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NASA is planning on returning to the moon in 2024 and the space agency is going to need a brand new space toilet! NASA is hosting the “Lunar Loo Challenge” right now and it really is a challenge. In order to prepare for the next moon landings, and hopefully Mars in the future, NASA needs...
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Welcome to another post in our Marble League series! We hope you’ve been enjoying watching your favorite marble racing team compete as much as we have! Whether you are here for the 2020 Marble League results or you just want to learn more about the cool marbles, you’ve come to the right place! This time...
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If you love succulents and haven’t been to Costco lately, you’ll want to head there asap! Why? Because they are selling $20 Succulent Planters that are FILLED with a variety of succulents. Yes, I totally bought one! I am a huge sucker for succulents and I own way too many. Although, I don’t think you...
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There is something about enjoying a childhood treat, whether it is comfort or nostalgia. Mother’s Circus Animal Cookies are one of those treats, and Dairy Queen has already added a version of the treat to their summer Blizzard Menu. But now, you can also buy an entire 30-pack of these delicious little cookies at Costco,...
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My youngest loves Baby Shark, and he loves soft and cuddly things, including blankets. But when it comes to nap time, he’s not always such a big fan. But I have a feeling this Baby Shark Toddler Nap Mat — which combines two of his favorite things — is one way to get him excited...
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Click here to read Pasta Sensory Bin Activity for Free Play Exploration on Hands On As We Grow®
Pasta noodles make for a great sensory bin play time for toddlers and preschoolers. Watch them learn and explore with their sense of touch and even sound.
For this sensory activity just set out a tub of dry pasta noodles along with several items to play with.
Also check out 39 Edible Sensory Play Ideas for Little Ones for more sensory fun!
Set them out on a blanket, or even better would be a plastic shower curtain, to help contain the mess.
The blanket doesn’t only makes it easier for clean up. But it also sets boundaries with the sensory bin for the kids to keep the pasta in an area during play. (And not all over the entire house).
Get more tips on keeping messy play clean!
Of course, my boys immediately begin filling up the bottles with the pasta. Dumping them into each other and out again.
And then, repeat. Over and over.
What I didn’t expect was the maracas that my boys made!
Once the bottles were full and lids tightly secured, the boys shook them and made noises!
The pasta sensory bin play time took a new turn!
Henry even did a little comparison to see how the pasta sounded different in each of the bottles.
I asked them, “Is this bottle quieter or louder when its shaken?”
And then, “Does the pasta sound higher or lower?”
As a result we turned this sensory activity into something other than for just the sense of touch, but for hearing too!
You can do this with any type of small container as long as you have a lit to close it with. Tupperware leftovers containers work great!
When it was time to clean up the sensory bin, my boys diligently scooped all the pasta noodles back into the large bottle again for storage.
During Dad stopped by and saw it was taking quite awhile and found a better solution.
A piece of paper as a funnel. It works slick and the boys just thought it was great that a piece of paper could be used for something other than writing on!
We have done a bunch more simple sensory activities like this, including corn meal, cloud dough, shaving cream, and bubbles!
Usually our sensory activities are about the sense of touch. I’m excited to share a post with you about the other 4 sense!
Check out 48 Five Senses Activities for Kids to Explore All Five
We are continuing our Marble Runs series with fun facts and activities like printables and scores cards for each marble racing team, and we can’t believe we are almost done! Marble Runs is all about having fun and finding your favorite team. Today we are going to learn all about the Hornets, so get ready!...
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Click here to read Pasta Sensory Bin Activity for Free Play Exploration on Hands On As We Grow®
Pasta noodles make for a great sensory bin play time for toddlers and preschoolers. Watch them learn and explore with their sense of touch and even sound.
For this sensory activity just set out a tub of dry pasta noodles along with several items to play with.
Also check out 39 Edible Sensory Play Ideas for Little Ones for more sensory fun!
Set them out on a blanket, or even better would be a plastic shower curtain, to help contain the mess.
The blanket doesn’t only makes it easier for clean up. But it also sets boundaries with the sensory bin for the kids to keep the pasta in an area during play. (And not all over the entire house).
Get more tips on keeping messy play clean!
Of course, my boys immediately begin filling up the bottles with the pasta. Dumping them into each other and out again.
And then, repeat. Over and over.
What I didn’t expect was the maracas that my boys made!
Once the bottles were full and lids tightly secured, the boys shook them and made noises!
