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DIY Playing Cards for Kids: Learning Through Fun

Emily — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

My four year old daughter absolutely loves playing Go Fish. We started playing with an oversized deck with Paw Patrol characters on it when she was three. At first we only played with the letter cards and a few of the numbers. Once she recognized those, we added in more numbers until we were playing […]

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Zuma Paw Patrol Party Game: Zuma’s Underwater Search

Emily — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Zuma is the most underrated Paw Patrol pup. Many toys and games seem to just skip over him. But, he is my nephew’s favorite pup. So, when my daughter wanted a Paw Patrol themed birthday party, I knew we needed a super fun Zuma themed game. I took a classic magnetic fishing game and made […]

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Marshall Paw Patrol Party Game: Marshall’s Fire Rescue

Emily — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Playing fire fighter has always been a hit with my kids. When they go to their grandparents’ house, they love “putting out” their electric fireplace. At home I made them little pop up tissue paper fires they can put out with pool noodle hoses. So, for my daughter’s Paw Patrol themed birthday party, I made […]

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Rubble Paw Patrol Party Game: Rubble’s Deep Dig

Emily — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Our sandbox is probably the most played with toy by both of my older kids. Whenever we go outside that is the first place they go play. So, it was an obvious choice for a Rubble themed game for my daughter’s Paw Patrol 4th birthday party. We used this game as both part of our […]

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Skye Paw Patrol Party Game: Skye’s High Flying Adventure

Emily — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 03:42:28 +0000

My daughter loves Paw Patrol, so she wanted to have her 4th birthday party themed around it. As part of that party, we had a Paw Patrol inspired mission for the kids to find a Skye shaped pinata. This mission was made up of 6 mini games based around each of the 6 original pups. […]

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Paw Patrol Party Games: A Fun Mission for Kids

Emily — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

*Ring ring ring*. “To the lookout pups! Mayor Humdinger stole a map to a secret treasure. He ripped it in pieces and hid it around Adventure Bay. It is your job to find it.” Starting with this fun intro, I made a pup mission for my daughter’s Paw Patrol themed birthday party. It was made […]

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Acrylic Painted Easter Eggs: A New Family Tradition

Emily — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Everyone has heard of painting ornaments for Christmas. Having a keepsake that shows your kid’s development is really neat. And everyone has heard of dyeing eggs for Easter. Not being a fan of hard boiled eggs, this has always made less sense to me. So, I thought it would be really cool to combine these […]

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A Fun Birthday Scavenger Hunt For All Ages

Emily — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Outdoor scavenger hunts are one of my son’s and daughter’s favorite activities. Neither of them are old enough to read, but they can still do mine since it is picture based. For my son’s ball themed 2nd birthday party, I wanted to make him a similar hunt. The hard part was the age range of […]

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Rainbow Rice: How to Dye Rice and Play With It

Emily — Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000

As a parent you hear about sensory bins and activities all the time. Some are simple collections of everyday objects, while others look like they take hours to make. And I bet they only take a few minutes for your kid to completely destroy. I found a fun recipe for rainbow rice that was very […]

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Simple Kool-Aid Playdough Recipe (For a Single Serving)

Emily — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

My one and a half year old wants to do everything his three year old sister does. But, when it comes to arts and crafts, he still constantly puts them in his mouth. Just the other day I fished a bitten off marker tip out of his mouth. So, playdough is always a struggle. At […]

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