn’t very helpful… Luckily we were able to contain them slightly in their highchairs with a snack so he could actually finish! Then we had appointments most of the morning and late naps for the kids.…