In college, I babysat for a family that had a play kitchen in their kitchen and since then, I have always wanted to do the same when I had kids. Lucian LOVES playing and helping in the kitchen. When he started getting interested, we gave him his own cabinet to play. He really enjoyed having […]
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Daily Activities
A couple of months ago, I decided to start doing one intentional activity with Lucian every day. With my experience working with toddlers in preschools, I know if he were in preschool he would be doing daily activities. Of course, staying home is different, but I wanted to start including one thing just for him […]
Friday Favorites
This Week on the Blog: Next Week on the Blog: Holiday Traditions and Holiday Projects This Week’s Favorites: If you have followed along you know books are something Chloe and I enjoy for us and the boys! This week we are sharing our favorite books and plush sets with you! Kohl’s Cares– Chloe shared Kohl’s […]
Castle Blocks
I love castle building, both sandcastles on the beach and block castles in the house. My mom and dad bought Lucian this set of castle blocks for when he gets a little bit older and Lance and I have already enjoyed them. For now, we are using them as a display on the mantle in […]
Playroom Signs
I have been thinking about doing this mountain sign for a while now and finally decided to go for it! We also LOVE arrows and exploring, I combined and added those as well! The play area has a map of the world with animals from different areas of the world and I thought the mountain […]
Alphabet Fun
This week’s project is is letters and alphabet fun! I have been wanting to do the letters for quite some time now! Brooks has really started to show an interest in an alphabet picture we have hanging in his room. When he waked up in the morning and from naps he points at it and […]
Pretend Play Sword and Shield
“Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.” C. S. Lewis Lucian is really getting into trying things that he sees other kids or adults doing. If Dad is hammering, Lucian […]
Playroom Mural
I recently saw a kids shirt on a vintage kids instagram that said “Be Sunny and Share.” I am both a real fan of puns and fun music, so I loved the shirt! And, my first thought was, “Lucian needs a playroom sign that says this!” Two days later, I made this! I was pretty […]
Nuggets: Part-Furniture, Part-Toy
Nugget’s website says it is: Part-furniture, part-toy, and all-around the best thing to happen to playtime since, well, ever. We agree!!! Brooks and Lucian both LOVE their nuggets! This and the Pikler are two toys they are guaranteed to play with daily! They are hard to get! They are currently out of stock but are doing […]