The pasta sensory bin play time took a new turn!
Henry even did a little comparison to see how the pasta sounded different in each of the bottles.
I asked them, “Is this bottle quieter or louder when its shaken?”
And then, “Does the pasta sound higher or lower?”
As a result we turned this sensory activity into something other than for just the sense of touch, but for hearing too!
You can do this with any type of small container as long as you have a lit to close it with. Tupperware leftovers containers work great!
When it was time to clean up the sensory bin, my boys diligently scooped all the pasta noodles back into the large bottle again for storage.
During Dad stopped by and saw it was taking quite awhile and found a better solution.
A piece of paper as a funnel. It works slick and the boys just thought it was great that a piece of paper could be used for something other than writing on!
We have done a bunch more simple sensory activities like this, including corn meal, cloud dough, shaving cream, and bubbles!
Usually our sensory activities are about the sense of touch. I’m excited to share a post with you about the other 4 sense!
Check out 48 Five Senses Activities for Kids to Explore All Five
This Keyboard Waffle Iron looks amazing… and not just because I’m a writer who loves food and her computer. For one: it makes extra-large waffles. Think of how much delicious butter and syrup can fit into all those waffle wells! More Reasons to Love This Keyboard Waffle Iron The Keyboard Waffle Iron is also super...
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NERF wars might be the best summer activity! There’s plenty of fresh air, exercising, and even social distancing, since you’re not about to get too close to someone with a blaster. Now you can make your NERF wars even better by adding forts made out of blaster boards which allow your kids to create towers,...
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With America’s birthday fast approaching, we’ve compiled a list of 4th of July books for kids that are both entertaining and educational. Kids Activities Blog loves to see kids learning about America’s Independence Day, and we hope your child will enjoy this special collection of books to celebrate this patriotic holday. Best Independence Day Books...
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Click here to read Clothespin Names and Letter Match so Simple for Kids on Hands On As We Grow®
Make learning your child’s name fun with this simple letter match clothespin activity.
Bonus, your kids will build those fine motor skills while they do it!
For a child to learn how to spell his/her name is a major preschool milestone.
However, if your like me and blessed your children with unique names this can been tricky process.
I’m always looking for new ways for my youngest to learn her name. And this is why I came up with this fun fine motor clothespin and cup practice.
If your looking for other great ideas, I have lots of name practice activities.
First, write your child’s name on the paper in large letters and then cut each letter out.
Next, write the letters of your child’s name on each of the clothespins three times.
Finally, place one paper letter into each of the cups or have your child help you do this.
At this point, my child was getting excited. Anything to do with her name makes her feel so special.
Now your all set up and ready to play this clothespin name and letter match game.
Have your child clip the clothespins to the corresponding letter cups.
Clipping clothespins is amazing fine motor practice for young children.
If your child loves this activity, here is another great way to use clothespins.
My child instantly loved the clothespin name letter match activity. After she completed it, she wanted to do it again.
She then took off all the clothespins, which is also great for fine motor practice, and started again.
What more could you ask for? This was definitely an activity win in my books.
Click here to read Clothespin Names and Letter Match so Simple for Kids on Hands On As We Grow®
Make learning your child’s name fun with this simple letter match clothespin activity.
Bonus, your kids will build those fine motor skills while they do it!
For a child to learn how to spell his/her name is a major preschool milestone.
However, if your like me and blessed your children with unique names this can been tricky process.
I’m always looking for new ways for my youngest to learn her name. And this is why I came up with this fun fine motor clothespin and cup practice.
If your looking for other great ideas, I have lots of name practice activities.
First, write your child’s name on the paper in large letters and then cut each letter out.
Next, write the letters of your child’s name on each of the clothespins three times.
Finally, place one paper letter into each of the cups or have your child help you do this.
At this point, my child was getting excited. Anything to do with her name makes her feel so special.
Now your all set up and ready to play this clothespin name and letter match game.
Have your child clip the clothespins to the corresponding letter cups.
Clipping clothespins is amazing fine motor practice for young children.
If your child loves this activity, here is another great way to use clothespins.
My child instantly loved the clothespin name letter match activity. After she completed it, she wanted to do it again.
She then took off all the clothespins, which is also great for fine motor practice, and started again.
What more could you ask for? This was definitely an activity win in my books.
