It’s time once again for Heather Johnson from Family Volley to share some of her amazing Parenting Tips on How To Play with Our Children as part of her “Parenting Tips Series” here on The Idea Room. Here’s Heather in her own words. –Amy We have all heard the benefits that come from playing with our children. It is vital to their development and learning. But sometimes, one more round of Candy Land can seem like torture. We are thinking about all the other things we need to get ... Read More about Why we need to Play Games With our Kids
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Halloween Games—Mr. Bones
I can not believe that Halloween is right around the corner. If you are a mom with kids in elementary school then you are probably scrambling trying to figure out something to do for the classroom party…am I right? Last year we played this cute version of Halloween Bingo from my friends over at The Crafting Chicks. This year my daughter is a “grown-up” 5th grader and requested a different game. So I decided to come up with a new game. And thus we have one of our newest Halloween ... Read More about Halloween Games—Mr. Bones
Gift Games—Tic Tac Toe
Want a really easy gift game idea for your kids friends or for your neighbors this Holiday season? How about this simple but fun Tic Tac Toe game? This portable, magnetic game is perfect for taking on road trips, restaurants or appointments to help pass the time for your restless little ones…or let’s face it…yourself. Want to know how I made it so you can make one to? I thought so… As part of the Martha Stewart Holiday Paint Campaign sponsored by Plaid, I was sent an amazing collection of ... Read More about Gift Games—Tic Tac Toe
Family Olympic Games
Have you been enjoying the Olympics at your house? We have been. They are keeping us up too late at night! This weekend we took the kids out and competed in our own Family Olympic Games. It was so much fun. We went to a local trail and had some different competions planned for the kids. They each raced their scooters around the trail and we timed each of them individually. They also ran around the track as fast as they could. Then we set up an obstacle course on the ... Read More about Family Olympic Games
File Folder Games and Activities
*Be sure to enter the giveway which can be found here! It ends tonight!A few years ago I made some file folder games for my kids. They are quite popular in the area we live in, so some of you may be familiar with them. But I have found there are some who are not familiar with them so I thought I would share them with you!My kids love these. The great thing about these file folders is that you can make them for kids of all ages. Mine are taken from a series of books by the Finch Family Games ... Read More about File Folder Games and Activities
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