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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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Fun Water Gun Target Game for the Whole Family

Emily — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Playing outside and games involving water are summer staples. We have been going outside so much lately and both my kids love playing with water while they are outside. My husband recently bought them water guns and we have already had a water gun fight. I think my one year old was mostly confused, but […]

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Get Outside on a Preschooler Scavenger Hunt

Emily — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Scavenger hunts hold fond childhood memories for me. There was a yearly scavenger hunt in the city I grew up in. Every day there would be a new clue about its location in the newspaper. My mom and I would always go look for it. A couple years we were really close, but we never […]

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How to Make a Pinata Shaped Like a Pufferfish

Emily — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:14:57 +0000

“Tell me about pufferfish,” my almost three year old daughter said over and over again for several days. Her short lived pufferfish obsession started one night in the bath. She was playing with a pufferfish squirter toy. It was not a new toy, but for some reason that night she asked what it was. And […]

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Homemade Chalk: Any Shape and Any Color

Emily — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:14:41 +0000

Several months ago, I was looking up crafts that use silicone molds and I came across this chalk recipe. Since chalk is pretty much a requirement for childhood, I have been looking for an excuse to make it ever since. My daughter’s under the sea birthday party gave me that excuse. I wanted to give […]

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Sandbox Treasure Hunt For Your Kids

Emily — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:02:00 +0000

My three year old daughter has been all about hunting for things lately. Whether she is purposely hiding her lovey from me or going on bear hunts, she loves looking for things. This made a sandbox treasure hunt an obvious activity choice for her birthday party. Since she wanted an under the sea themed party, […]

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Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder Made With a Toddler

Emily — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:53:14 +0000

My 2 1/2 year old loves watching birds and neighbors from our dining room table. She thinks I command them and asks me to make more of them show up. About a month ago she got to visit my husband’s work and got a plastic birdhouse. She was so excited about it that we hung […]

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