Articles: Roundups

64 of our Favorite Music Videos (I TRIED to pare it down, y'all, but I just CAN'T!)

During summer break, Christmas break, or other days off of school, the boys and I tend to watch a lot of music videos. We sort of leave them on in the background while we do other things, but then when one of our favorites comes in, we often stop what we're doing to watch it. Plus, if you grew up in the 90s like I did, you remember watching MTV back when it was still actually music videos? Here's some of our favorites (including a few I don't let the kids watch): 

Roundup of Sandboxes and Sand Toys!

We finally bought the boys a sandbox! They’ve been having so much fun scooping, digging, sifting, and molding, and Mama’s been on the hunt for new things we can play with in there. Here’s a list of some things I found! 

Avoid the Summer Slide With A Roundup of Over 25!!! Math Games for Kids (and Adults)

Whether it's school break or just a rainy day or whatever and you need an educational game to keep yourself and your kids occupied for awhile, I've got you covered! Here's over 25 math games! 

Logic Games (To Bring out your Inner Vulcan!)

"Logic is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end." -Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Ah, Star Trek... once again, a perfect quote for humanity. To go with that quote, here are a handful of games that help strengthen those logic skills! 

Family Games that Come in a Junior/Kids Edition for Preschoolers, Kindergarten, and Young Kids

If your family is anything like ours, you love to play games together. We're still in that phase of life where we want to play board games, but there's so many games that our young boys just can't handle yet! Thankfully, there are a TON of games out there that have a junior/kids edition to complement the "grown-up"/family edition... check them out below! 

Fun Ways to "Help" the Tooth Fairy

Well, we've hit another big step in our parenting (and childhood) journeys: Froot Loop lost his first TWO teeth! The first one came out about a week after he turned 6 1/2 and the second one was exactly 3 weeks after the first. Then, we had our first tooth fairy visits! We decided we didn't want to go the "normal" money route and we have been going with LEGOS instead. Here are a bunch of other ideas y'all can use for the tooth fairy! 

Games & Toys for Kids Learning How To Spell

Spelling is a vital part of a child's education, and generally, kiddos start learning to spell somewhere in the preschool/pre-k/kindergarten age (unless you're Froot Loop, who started spelling his first words at age 2...). I've found a bunch of fun toys and games that can help young kids learn to spell (which also helps them on their reading journey!) 

Easter Crafts & Supplies For Kids

Can you believe it's almost Easter already? I sure can't. This year is just FLYING BY! Here's a bunch of Easter Crafts that kiddos can do to celebrate. Have fun! 

18 Gilmore Girls Inspired T-shirts

Gilmore Girls is one of my favorite shows. It's one of those shows that almost always lifts me up and makes me laugh. It's also a fun thing to talk about with other people who love the show too. One of the ways to strike up a conversation is by wearing one of the EIGHTEEN Gilmore Girls inspired T-shirts I found on Amazon! 

Ten Things: Ten Willow Tree Figures I Own

I've collected Willow Tree Figurines since my youngest was born. I received one as a gift and just fell in love with them. Most of them sit on my mantle along with our wedding photo. Here's ten figures I have.