Create your own PLAYMOBIL playscape to enhance playtime

Playmobil boat with boy

Just like with PLAYMOBIL playtime, there’s no wrong way to set up your PLAYMOBIL playscape. As long as it encourages creative play, helps with family bonding, and keeps the kiddos imagining, it is the perfect playscape for fun. Create your own DIY PLAYMOBIL playscape using these steps and see how it enhances playtime in your house. 

Matching girls: Old Navy in fall

Mama and tween

My oldest came home from school camp this week, and I swear she aged a decade. She left a tween and now look at her. Of course, the fact that she’s experimenting with makeup doesn’t help things any. The day she came home, she wanted to plan a girls day with mani/pedis and some shopping … Read more

Back to school with new episodes of Spirit Riding Free

Pop Secret Spirit Riding Free

I have talked about how much my kids love “Spirit Riding Free” in the past, and throughout the seasons their love has only grown. It’s one of the few shows that they truly latched onto, and honestly the only kids’ show that we have ever loved so much that we counted down the days until new episodes were released. We’ve only seen one of the new season 6 episodes so far, but I can’t wait to experience the rest of the new season with my little super fans over the next week.

Kit’s new garden accessories from American Girl

American Girl Garden

I am so excited to share my newest photo shoot I did with some of the newest items from American Girl this summer. We were inspired by Kit’s new gardening series and decided to make a fun garden scene to celebrate – just in time for fall harvests. A little backstory: My kids were originally … Read more

Matching Girls Monday: beach at sundown

Beach Day matching girls kissing

Living so close to so many beaches means that just about every day can be a beach day. While we love spending whole days at the beach, we also love that we can just stop into beaches on our way home to see the sunset and let the kids play for a bit.  No swimsuit … Read more

American Girl DIY play garden

American Girl Garden with Kit

Our DIY play garden for American Girl dolls can be used for a variety of play scenarios, from learning about plants and how they grow to imagining your dolls are running a bustling farm that sells its goods at the farmer’s market. It’s easy to make and inexpensive, but adds a ton of play value to our American Girl playtime.

Legends of Learning makes back to school learning fun

Legends of Learning kids

Are you an educator? If so, you need to sign up for a FREE Legends of Learning account today and see how you can utilize it as a great learning tool for your classroom for an even better understanding of science related subjects.

Matching Girls Monday: blueberries in Hannas

Blueberry Picking girls in matching dresses

We love our neighbors*. It’s become tradition that all of our girls {5 girls between the two families} get new matching dresses that they wear during our annual neighbor* events, and I had completely spaced this year. Thank goodness this year our amazing neighbors* surprised us with the cutest dresses for the girls at Hanna … Read more

The magic of Corolle Dolls

Corolle dolls

I swear my heart just melted. This girl and her love for her babies has me completely smitten. The tenderness with which she cares for each of her Corolle dolls is admittedly something pretty special. Looking at all of this love, I can’t help but be sentimental. It seems like just months ago my firstborn … Read more

zulily Thrill Week is going on now

Do you shop zulily? I first heard about them years ago from my cousin who was able to get everything she needed for both her and her new baby at deeply discounted prices thanks to zulily. After checking it out for myself, I was hooked, and have since bought a ton of stuff for me, … Read more