Fun Learning for Kids

A collection of play based learning activities and fun ideas for young kids!

Tot School Planner

I’ve decided to start Tot School with Evan this Fall. I know this could be extremely difficult with a newborn in the house, but I want to give it a try. Since I’ll probably be operating on limited sleep and nursing around the clock, I wanted to be as planned as possible ahead of time. [Read More]

Tall by Jez Alborough: Virtual Book Club for Kids

I am really excited to be linking up with many other blogs for this month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids! The author for the month of July is Jez Alborough. Evan and I headed to the library and checked out a few of his books. Evan really liked most of them, but some were a [Read More]

Organization: Playroom bins

I am so happy about these playroom bins! I currently have two IKEA EXPEDIT shelving units in our playroom. Originally, I purchased the DRÖNA bins from IKEA as well. They are a perfect fit and hold a lot, but they are made of cardboard and fabric. After 6 months of using them, I realized we [Read More]

Move and Learn: Watering Shapes

Today I drew several shapes on the patio with chalk. I used red, white and blue since it is the week of 4th of July.                 Evan has been enjoying lots of water play lately, so I decided to call out a shape and have him pour water [Read More]

5 File Folder Games for Your 2-Year-Old

I’ve been collecting a bunch of file folder games I found on the internet and making them when Evan goes to bed at night. I want to have a collection of educational games he can play when the new baby comes in August. I’m hoping he’ll be able to play them next to me while [Read More]

Move and Learn: Smack a Color or Shape

Evan is a high energy little boy and learning activities that include gross motor movement are a big hit. A while back I came across this post  (Word Family Slam) over at Toddler Approved. It immediately caught my attention because Evan loves throwing balls. What a neat way to combine learning and an activity he [Read More]

Fruit and Veggie Muffins

On my mission to add more vegetables to Evan’s breakfasts (and ours too), I went looking for muffin recipes that I could add veggies to. I came across this recipe on allrecipes.com. It has great reviews and sounded like something Evan would like. I particularly appreciated that many reviewers said they were moist. I have [Read More]

Veggie Pancakes

I try to include vegetables at every meal for Evan. Breakfast is hard though. Sometimes I will scramble up some eggs and add green peppers or salsa to the mix, but other than that I rarely find a way to include them. I’ve seen other blogs that had recipes for pancakes with fresh veggies inside. [Read More]

Welcome!

Hi, my name is Danielle! I am the wife to my wonderful husband, Allen. I am also a mother to my rambunctious 2 year old son, Evan and I’m expecting a girl this August. They are my inspiration for writing this blog. As a housewife and stay at home mother, I am always looking for [Read More]