In the summer of 2020, I built a dollhouse for Harper using the Vermont Farmhouse Jr. kit (get in on amazon, here). I then painted the entire house and installed wallpaper. I like dollhouses in the traditional 1:12 scale - most dollhouse furniture is made for that scale and it's the perfect size for kids over the smaller scale or something much ...
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The Best Dinosaur Toys for Kids
L is obsessed with dinosaurs! He had a dinosaur birthday party last year and requested the same theme this year, too! His birthday is this weekend, and we got him all dinosaur-themed gifts (at his request), so I wanted to share those here if you need any ideas for your dinosaur-loving little boy or girl! Sidenote - some of these are ...
More Kids Activities While Social Distancing & In Quarantine
Last week was our kids' Spring break, so while we were at home 24/7, we didn't really have structure in our days because we wanted them to have fun. Now that Kevin and I are both working full time from home, we need to find ways to keep our kids engaged and entertained, while also having scheduled chunks of their day devoted to the ...
Toys Our Kids Love That Encourage Continued Learning at Home
Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post! Harper and Lincoln are 2-and-a-half years apart in age and at almost 4 and 6, they’re really getting into playing together lately and enjoying the same toys. I noticed that their favorite toys seem to be ones where they build, create, explore and get creative – and I thought about how these toys are ...
Holiday Gift Guide: The Toys Our Kids Play With Most
Because we're traveling for Christmas this year, we're going very low-key on gifts - and after countless playroom purging sessions, it's a tradition I'd like to continue. I've read multiple articles that actually support that having less toys is better for kids - and that the less toys they have, the more creatively they'll play with the ones they ...
How to Get Rid of Toys Without Guilt
Our playroom was one of my favorite spaces in our home when we moved in and it still is -- we spend a lot of time there as a family. It's wonderful to have a dedicated space for play and keeps the rest of our home clutter-free. Plus, it’s huge (as large as a master bedroom) and it gets a ton of natural light. However, over the last couple of ...
Holiday Gift Guide for Toddler Boys & Girls
Each holiday season, I love to share gift guides for Harper and Lincoln. Some of these are toys we love and own that I'm recommending as a great gift and others are ones we purchased for the kids this Christmas, or plan to purchase. It should be noted that in addition to the lovely gifts below, Kevin got Harper a light saber and Star Wars socks ...
