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I received complimentary product from Goliath Games to facilitate some games recommended in this post. As always, opinions remain 100% my own. One of the best ways to help kids learn through play is by playing games together as a family. And while younger kids may not be ready to…

Big M (age 4) is obsessed with the movie, Brave, and pretending to be Merida.  So much so, that she often runs around the house with a plastic coat hanger (her bow) pretending to shoot arrows.  My husband and father-in-law have fed her obsession by taking her for archery practice…

Thank you Goliath Games for sponsoring this post. Pick up your favorite game today to enjoy the holiday season and beyond! And make a playdate games day part of your family holiday traditions. If your kids are anything like mine, it’s barely December and they are already plotting the playdates…

We all have one. Famous artists, children’s authors, preschoolers and parents – everyone has a favorite color. What does your favorite color say about you? Why do you love your favorite color? Use your child’s favorite color as the basis for science, art, early literacy and more with this awesome…

Need a St. Patrick’s Day game sure to please kids and grown-ups alike? Set-up this simple and affordable Pot O’ Gold Coin Toss for a festive, fun-filled kids party game to keep your March 17th celebration entertained! St. Patrick’s Day Game for Kids… and Grown Ups Too! Around here, St.…

Conversation hearts are synonymous with Valentine’s Day. Like candy canes at Christmas, you can find them everywhere – in individually packaged boxes or giant bags. The famous pithy phrases continue to evolve with the times (TXT ME and #LOVE were in our bag this year), but the chalky flavor never…

Last year, my Jingle Bell Toss was a total holiday kids party games hit – both at home with my kids, with their friends at school, and overwhelmingly by all of you! With just 5 minutes, a few dollars worth of supplies and a glue gun, you can make simple…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreeToBe #CollectiveBias School is out. The kids are home. And before breakfast is done they are clamoring for the day’s entertainment.  With just a few basic supplies, let them be free to compete in their…

Warmer weather is finally here to stay… and so it’s time to take the Architecture and Engineering for Kids series outdoors! The girls get total credit for this one: who knew race cars could provide such a great engineering lesson? Engineering in Action Baby M got these fun, pull back race cars…

You spend hours filling eggs, creating a diversion to sneak out and hide them all… the egg hunt itself is over in 10-15 minutes tops.  Now what?  Whether you are planning your preschooler’s Easter party at school or need some Easter ideas to burn off those chocolate bunny highs, these…

Sometimes our projects are invented out of the need for distraction!  This weekend we made one of my favorite family outings – to the pumpkin patch.  And of course the girls immediately wanted to carve our pumpkins as soon as we got home.  To buy us another week before turning…

Looking for a little spooky, learning fun this Halloween?  The girls and I had lots of fun this week with this Spider Web Jumble.  It is a great fine motor skills challenge, and the simple set up makes for easy holiday STEM games for kids too. Spider Web Jumble Ever…

TGIF, y’all!  Welcome to another edition of We Love Weekends!  If this is your first time joining us, welcome to Playground Parkbench – I’m Meghan, the Playground Parkbench Guru.  Mom to Big M (almost 4), Lil’ M (almost 2) and M3, coming this Fall.  I write aboutparenting tips, mommy sanity…

We eat out with our kids a lot.  They have been going to restaurants since they were infants, and I can recall maybe twice since Big M was born nearly 4 years ago, where they were so badly behaved we took turns racing through our food while the other shepherded…