Weird But True! 8, The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2017, and 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3 will make great holiday gifts for kids this season. When we got the latest Weird But True! 8 in the mail last week plus The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2017 and 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3, my kids […]
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Games & Puzzles Holiday Gifts for Kids 2016
Giving games and puzzles as gifts a time honored tradition in our family. Each year I look for new games that my kids and your kids will love to play — usually with an educational or learning angle. Here’s your Games and Puzzles Holiday Gift Guide for Kids 2016! See last year’s Games and Puzzles Gift […]
Kids’ STEM Holiday Gift Guide 2016
Since you want to encourage your kids in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), my first holiday gift guide is new and awesome STEM (and STEAM) gifts (toys and kits) for 2016! I’m including building with engineering so all the building blocks and building kits are on this list, too. See last year’s STEM Gift Guide here. Kids’ STEM […]
P’Kolino Wooden Puzzles for Preschoolers
We LOVE puzzles — so we feel that we’ve researched all types of puzzles for children of all ages. And for the toddler / preschooler set, the P’Kolino puzzles are our hands-down favorite. Puzzles, as you probably know, are fantastic learning toys. They help children develop hand-eye coordination, spatial skills, and fine motor skills. Plus, these double sided options allow children room […]
My Favorite Picture Books 2015
It took me forever to pick my my favorite picture books of 2015. But I read more and more to be sure I had a list of books your kids would love. And finally it’s done!! I hope this gives you lots of good snuggly reading times with your children. 🙂 My Favorite Picture Books 2015 1. The Princess and the Pony by […]
Pretend Play Gifts for Kids
Kids who regularly use their imaginations to pretend play develop better social skills and vocabulary than kids that do not. I love finding toys that encourage pretend play — usually toys that are open-ended and battery free. How about you? For the 2015 holiday season, here’s what’s new and interesting for pretend play gifts. Update: 2016 Pretend Play […]
Child-like Lottie Dolls Empower Imaginative Play
If you’re wanting an alternative to Barbie or Bratz, look no further than the cute, little 7.5″ Lottie dolls because Lottie dolls are made to look like 9-year old children. None have questionable clothes or mature figures anywhere! (LOVE it!) My daughters love their Lottie dolls. Maybe that’s why Lottie has won 21 international awards since launching in August 2012. These […]