I have a seven year old who loves to read. He also love to draw. He reads and draws, and draws and reads, constantly. He also loves making up stories and creating imaginary animals and he has all kinds of crazy cool ideas… but he doesn’t like to write. “It’s boring.” “It’s too hard.” “It’s […]
A Sticky Cutting Tray Invitation to Play
Every now and then I remember that Noah is the smallest, and that while we’ve done so many fun activities over and over, that was with the big kids, back when he was a baby. So to him, self-adhesive paper, sticky side up, is still magical! I put together a quick and easy […]
Post Office Play – Free Printable Play Set
The kids will love writing letters and delivering them with this fun free printable post office set. It’s so much fun to get a real letter in your letter box! My kids got a postcard from a relative the other day and that sparked lots of conversation about letters and how they get from one […]
Just Add Drawing
Do you have a preschooler who is suddenly interested in drawing or writing and can’t get enough of it? Do you have a child who is ‘bored’ and needs something a little different to spark their imagination? Do you have a child who rarely picks up a pen that you’d like to encourage? Simple… just […]
Free Printable Valentines Letter Writing Set
Send a letter to someone special for Valentine’s Day with this free printable Valentines Letter Set for kids. The set includes printable writing paper and a matching envelope, and is a great way to encourage beginning or reluctant writers. Even in this digital age my kids still like to share handwritten notes with their friends. […]
Free Printable Kids Letter Writing Set
My big boy is a fabulous reader, but when it comes to writing, well, let’s just say it is not really his thing. But he’d really like to get better at writing, so we are trying to practice at home and make it fun. One way to make writing fun is to write letters to […]
Kids and Journaling
I broke out the new journals the other day, one for each of my kids. My kids love having journals and the excitement of a brand new, blank journal and a whole lot of art and writing supplies were just the thing for a cold, wet weekend afternoon. Our kids always have a journal laying […]