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5 Fun And Easy Water Play Activities

Jen — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 05:51:39 +0000

Water play… It’s a summer staple and something that’s enjoyed by kiddos of all ages. The best part is that most of the time, water play activities are incredibly easy to set-up, because let’s face it – you give most munchkins a bin of water to splash around in and they’re happy. That being said,… Read More

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Play Dough Chocolate Shop

Jen — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:25:00 +0000

{this post contains affiliate links} Mmmm…. Chocolate. Miss G and I made a batch of our super simple chocolate play dough {but added cream of tartar and glycerine since we had it on hand} for our recent Valentine’s tea, and took it out again this afternoon for some fun and easy play. Grae decided that… Read More

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Wooden Cherries for Pretend Play

Jen — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:36:02 +0000

You know those projects that seem to sit on your to do list for ages and ages without actually getting done? That’s these cute little wooden cherries! In fact, if I’m being completely truthful, they’re almost a year in the making… Oy. {this post contains affiliate links} The idea first came about when we… Read More

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Cloud Dough Ice Cream Shop

Jen — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:08:04 +0000

The fact that it’s fall doesn’t rule out ice cream shop pretend play, does it? Because today when Miss G realized that it had been a looong time since we last played with cloud dough {the last time probably would have been when we had our indoor beach kicking around}, ice cream play is what… Read More

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Playing Hairdresser {and the highlight of my sick day}

Jen — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:26:06 +0000

Having felt absolutely awful all day today, I happily passed off my parenting duties when Brad walked in the door this afternoon and crawled into bed for some quiet. Gracen’s big thing right now is playing hairdresser and I listened intently from the next room while she talked her Papa through several hairstyles just as… Read More

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A {Pretend Play} Popcorn Shop

Jen — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:04:00 +0000

Our makeshift puppet theatre got LOTs of play and it was {well past} time to switch things up in our little Ikea SKYLTA Market Stand. Because we’re amidst our 5 days dedicated to packing our entire house, it had to be something super quick and easy to set-up, but highly engaging in order to keep… Read More

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{Pretend Play} Fruit and Veggie Market

Jen — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:44:17 +0000

Several weeks ago, while slowly making our way through the children’s section of Ikea, I spotted this cardboard play market. Now it’s not like me to purchase play things on a whim (we sort of operate on a minimal toys basis in our house), but with all of the all of the possibilities and a… Read More

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{Pretend Play} Bubble Tea Shop

Jen — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:42:59 +0000

Ever since the very first time we played with water beads, I’ve had a pretend play bubble tea station on my mind. I just can’t help it… It may be that we live in a city that has a bubble tea shop every couple of blocks, but the squishy, shiny beads make me think of tapioca… Read More

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Pretend Popsicle Play

Jen — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:49:20 +0000

Knowing Grae’s love of popsicles, my mom sent her home from the Okanagan with a couple of new popsicle mould sets the other day. While I knew she’d be excited, what I wasn’t expecting was for two new popsicle moulds to keep her happily playing in her rear-facing car seat for at least 1/2 of… Read More

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Dirt, Sticks, & Water

Jen — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:15:53 +0000

We woke up to an absolutely gorgeous sunny day today and immediately packed up a lunch and headed down to our favourite beach-front playground. As always, Grae spent tons of time climbing ladders, sliding through tunnels, riding the swings, and spinning on the merry-go-round, but during this visit, she spent just as much time climbing… Read More

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