“The children who need love the most will always ask for it in the most unloving ways.” I couldn’t agree more. Do you ever feel like your kids crave your attention, but show it in the worst ways? Do you ever hear your child talking back or acting up and wonder, “What is going on?...
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One of my favorite childhood memories is running up to the ice cream truck and getting a Drumstick ice cream cone. I loved taking a bite and getting a taste of chocolate, peanuts, and vanilla ice cream all together. It was the perfect treat for a hot summer day. Introducing the new DQ Drumstick Blizzard...
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If you are looking for cute face masks for kids, you have to look at the options available at Carter’s. They just launched a line of children’s face masks that fit kids ages 2-14, and I was very excited with the selection! And, to make the news even better, those cute face masks for kids...
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Fill your summer camp with a host of fun themed activities and crafts to stimulate learning and create mementos of the experience. You do not have to go away from home, you can have a fun inexpensive camp in a backyard. Enjoy your summer!
One of the best parts of Fourth of July is the cookouts and BBQ’s with friends. I am almost always in charge of the Fourth of July desserts, and I am totally okay with that! Fourth of July always brings me back to my childhood. I can see the smoke coming from the BBQ,...
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We hope you are enjoying our Marble League series, because we are not done yet, we still have many more marble racing teams to learn about so you can pick your favorite team! Today we are learning all about Thunderbolts, a blue and yellow team introduced in Marble League 2016. And if you’d like to...
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Anyone with kids who love NERF blasters know that parents end up with pieces everywhere, and that’s why we recommend the NERF Elite Dart Rover dart vacuum cleaner. But what about storing all those darts and blasters after the battle has subsided? It turns out that NERF has the solution to that too, with the...
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If you are looking for more Marble Runs fun facts about your favorite marble racing team, you have come to the right place! We are continuing our Marble League series, and now it’s time to learn about the Shining Swarm marble racing team! We also have fun Shining Swarm Printables that you can get for...
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Welcome back to another post in our Marble League series! We hope you are enjoying this epic marble racing sport as much as we are! Marble Runs is all about having fun and finding a team you can connect with. If you like lemonade, then this team might be for you! Today we are going...
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We are continuing our Marble League series, the most famous marble racing tournament worldwide. Today we are learning all about the Oceanics, a translucent blue team that debuted in the 2016 Marble League and ever since has managed to compete in every Marble League to date! We also have free Oceanics printables for your little...
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With summer officially here, kids are spending more time outdoors than ever. While my kids love their outdoor playhouse and mud garden, they would absolutely love to have something even more exciting and adventurous: like this Backyard Zipline from Hearthsong. It’s a thrill ride for the backyard, and it’s perfect for younger and older kids...
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My kids always loved building forts with whatever they could find around the house. They even had an inexpensive tent that they would put up to play camping in their playroom. I wish I had seen this amazing Fantasy Fort Teepee when they were younger because we would have needed one for each of them!...
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Summer is here! Don’t let your kids be bored this summer! Get moving and be creative. Here are some Crazy Cool Summer Ideas! Fun Summer Ideas For Activities Coolest Summer Activity Ideas Balls!! They are a blast, and bubbles make them even better in this kiddie pool activity idea. She did it with her preschoolers...
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These red white and blue desserts are perfect for Memorial Day or the 4th of July! If you need to take a dessert to a BBQ or a summer picnic, we have a bunch to choose from! 24 Red White And Blue Desserts This post contains affiliate links. Sugar Cookie Bars – I love these...
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We are back with another sweet marble racing team to help you choose your favorite team in the league! Today we are learning all about a very new but still one of the coolest teams in the Marble League, the Bumblebees! Stick around for our Bumblebees printables that your kid will just love. The Bumblebees...
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Our good friends over at Kids Art Spot have made an engaging virtual art camp for kids! This fits in perfectly with other virtual camps we have found! We will tell you all about Kids Art Camp, and how to get a FREE trial, below! Kids Art Spot is a fantastic resource for busy parents....
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We are continuing our Marble League series, one of the most famous and fun marble races in the world. Today we are learning all about the Jawbreakers, a white, blue, red, and green team introduced in Marble League 2016. And if you’d like to have your own Jawbreakers poster and trading cards, we have added...
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Your kids can take fort building to the next level this summer! While outside forts are always fun, rainy or excessively hot days mean that indoor play is necessary. And this Cabin Fantasy Fort Indoor Building Kit is the perfect idea to create an amazing indoor play area for your kids. Each HearthSong Cabin Fantasy...
