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DIY Preschool Car Trip Activity

Tomorrow morning we head out on a trip to Ventura to see family; it’s a 5 hour car ride and one we are very familiar with! But like most car trips with toddlers, there can be those blessed stressful moments where even the all entertaining ipad won’t calm the savage beasts! So it’s nice to be prepared with a few …

Dirt, Rocks and Cars

Sometimes you just have to get your hands dirty, and having two boys, this happens a lot over here!  The other day was so gorgeous and warm (in Feb?!) we decided to play outside and dig in the dirt.  Since most of our yard is rock and grass, there isn’t much digging room, but we did manage to make some …

Moon Sand and Baby Sensory Bag

I am an aesthetics girl.  I’m that woman you see at the toddler sensory table still playing after her son has ran off to some other activity.  When I walk past the bins of dry rice and beans at the grocery store, it’s all I can do to prevent myself from running my fingers through them! So I found this easy to …

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The Toddler and The Ice Block

Since Liam has decided that naps are no longer a necessity around here…(riiiiiight) it has given this tired mommy a great excuse to try out a lot more activities that I come across on Pinterest.  It has been particularly hot here lately, so I thought this one from Counting Coconuts would be fun! I filled a plastic Tupperware bowl with …

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Our Del Mar Vacation

Liam is officially a little beach explorer! He faithfully followed his crazy mother (me) as I pranced around the beach looking for treasures! Although the beaches we visited were not very seashell friendly, we did find a couple little ones and he loved all the “wropes” or sea weed ropes that lined the beach. Cohen was such a trooper…being that …

My Children’s Song Revision

I love a good children’s song or finger play! Now that Liam and Cohen are at the ages where they enjoy a good song n’ dance gig from mommy, I have started bringing out all the ones my mother taught me and those I learned while studying Child Development in college. There are a lot of old ones and quite …