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Extended play with the new American Girl kitchen

American Girl Kitchen with child 2

If you’re looking for extended play value, you’ve found it. Introducing the brand new American Girl kitchen that can take your child’s imaginative play to the next level, and has so many ways to bond and play together,

Gryphon Tower: all-in-one mesh router and online parental controls

Managing screen time with Comcast

Worried about online threats now that everyone is working and schooling from home? Using the Gryphon Parental Control Router app truly puts the control back in your hands. It’s never been easier to manage your children’s online activities and ensure healthy amounts of screen time and age-appropriate content.

Social and emotional learning with Miniland Educational

Miniland emotions

Miniland Educational has been helping educators give kids the tools they need to express themselves through play for years, but I’d urge parents to check them out as well. These are strange times, and sometimes that calls for an educator’s toolbox. 

Summer activity with kids: Scooter Town

When I was young, we used to play Scooter Town in our little neighborhood multiple times a week. Basically, game goes like this: the scooters are the cars in the town, and they must obey the laws of the road. Like a real car, the scooters need to fill up with gas at the service station {aka the air pump}, go through bank drive-thrus, navigate around traffic cones, and they must stay on their side of the dotted lines we draw on our sidewalk.

Managing screen time with Comcast

Managing screen time with Comcast

Learning about managing screen time with Comcast and all the ways we can protect our family time and focus on work and school. The xFi app lets you control all devices and profiles in one place and pause internet whenever you feel like it.

Matching Girls Monday: quarantine style

Wondering where our weekly dose of cuteness went? We’re taking a small break from Matching Girls Monday during quarantine, but we’ll bring it back when we can safely explore again!

Earn the Junior Ranger Night Explorer Badge from home

Celestron telescope by water

Want to keep learning after you leave the National Parks? Did you know you can earn the Junior Ranger Night Explorer Badge from home? See how we use the Celestron StarSense telescope to explore the night sky with kids.

DIY miniature fairy swings

RR Maileg mice on swing

DIY miniature fairy swings for toys, fairy gardens, and more. We crafted these for our Maileg Mouse house, but they can be used for play or display.

Creativity for Kids gardening kits make any staycation fun

Creativity for Kids volcano

I know all you mamas out there are trying your best to help your kiddos cope with the new restrictions and fears that we all are experiencing. At this point, I’m looking for any way at all to eliminate some of those worries, and I am so thankful I had some educational fun stashed away from Creativity for Kids.

Corolle dolls: a friend you can count on

Corolle Walk 3

I’ve said it for years and I’ll say it again: Corolle dolls aren’t just any old baby doll – they are best friends. The snuggle of a Corolle doll has gotten my kids through all their childhood fears and the baby dolls they fall in love with remain beloved friends even after they grow out of the typical doll stage. Now, more than ever, we need simple pleasures and the reminder that things will be okay again