and we're nailin' it!
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: […]
Our little guy has been wanting to spend all of his time outside exploring, now that the weather is changing. He loves exploring on our land as well as visiting nearby parks and walking paths. His love for playing outside combined with Earth Day tomorrow, I thought I would make him a toy that helps […]
When I worked at the local children’s museum, I loved when we put out snap blocks for kids to use. Or should I say for kids AND adults to use! There is just something entertaining about adding the snap element to blocks. Since Lucian is practicing dressing and undressing right now, he is very interested […]
For this project, I wanted to try a new way of coloring the birch we use. We typically use milk paint on our projects when we want to add color, but for this project I wanted to try something new. I looked up some toddler-safe options and found that you can dye the wood using […]
We love animals and Brooks has started showing an interest in chickens and ducks! He LOVES saying “bok bok” and duck. He has gotten where every time we pull in the driveway he says duck and we have to look to see if the ducks/geese are out. He carries the animals for his farm puzzle […]
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 […]
At my previous job, we loved creating activities by putting pictures on blocks and calling it “create a _________.” We did monsters, animals, houses and much more. So, I thought I would create a toy that allowed kids to use the same kind of creativity. I laser cut the characters into the blocks and connected […]