Need a fun learning activity? You've got it, friend! Inside this post, I'll share exactly how tape can transform your blocks into a fun learning activity for your kids. Psst...it's basically beginning geometry for preschoolers on your floor! Yes, really. Ready for some easy fun? Let's go! Full disclosure: This is the easiest math activity that you'll ever set up. If you have a child continue reading...
10 Need to Know Tips to Get Siblings to Play Together!
Inside this post, I'll share exactly how to grab a few things around the house to get your kids to play together without fighting. Need some fun play ideas?? You've got it, friend. Let's dive in! Spoiler alert: my kids don't always get along. Here's how "the fighting" typically goes down... My daughter screeches, "Mom, he pushed me!" while my three-year-old son refutes, "No, I continue reading...
Truck Painting: Fun Art Activity for Toddlers
Need a fun art activity for toddlers? You've got it, friend! Inside this post, I'll share exactly how to turn your child's trucks and cars into their new favorite art activity! Yes, really. Ready for a fun way to paint? Let's go! Full disclosure: I try SO HARD to avoid messes with art activities. While I know the major benefits of process art activities for toddlers and kids, I still continue reading...
Crayon Names: A Fun Learning Activity for Toddlers
Need a fun learning activity for toddlers? You've got it, friend! Inside this post, I'll share exactly how to use crayons as a learning tool to help toddlers learn their names. It's so simple! Ready for some easy fun? Let's go! Before we start, I've got to tell you that this is one of the easiest activities to set up ever. That said, on a scale from one to ten, the fun factor with this continue reading...
Unwrapping Puzzles: An Irresistibly Fun Toddler Activity
Looking for a quick and easy toddler activity? You've got it, friend! Inside this post, I'll share exactly how some tissue paper and a puzzle will entertain your toddler over and over. You're going to love this one! Ready for some easy fun? Let's go... Full disclosure: we've done this activity before, but it was during Christmas. We had tons of scraps of wrapping paper around, so I used continue reading...
Hidden Pieces: A Quick Learning Activity for Preschoolers
Need a quick learning activity? You've got it, friend! Inside this post, I'll share exactly how to reuse an old puzzle to turn it into a fun, engaging activity for your preschooler. And, it will only take minutes to set up! Promise. Ready for some easy fun? Let's go! Full disclosure: I threaten to donate our puzzles on the regular. I mean, puzzles take up a lot of closet space. Pieces continue reading...
Fun and Easy Toddler Activity with Ice
Need a quick toddler activity? You got it, friend! Inside this post, I'll share exactly how emptying out your freezer can entertain your toddler in minutes. Yes, really. Ready for some easy fun? Let's go! Full disclosure: my ice maker is always jammed. As much as I try to keep up on all the things I have to do, I somehow always manage to forget to clean that darn freezer of continue reading...
Let’s Play Every Day Ebook
Have you ever spent way too much time searching for ideas for your kids to do on Pinterest or Instagram? Maybe you've found a few activities that you love, but then you need more... In fact, you don't need just a few good ideas, but rather a bunch of ideas that will grow with your child or children. And, can it be activities for different ages, please?! And, yes, I mean ones that continue reading...
{Poker and Boxes} Simple Baby Games
There is nothing better than simple baby games (aka easy baby entertainment)! Baby games not only let me get things done, like loading the dishwasher, but they also give my baby the chance to work on fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and object permanence all while having fun. While this is an old post here on Happily Ever Mom, you'll see that I've done this with my other kiddos as continue reading...
5 Ways to Help Children Listen
As parents, I think we're always looking for ways to help children listen. While it may not be the most glamorous part of being a parent, getting kids to listen is something that a lot of us struggle with. I'm not a parenting expert (and will never claim to be), but as a Mom and former teacher, I've learned some basic tips that can help make our jobs as parents a little bit continue reading...