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What’s with kids and their obsession with all things related to poop? Well, now there’s a game that encourages that love of poop. Seriously. This is not a joke. Well it kind of is, but it’s also a fabulously hilarious and fun game called Flushin’ Frenzy Overflow from Mattel. How to Play Flushin’ Frenzy Overflow...
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Since stadiums and concert venues remain closed to the public, athletic organizations and musicians alike have been getting creative. Rather than play to an empty stadium or auditorium, they’re filling the stands in other ways. Soccer players now often play in front of cardboard cutouts. Also, this week the Gran Teatre del Liceu Opera House...
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Are you looking for a fun dessert to treat your family? These Tipiak macarons from Costco might be the yummiest option we’ve seen lately. Each 36-pack of macarons features 6 different varieties of the French treat, with a flavor to please everyone at your house. The six choices include lemon, raspberry, pistachio, blood orange, blueberry,...
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We are continuing our Marble League series, and we hope you are enjoying following the marble racing fun as much as we are! Today we are learning all about the Rojo Rollers, a team with very little experience in the Marble League, but they are known for never giving up! Get ready for Rojo Rollers...
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If you’re like me, you’re currently looking for a fun outdoor toy to occupy your kids this summer. I just found a super cool product that kids of all ages will love! For months, I’ve been searched stores for bicycles, swimming pools and trampolines. It seems like everything is currently out of stock (due to...
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Click here to read Shape Activity Using Bean Bags That’s so Simple to Do on Hands On As We Grow®
Have fun with this super simple shapes activity using bean bags + tape from our Member of the Month, Pam. Maybe even join her making your jazzy own DIY bean bags!
Oh, the intimidation of doing activities! Our member of the month, Pam, could easily find 1,000,001 different things to do with her son…
“Okay, that looks like fun, but where do I start? What do I do? How do I do it? And then it would just be like, Oh, I’m not doing it. I’ll just play cars.” Pam explained.
Pam is a working mom that only has a limited amount of time in her day to play and get the housework done.
One of Pam’s biggest struggles is staying engaged. Being interested in playing with her four year old son. It seems all he wants to do is play cars.
When he gets a little sidetracked, Pam takes advantage of the free moment to get something done around the house. But her son is quickly ready to play with her again, but she’s trying to finish up what she started.
Whereas, when she has a planned activity to do with her child after work, or on her days off, she becomes much more focused in on playing together.
“We’re doing it together. So we do it, and I don’t interrupt. That’s un-interrupted time.”
Pam experienced The Activity Room® through one of the free challenges.
“I thought I’d give it a shot, see what it was about and try it out. So I tried the week.” Pam shared. “That just gave me motivation to do so many things in a period of time and try them out.”
The activities found inside The Activity Room membership are so simple, and using the things you have at home, that’s Pam’s favorite part! Learning how to modify them to work for you, is even better.
Don’t miss out on Pam’s super simple and fun shapes activity with bean bags at the bottom of this post!
“It’s opened my mind to a lot of different ideas that I could do. Modifying some of the activities if you don’t have this. Instead of using, like sticks, you could use toothpicks,” says Pam.
“Finding what you have at home, doing the activity with what you have. You can modify them and change them and do what you want with them. “
The member community support helps Pam with getting these great ideas to modify the activities. However, it starts to become second nature really fast for members.
“The other thing I’ve really liked about The Activity Room is the online support group. Seeing other people’s pictures seeing what they’ve done.
And the fact that I don’t feel pressured. I don’t feel like it’s a competition. I’ve never felt that kind of pressure. I’ve never felt guilty about not posting enough or not being on enough.”
Since joining The Activity Room, after a couple of months, Pam has curated a drawer of useful supplies. Supplies that she actually continually uses in the activities. Rather than going out and buying one-off supplies for an activity here and there.
(Make sure to see how she uses these supplies to trouble-shoot her bean bag shapes toss activity below. No need to buy anything new for this activity.)
“And the stuff isn’t expensive, a lot of the stuff I find at the dollar store. And I don’t find that I’m spending more money because I’m doing cheaper stuff. Whereas before, I’d be thinking of what I can do and a lot of the times that would be like okay, well let’s go walk around the shop.”
And then, my son would want to buy a new car, so then I buy him a new car. So I would be buying more expensive toys. Whereas, the stuff that is on The Activity Room, you can make at home as opposed to going out and buying a kit.”
