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The Best Lego Storage and Travel Solution (+ a Swoop bag Giveaway)

September 22, 2015 By Megan 87 Comments

The Best Lego Storage and Travel Solution (+ a Swoop bag Giveaway)

If your children are anything like K, they LOVE Lego. Who wouldn’t? I know more than a few grown adults who also spend their free time building Lego creations. For real. It’s a great, open-ended and creative toy. My only gripe about it is when the tiny Lego pieces end up everywhere. And I mean everywhere…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Play, Reviews Tagged With: Lego storage, Swoop bags, Swoop bags giveaway, Swoop bags review

Nature and Felt Campfire Craft

September 8, 2015 By Megan 6 Comments

Nature and Felt Campfire Craft

With fall coming upon us quickly, we are looking for ways to stay warm as well as more indoor-friendly activities, especially once the days get very cold. We love our little backyard campfire and use it as much as we can, including sitting around it in spring, summer and fall. K especially loves to roast marshmallows… [Read More]

Filed Under: Crafting, Play Tagged With: campfire craft, felt campfire, nature campfire craft

Benefits of Activity Time for Babies and a B. Toys Giveaway

August 24, 2015 By Megan 24 Comments

Benefits of Activity Time for Babies and a B. Toys Giveaway

Life with a newborn and a preschooler can be pretty busy. I’ve found that ensuring this new babe gets plenty of developmentally-appropriate activity time to be a bit more difficult with a 4 year old to also look after, but we’re trying to ensure she has ample opportunity for exploring the world around her and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Play, Reviews

Fall Leaf Watercolour Garland

August 23, 2015 By Megan 4 Comments

Fall Leaf Watercolour Garland

Although I absolutely love summer, it’s clear that fall is upon us soon. And fall/autumn, being my second favourite season (changing leaves and pumpkin spice everything) calls for some fun seasonal crafts. We started this weekend by making a fall leaf watercolour garland. This craft is very similar to the Easter egg garland we made… [Read More]

Filed Under: Crafting, Play Tagged With: autumn watercolour garland, fall garland, fall leaf garland, fall watercolour garland, kids fall craft, leaf banner, leaf garland, watercolour garland

Free Painting with Toddlers – the Benefits of Painting, for Kids

August 13, 2015 By Megan 6 Comments

Free Painting with Toddlers – the Benefits of Painting, for Kids

In our house, we love art. All mediums. Whether it’s colouring, painting with acrylics or watercolours, making fun crafts or just letting loose with our art materials, we love to create masterpieces. K especially loves to paint and its the one thing that actually gets him sitting down for longer than 2 minutes. He will… [Read More]

Filed Under: Crafting, Learning Naturally, Play Tagged With: benefits of painting, free painting, kids art, painting with children, toddler painting

Rainy Day Activities and Crafts for Kids

August 3, 2015 By Megan 4 Comments

Rainy Day Activities and Crafts for Kids

Rainy days are the perfect time to use your imagination for some creative fun, for doing simple crafts, or even for some family baking time. They can be tough with little ones who have a lot of energy though, since being cooped up inside all day can be hard on everyone. I find rainy days in the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Crafting, Play Tagged With: kids activities, kids crafts, rain day, rainy day activities, rainy day crafts

Best Toys for Travelling – from Babies to Preschoolers

July 22, 2015 By Megan 3 Comments

Best Toys for Travelling – from Babies to Preschoolers

When school ends and summer hits, many families are spending a good chunk of time en route, whether it’s day trips in the car, much longer road trips, train rides or an airplane flight. And once the cold winter starts over here in the Northern Hemisphere, I know many of us like to catch some… [Read More]

Filed Under: Play, Travel Tagged With: how to keep kids busy on a road trip, toys for travelling, travel toys, travelling with kids

B. Toys Pet Vet Review – Eco-friendly Toys

July 20, 2015 By Megan 1 Comment

B. Toys Pet Vet Review – Eco-friendly Toys

Lately, K has been all about animals and just loves using imaginative play to be a “pet doctor.” He is a huge animal fan and has a special fondness for dogs. We recently picked up a thrifted veterinarian coat for him and he just loves it, so I knew he would be SO excited to also have… [Read More]

Filed Under: Play, Reviews

Handmade Gifts for Kids

July 13, 2015 By Megan 5 Comments

Handmade Gifts for Kids

As we’re gearing up to celebrate my little guy’s 4th birthday – seriously, where has the time gone?! – the topic of presents has come up numerous times. Like most children, he loves receiving gifts. I’ve come to realize that to him (and many other children), it is definitely the actual gifting of the present. He loves to… [Read More]

Filed Under: Celebrations, Crafting, Play

Wild Dill Store Review and Giveaway

June 29, 2015 By Megan 19 Comments

Wild Dill Store Review and Giveaway

I recently had the opportunity to review one of my newest favourite sites – Will Dill. I am a huge fan of this online shop, which offers everything from organic baby and toddler clothes, to simple, natural and fair-trade toys, to jewelry. Wild Dill strives to offer an assortment of organic and fair-trade items and is the one-stop… [Read More]

Filed Under: Baby Care, Play, Reviews

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