Over the last few years, we have tried out lots of fun toys and activities for summer. Here are our current favorites: Water Tables: This is the one Lu has. And Brooks has this one! They both spend a lot of time playing with these. We even bring Lucian’s into our shower for the winter! […]
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DIY Splash Pad
Last year, for Lucian’s birthday party, I had this crazy idea to put a splash pad in our yard! It gets pretty hot here in the summer and I knew it would bring a lot of fun over the next few years. I love playing in a pool, but after having one at our last […]
9 Ways to Switch Up Playdough
Animal TracksThis is one of the easiest ways to add some extra fun to playdough. You can add any plastic toy animals to the table or tray. Little ones love squishing the playdough to make it flat and then stomping the animals through the dough. And of course, sound effects and pointing out each footprint […]
The Current Favorite Toys for our Boys
Tonies -Brooks LOVES his Tonies Box and so do we! It is great to use when he is in his stroller and in the car! It keeps him occupied and busy for hours. He listened to it on a 5 hour car ride over half of the time, majority of the time when he wasn’t […]
Sensory Bin Fun
Sensory bins are generally a big hit and they can be great for a new way to interact with your kiddo or for something for kiddos to do while you sit back and watch or get some things done! We are sharing ideas here that we have tried and enjoyed. Some of these are more […]
Not Your Average Building Blocks
We thought it would be fun to share some building sets that we love with you. We will not be sharing plain wooden blocks, plain DUPLOS or any other common blocks; not because we don’t love those, WE DO! But, we wanted to share some you may not have tried out yet! PLUS PLUS Blocks: […]
Campfire Set
What’s cuter than a toddler roasting marshmallows? We love seeing our boys pretend play, and I was just talking to Lance about how fun camping with Lucian will be. That’s how I came up with the idea for this week’s project! I loved designing this project, and it turned out so cute! I know there […]
Favorite Summer Activities
We love checking out the local splash pads! Some of our favorites in the NC area are: Troutman ESC Park Hope Park Beatty’s Ford Park Smithville Park & Splash Pad South Carolina: Century Park 7th Inning Splash Carolina Wren Park We LOVE local Ice cream too: Patterson Farms has a GREAT playground, animals, and ice […]
Favorite Things To Do in NC with a Toddler
We LOVE getting out and exploring as a family! BJ and I have always enjoyed going to new places and exploring around where we live! Now that we’ve had Brooks it’s even more fun exploring and finding new places to go with him, seeing and experiencing it all through his eyes! Some of our favorites […]
Tic Tac Toe 3-in-a-Row
This idea came about because Brooks LOVES the Tic Tac Toe spinners at the playgrounds that have them in their tot lots around us! I wanted to do a spin on the original and do something different than the Xs and Os, so I went with two of Brooks’ favorite things right now: dogs and […]