Pam is now the creative, fun mom that she has wanted to be. Spending less money on toys and gadgets trying to entertain her son. Instead she is spending the time together, bonding.
You can too. Start by trying her bean bag shapes activity below.
Pam lets us know, “I’m grateful to be part of such a great group. I’ve enjoyed it since I started. I’m very grateful and happy that I joined.”
How many kids do you have and how old are they?
One four year old boy
Why do you love doing activities with your kids?
It helps me focus and stay engaged with my son instead of trying to get other things done while we play.
How long have you been in The Activity Room?
I think November 2019.
What is your favorite activity you’ve done in The Activity Room?
Honestly love all the ones we have done. I love that I can do them with him and he gets my undivided attention.
(Make sure to check out the shapes toss with bean bags activity she shares with us below!)
What’s your favorite thing to do with your kids when you get a few moments?
Play, snuggle and just enjoy the moment.
What’s your best tip for doing activities with your kids?
Do it with them, they thrive when you are completely focused and participating.
If you were to tell a friend about The Activity Room, what would you say to them?
The Activity Room has opened my eyes to all the fun easy things you can do with your kids. It has made me think outside of my box and allow him to explore and get messy.
Looking up crafts was always intimidating to me as I thought of the potential mess. But seeing how the group does it has allowed me to grow.
Before The Activity Room, we were limited to what we did and had never done crafts at home. Now we paint, create and play.
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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.“
A bean bag shapes activity that can easily be great indoors or outdoors.
We had to make our own bean bags, which was great for my son to help.
First we got “bean bag” fabric and cut it into rectangles.
You can use any spare material you have around the house.
For example, some old jeans the kids grew out of, a thicker old pillowcase. Or even a variety of scraps to spice up this shapes activity!
Next we folded the rectangles on fabric in half and sewed 3 sides.
Then we turned them inside out and filled them with some beans.
Last we finished by sewing the remaining side shut.
Now that we had our bean bags we were ready to start the activity with the shapes!
We used tape to make shapes on the ground. Make as many as you want to. Stars, hearts, circles, diamonds etc.
Finally we tossed the bean bean bags into the shapes. So simple!
Call out a shape and then aim for it.
For older kids assign points to each shape and keep track. First one to 20 wins!
For younger kids call out the name of the shape after the bean bag lands.
Try our Move and Learn Shapes activity to extend play with your taped shapes.
No problem!
Instead of shapes, you could also use a bucket. Try to get the beanbag into the bucket from different distances.
Or add a twist and put out different colored baskets or containers to replace the shapes.
This is a great multi level game. Have fun with it!
We are continuing our Marble League series! We are so excited to find out who’s going to be the champion of the 2020 Marble League tournament. Get ready for more marble fun, because today we are learning all about the Crazy Cat’s Eyes marble racing team! When you are done, download and print our Crazy...
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Click here to read Shape Activity Using Bean Bags That’s so Simple to Do on Hands On As We Grow®
Have fun with this super simple shapes activity using bean bags + tape from our Member of the Month, Pam. Maybe even join her making your jazzy own DIY bean bags!
Oh, the intimidation of doing activities! Our member of the month, Pam, could easily find 1,000,001 different things to do with her son…
“Okay, that looks like fun, but where do I start? What do I do? How do I do it? And then it would just be like, Oh, I’m not doing it. I’ll just play cars.” Pam explained.
Pam is a working mom that only has a limited amount of time in her day to play and get the housework done.
One of Pam’s biggest struggles is staying engaged. Being interested in playing with her four year old son. It seems all he wants to do is play cars.
When he gets a little sidetracked, Pam takes advantage of the free moment to get something done around the house. But her son is quickly ready to play with her again, but she’s trying to finish up what she started.
Whereas, when she has a planned activity to do with her child after work, or on her days off, she becomes much more focused in on playing together.
“We’re doing it together. So we do it, and I don’t interrupt. That’s un-interrupted time.”
Pam experienced The Activity Room® through one of the free challenges.
“I thought I’d give it a shot, see what it was about and try it out. So I tried the week.” Pam shared. “That just gave me motivation to do so many things in a period of time and try them out.”
The activities found inside The Activity Room membership are so simple, and using the things you have at home, that’s Pam’s favorite part! Learning how to modify them to work for you, is even better.
