Day 19 on the 28 Days of Activity Calendar is… Sponge Boats! As promised, here is the full activity/craft in this blog post. But first, why did I decide to include these sponge boats in this calendar? Well, as the weather warms up, I know that kids start to love playing in the water. These…
Meet the Animals that live in the Canadian Rockies
I am very excited to share with you the first of many activities that will come out with these little animals. I just felt that these animals were too cute to only have as ‘decorations’ on the activity calendars. After writing the Hiking Guide for Families, I knew that I wanted to write more posts…
Bored kids? Create an Activity Jar with these 75 Activities (+Free Printable )
The other day I ran into this problem with my almost five year old. I would make an activity suggestion and then she would say that she would not want to do that activity. All she kept saying was that she was bored. Then we basically repeated this scenario 100 times. It was exhausting. Eventually,…
Pine Cone Flower Craft
I was scrolling through old photos and came across a pinecone flower craft that the girls and I made last year. I had every intention of putting them up on the website. Like many ideas, I had to shelf it until I hade more time to write. At the time we made them both girls…
Raise Your Own Butterflies with a Butterfly Raising Kit
I have been trying to come up with creative and fun hands-on learning to do with the kids. For the last month, we have been having a lot of fun following the new 28 Days of Activities Calendar and the kids seem to be enjoying the activities too. Occasionally we find ways to extend their…
Make a Fake Campfire (+Free Printable)
Camping is something that we love to do as a family. We usually start going on the occasional trip in April or May depending on the weather. I love that camping brings us closer together. Some of my favourite moments while camping are around the campfire. Even when we were off living the vanlife, I…
Activity Calendar for Kids (+Free Printable)
I am completely shocked at how many people viewed, shared, and are participating in the 28 Days of Activities (+Free Printable) that was published a couple of weeks ago. Initially, I made the calendar for my kids and then thought that some of my followers may enjoy it as well. If you missed out then…
Create a Mountain Scene with Animals (+Free Printable)
When I created the 28 Days of Activities calendar my kids were immediately excited for each day’s activity. To be honest, it also has been helping me stay motivated each day while we are all practicing social distancing. After I printed the calendar for each of them, my youngest daughter saw the animals and wanted…
How to make a magical Fairy Garden, Dinosaur World and Troll Land
Have your kids ever received a gift from someone that made your jaw drop because of the WOW factor? Well, one of the sweetest and most thoughtful gifts that our kids have ever received was from their Grandma (my mother-in-law). I remember the day that they came to visit us. Grandma said she had a…
3 Indoor and Outdoor Scavenger Hunts for Kids (+Free Printables)
A few days ago I launched the post 28 Days of Activities and it went viral. Thank you to everyone that shared. I am truly humbled by the fact that so many people appreciated this resource. For some people, it is almost day 10 of the 28 Days of Activities for Kids. Day 10 is…