Holiday & Seasonal

It’s Playtime! More Snow Activities!

It’s Playtime! Indoor Activities

Learning Activity: Cutting Snowflakes

It’s Playtime! Christmas Treats

Music: Christmas Cheer

Art: Christmas Coffee Filter Garland

It’s Playtime! Let it Snow!

Christmas Crafts: Child-Made Cards

Craft: Gingerbread House Greeting Card

Creative Christmas Countdown: Decorate the Kids Rooms

Craft: 3 Homemade Christmas Ornaments

It’s Playtime! : Paper Holiday Decorations

A Break for the Holidays : Favorite Posts

It’s Playtime! : Christmas Countdown

It’s Playtime! : Get Moving this Fall

Spaghetti Spider Web Craft for Halloween

Sensory Activity: Hauling Corn

It’s Playtime! : Autumn Leaves

Outdoor Activities : Yet to do this Fall

It’s Playtime! : Beat the Heat

Kid Talk : Construction Site

It’s Playtime! : Gardening

It’s Playtime! : Mother’s Day

Easter Egg Hunt

Painting Easter Eggs : Feature by Mama Pea Pod

Henry’s First Egg Decorating

Puffs Easter Bunny: Tissue Box Challenge

Outdoors in April (take 1)

10 Valentine’s Day Crafts & Activities

A Valentine’s Day Activity or Two: Patterning & a Heart Hunt

Stuffed Heart Balloon

Valentine’s Day Craft: Tissue Wreath

Yummy Edible Valentines

Valentine’s Day Activity: Countdown Tree

Hey! I'm Jamie. I have 3 boys that are crazy energetic & we like to have fun!

Hands On As We Grow Newsletter

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