These family-friendly activities will make you a total #FunMom. I’ve collected loads of activities, crafts and games that are not just kid-friendly but educational too!
I woke up to the girls joyfully squealing about a butterfly Daddy had caught. Heath brought it into our bedroom and it fluttered around our bed. Piper was brave enough to hold it although Attalie was sure to keep her distance. It was a really fun experience, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a butterfly quite so up close and personal. I’m so glad I was able to capture these photos:
Piper decided to “help” me make pizza, and while my back was turned she made quite a mess out of …
I have been hearing this question from my kiddos a lot lately, and school has only been out for about …
We got baby chicks last Fall and today they laid their first eggs.
Ever since I did my research for our Managing Memories story last year I’ve been dabbling with scrapbooking. I’m following …
We had a yard sale on Saturday to get rid of some stuff. To keep the kiddos entertained we set …
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to cut out a snowflake. Use these images and tips to make cutting snowflakes …
Who out there loves a good no-sew Halloween costume idea? I know I do! I created this no-sew Kids Ninja …
My Homemade Applesauce Recipe is the easiest ever! It was passed down to me by my mom, and we made …
The Heart of Te Fiti is a pretty big deal in Moana, and what kiddo wouldn’t want to have his/her …
I’ve got a serious sweet tooth, but lately I’ve been avoiding sugar for health reasons, which is a whole other …
Today I am sharing how to make Harry Potter Chocolate Frogs — my favorite Harry Potter candy in honor of …
I think a Glow In the Dark Party using a black light is quickly becoming our family’s go-to party theme. …
I’ve got so much blacklight, GLOWING fun coming your way… first up I’m going to teach you how to make …
One great thing about Christmas trees — there’s always room for one more ornament! We create a craft idea each …
My oldest daughter just turned nine, and to celebrate her birthday she wanted to hold a Cupcake War. I don’t think she has ever seen an episode of the Food Network show Cupcake Wars, but she loves the Cake Boss series, and somehow picked up on the “Cupcake Wars” phrase. So we invited over a few of her friends and got baking!
Turns out a Cupcake Wars birthday party is pretty easy to pull off. As far as party decor goes we created a simple “Cupcake Wars” banner and hung some colorful, tissue paper honeycomb balls and fans. (I’m sharing our free printable Cupcake Wars Banner template below). Then we used butcher paper as a tablecloth to make clean up a breeze. We marked the girls’ spots by simply writing their names on the butcher paper with a marker.
Remember our felt Pin the Heart on the Skeleton game from a few years ago? He’s SO cute, but we wanted to offer an easier option — today I’m sharing a free printable version. EEK!
We’ve setup a chilling experiment over at Eighteen25 blog, where they’ve been featuring fun Halloween ideas every day for Spooktacular …
Continuing with our week of Easter Basics… now that you know how to hard-boil eggs, we figured it would be …
Since I read to my boys all the time when they were babies and toddlers, I really thought they would grow to love reading. But the truth is they don’t. (At least not yet.) So I’ve had to get creative. I’ve been trying to come up with activities we can do that correspond with our current nighttime reading. I’ve found my boys are more excited to read (and even listen to) books when they know the storyline will inspire fun experiments, games, snacks and more.
Most recently we read Night of the Ninjas from Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House Series. Are you familiar with this series? Magic Tree House books are simple chapter books for early readers. The fun, descriptive story lines transport readers to different cultures and time periods as they travel with siblings Jack and Annie.
Grandparents’ Day is September 9th, and we’ve got an idea that is perfect for all those out-of-town grandmas and grandpas:
We were excited to be a part of the Storybook Summer series over at Make and Takes. Mom bloggers from …
The Olympics provide such a great opportunity to teach children about other countries, which is why I love the international …
The local NBC affiliate here in Phoenix asked us to create some Olympic-inspired activities to share on the Arizona Midday …
With holidays and such we’ve missed a couple Worksheet Wednesdays, but we’re back today with an extra special worksheet designed by my own clever super daughter Attalie.
She loves color, art and pretty much anything creative. One of her favorite activities is what we like to call “Imagination Workouts.” Attalie tells me she got the idea in art class at school. The first I saw of them was a worksheet she created totally from scratch. It featured a hand-drawn grid that was not at all straight but very cute! (If I was really Supermom I would have remembered to take a picture of it — it was SO precious, but I fear it ended up in the trash.)
Well Attalie really wanted me to share this idea on the blog. So we decided I would use the computer to create a nice straight grid, and then she would hand draw in the lines and shapes in each of the boxes.
Teaching your little one about fractions is easy as pie! Sorry… so cliché, but I couldn’t resist. Actually, I’ve never really understood that “easy as pie” expression because I’ve actually tried making pie crust from scratch and it is NOT easy!
Back to fractions, I actually had one of these Felt Fraction Pies when I was a kid. My Mom (a former kindergarten teacher) made it for us to play with. Mostly we’d use it to play make believe in our pretend kitchen, but it was a great introduction to the concept of fractions.
I owe a big thank you to my sister Heather — she is a total Supermom. Heather recently re-created a Felt Fraction Pie for her teaching math to her kids, and she made this tutorial for us to share on the blog.
When Liam brought his papier-mâché globe home from school I was thrilled for many reasons. First it was one of …
While Superdad and I were at the theater last Friday for date night, I saw the displays for the new …
Your little leprechauns will love making and wearing this costume we designed for our local parenting magazine Raising Arizona Kids. …
For me, one of the best parts of being a Mom is watching my boys grow up right before my …
If you’ve been around here much, you probably know we’re fans of the movie Tangled. So I was pretty excited …
There’s a BIG wedding tonight, and you’re all invited! How many of you Supermoms are Twilight fans? I’m not a …
We had some house guests this past week — Superdad’s sister and brother-in-law were visiting from Calgary. In true Canadian …
We’re down to our final weeks before school starts. Our family thoughtfully made our list of 10 Things to Do …
Turn this Playdate into a Pirate Birthday Party with more Freebie Printables! Ahoy Mateys! Get ready to set sail with …
I’m enrolling Piper in a new pre-school this Fall, and her teacher recently asked me if Piper had much experience …
Yes—this activity was that explosive, so it’s a good thing we were making Fourth of July t-shirts! Seriously though, this …
Liam recently turned five and requested a remote control car as one of his gifts. It was among his new …
I’ll start off by saying that I’m not quite sure if “Playdough,” “Play Dough,” or even “Play-Dough” is the proper …
I’ve been feeling guilty all year that my kindergartner’s been scrawling her homework assignments onto whatever random sheet of paper …
A couple nights ago as I was tucking Liam in bed, he had a few requests for the next day …
I love making lollipops. Growing up my mom and I would make them at least every Valentine’s Day. She had …
NEWSFLASH: Have you seen all our new Rapunzel Printable Party Freebies? GO SEE! At the beginning of a birthday party, …
We’ve mentioned here and here how much our kids like to make patterns. And I like it when my kids …
My girls love, LOVE making things. If I really was Supermom, we would do a craft every day. In honor …
