Jaime Archive

Rainbow Rocket Science

  We have been having lots of fun making things fizz, erupt, overflow, and catapult across the driveway.  Today we are having fun shooting rockets into the air.  It was a bumpy start to our alka-seltzer rocket experiment.  You could call it a project

Snowman Ball Toss Game

My kids never sit still for long.  I am always looking for simple yet fun ways to keep them busy.  Gross motor activities are great to keep them moving and improving their large muscle groups.  This snowman ball toss game was a great gross

Potato Print Polar Bears

  We had so much fun with our Heart Potato Stamps last year that we wanted to try more potato print art.  After buying a LARGE bag of potatoes we were not able to eat them fast enough.  They started to sprout.  I kept a

New Year’s Erupting Volcanoes

 We had a  really fun NOON YEAR’S party last year.  The kids and I made party hats, and noise makers, I set up a balloon drop, and watched the Sprout Channel and followed their countdown to noon year’s.  We had cookies and little plastic

Sugar Cookie Cloud Dough

It is time for another fun play recipe!  This time, for 12 Months of Sensory Dough, we are playing with cloud dough.  So many fun recipes for cloud dough.  You can see how the kids and I played with it recently here:  Peppermint Cloud Dough.  When it

Toy Story 4 Gift Guide

I remember watching Toy Story 1 and 2 with my oldest when he was little.  He just loved them! After having 2 more sons I got to continue to watch Toy Story 1,2,3 with all my boys.  My husband and I were just as

The Ultimate Fortnite Gift Guide

If you have ever heard the words chug jug, boogie bomb, med kit, floss…. Chances are you have a Fortnite loving gamer in your life. The Ultimate Fortnite Gift Guide is for them! I have 3 children and they all like something related to Fortnite

Apple Number Match Up Activity

We have been having a wonderful summer!  I can not believe my kid’s just went back to school.  I am not ready for the early wake ups and extra busy days.  But I am excited about the Fall being right around the corner.  I

Apple Books for Children

I can not believe summer is gone and Fall is here!  I do love Fall.  One of the first things that comes to mind when I think of the beginning of Fall is Apples!  When my oldest child was little, he loved the book

Wind Chime for Kids to Make

    Last year we made Yogurt Cup Wind Chimes.  The kids loved helping to make the wind chime and it is still out in the tree a year later!  We set out to make a new wind chime this year out of another recycled material.

Superhero Pool Noodle Pom Pom Shooter

Last year I really wanted to make the classic pom pom shooter with my boys.  Traditionally I have seen the shooters made out of plastic cups.  I set out to try this with much disappointment.  It just didn’t work for us.  After a moment of clarity while putting clothes in the dryer,

Apple Nachos

Apple Nachos have been on my to try list forever!  We finally got around to making them today.  Having a bag full of apples from the apple farm was inspiring. This snack was a  big hit with the kids.  I must say I wanted