Don’t miss out on Pam’s super simple and fun shapes activity with bean bags at the bottom of this post!
“It’s opened my mind to a lot of different ideas that I could do. Modifying some of the activities if you don’t have this. Instead of using, like sticks, you could use toothpicks,” says Pam.
“Finding what you have at home, doing the activity with what you have. You can modify them and change them and do what you want with them. “
The member community support helps Pam with getting these great ideas to modify the activities. However, it starts to become second nature really fast for members.
“The other thing I’ve really liked about The Activity Room is the online support group. Seeing other people’s pictures seeing what they’ve done.
And the fact that I don’t feel pressured. I don’t feel like it’s a competition. I’ve never felt that kind of pressure. I’ve never felt guilty about not posting enough or not being on enough.”
Since joining The Activity Room, after a couple of months, Pam has curated a drawer of useful supplies. Supplies that she actually continually uses in the activities. Rather than going out and buying one-off supplies for an activity here and there.
(Make sure to see how she uses these supplies to trouble-shoot her bean bag shapes toss activity below. No need to buy anything new for this activity.)
“And the stuff isn’t expensive, a lot of the stuff I find at the dollar store. And I don’t find that I’m spending more money because I’m doing cheaper stuff. Whereas before, I’d be thinking of what I can do and a lot of the times that would be like okay, well let’s go walk around the shop.”
And then, my son would want to buy a new car, so then I buy him a new car. So I would be buying more expensive toys. Whereas, the stuff that is on The Activity Room, you can make at home as opposed to going out and buying a kit.”
Pam is now the creative, fun mom that she has wanted to be. Spending less money on toys and gadgets trying to entertain her son. Instead she is spending the time together, bonding.
You can too. Start by trying her bean bag shapes activity below.
Pam lets us know, “I’m grateful to be part of such a great group. I’ve enjoyed it since I started. I’m very grateful and happy that I joined.”
How many kids do you have and how old are they?
One four year old boy
Why do you love doing activities with your kids?
It helps me focus and stay engaged with my son instead of trying to get other things done while we play.
How long have you been in The Activity Room?
I think November 2019.
What is your favorite activity you’ve done in The Activity Room?
Honestly love all the ones we have done. I love that I can do them with him and he gets my undivided attention.
(Make sure to check out the shapes toss with bean bags activity she shares with us below!)
What’s your favorite thing to do with your kids when you get a few moments?
Play, snuggle and just enjoy the moment.
What’s your best tip for doing activities with your kids?
Do it with them, they thrive when you are completely focused and participating.
If you were to tell a friend about The Activity Room, what would you say to them?
The Activity Room has opened my eyes to all the fun easy things you can do with your kids. It has made me think outside of my box and allow him to explore and get messy.
Looking up crafts was always intimidating to me as I thought of the potential mess. But seeing how the group does it has allowed me to grow.
Before The Activity Room, we were limited to what we did and had never done crafts at home. Now we paint, create and play.
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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.“
A bean bag shapes activity that can easily be great indoors or outdoors.
We had to make our own bean bags, which was great for my son to help.
First we got “bean bag” fabric and cut it into rectangles.
You can use any spare material you have around the house.
For example, some old jeans the kids grew out of, a thicker old pillowcase. Or even a variety of scraps to spice up this shapes activity!
Next we folded the rectangles on fabric in half and sewed 3 sides.
Then we turned them inside out and filled them with some beans.
Last we finished by sewing the remaining side shut.
Now that we had our bean bags we were ready to start the activity with the shapes!
We used tape to make shapes on the ground. Make as many as you want to. Stars, hearts, circles, diamonds etc.
Finally we tossed the bean bean bags into the shapes. So simple!
Call out a shape and then aim for it.
For older kids assign points to each shape and keep track. First one to 20 wins!
For younger kids call out the name of the shape after the bean bag lands.
Try our Move and Learn Shapes activity to extend play with your taped shapes.
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Instead of shapes, you could also use a bucket. Try to get the beanbag into the bucket from different distances.
Or add a twist and put out different colored baskets or containers to replace the shapes.
This is a great multi level game. Have fun with it!
Many haven’t heard of Zealandia, but it’s technically the eighth continent of the world. Many haven’t heard of it, because most of it is technically underwater in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean. Now, thanks to some super cool science and maps, we can explore this vast continent from the safety of our couch. These Maps Allow...
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