What are some inexpensive items I can use to fill a gift basket for my kids and teenagers? Easter time is coming which means grocery stores filled to the brim with tempting items to fill your kids’ Easter basket. It’s easy to get hooked and want to buy every single kind of Easter egg fillers,… Continue reading Inexpensive Easter Gift Basket Ideas for the Whole Family!
Category: Holidays and Seasonal
Easter Themed Tot School Trays
With Easter so early this year, March is full of holiday stuff. I usually only do holiday-themed tot trays once a month (I change the tot trays every two weeks), but with Easter coming up so soon, I had to do the Easter trays right after the St. Patrick’s Day trays. That means that there… Continue reading Easter Themed Tot School Trays
ABC Scripture Memory Packet
I made these conference packets for the alphabet as a way for Little Bear to learn scriptures AND to learn preschool skills. I’ve been very surprised at just how well these packets do that. Little Bear loves these and he has so much fun during General Conference doing these packets. I plan to eventually have… Continue reading ABC Scripture Memory Packet
Easter Craft for Kids – Easter Egg Decorating on a Vertical Surface
I’ve wanted to do a contact paper activity with my kids for a long time, but I didn’t ever get around to it until recently. First I took a trip to the dollar store and got some supplies (pastel pipe cleaners, pastel pompoms, pastel beads, Easter stickers, craft foam, etc.) Next, I set up an… Continue reading Easter Craft for Kids – Easter Egg Decorating on a Vertical Surface
25 General Conference Activities for Toddlers
I love General Conference so much, but honestly, it’s difficult to pay attention when I’m trying to keep my kids quiet the whole time. Luckily, I found the most perfect way to eradicate that problem. What is this brilliant solution you ask … drum roll … General Conference activities for toddlers and preschoolers! Check out… Continue reading 25 General Conference Activities for Toddlers
25 General Conference Activities for Preschoolers
LDS General Conference is amazing, but with a preschooler, all that amazing-ness can quickly turn to I-want-to-pull-my-hair-out-ness. My preschooler is generally a well-behaved kid, but expecting him to sit quietly watching talks for 8 hours is a recipe for disaster. Luckily, I have created several General Conference activities for preschoolers and toddlers to keep my… Continue reading 25 General Conference Activities for Preschoolers
St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bins and Treasure Hunts for Kids
Winter is finally loosening its death grip on the city where I live, which is always a cause for celebration for me. Basically, the closer it gets to spring, the more I come back to life. This winter has been crazy cold with crazy snow so I’ve been singing praises to the sun every time I see… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bins and Treasure Hunts for Kids
Valentine’s Day Math Stamping Activity
Back in December I did this fun candy cane math game with Little Bear. He liked it quite a bit more than I thought he would, so I decided to reincarnate the game as a Valentine’s Day math game. We started by printing off a few copies of this Valentine math activity sheet. Next, we… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Math Stamping Activity
Dollar Store Finds: Valentine’s Day Edition
What are some fun items from the dollar store for Valentine’s Day? How can I survive this winter?!? I am so excited that Valentine’s Day is coming. You know why? Because that means winter is a little closer to being OVER!!! Hallelujah! Okay, so winter is not my favorite time of year. Don’t worry, I’m… Continue reading Dollar Store Finds: Valentine’s Day Edition
Valentine’s Day Food Ideas – Chocolate and More!
What are some delicious Valentine’s Day food ideas I can make? It seems most holidays for me revolve around food. Valentine’s Day is especially one of those days. So, I wanted to share some Valentine’s Day food ideas with you today! Very first is one of my absolute favorite desserts. As you may remember from… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Food Ideas – Chocolate and More!