Growing up, I always made clothes for my dolls and Barbies. I loved creating accessories for them, and I imagined that one day I would do the same with my own daughter. Fast forward a number of years to my life today with four busy boys! There are no dolls in our house and not as much crafting as I had ... Read More »
Our kids have really been into Perplexus these days. It’s a big 3-D marble maze in a ball, which is really clever and challenging. So we thought about making our own marble maze. My 5-year old took to it right away. He worked for about a half an hour, perfecting his maze, trying different paths and combinations. He tried with ... Read More »
Every now and then, with four boys in our house, things get just a little loud and crazy. They have forgotten that they own about a thousand toys, and everyone fights over one or two. There is shouting, pushing, and tears. Lately I’ve found that they respond really well to timed challenges or goal-specific challenges! These ideas would be great ... Read More »
More about Lego in our lives. Our boys have lots of special Lego set that they got for Christmas from their grandparents. These ones they like to keep separate and play with on their own in their rooms. But they were often falling apart, and we couldn’t fix them, and the manuals were all over the house. So we got ... Read More »
MR – As our four boys move from the infant/toddler stage to the busy-young-boys stage, Lego has become a favourite pastime. But we’ve always had a problem about where to play with it and how to store it. I was getting Lego all over the house – stepping on it and vacuuming it up. My husband mentioned that they ... Read More »
MR – Our boys have really been into Lego these days. And they don’t just keep it in one spot – they need to play with their creation everywhere in the house. So we’re always watching our step for random Lego on the floor…ouch. I had seen a neat post (can’t find the link to it anymore) on a neat ... Read More »
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