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Color Car Road Trip Game
We have been playing different variations of this game for years. Here is how you play Yellow Car: Everyone looks for yellow cars. The game scores as follows: regular yellow car – 1 point, any yellow pick up truck – 5 points, yellow Mustang – 5 points and yellow Hummer – automatic win! We keep score […]
Why Do Children Get Motion Sickness in the Car?
With six children, we have had our fair share of kids that get car sick (myself included). If you understand why children and adults get car sick it may help to prevent it. Car sickness results when the brain receives conflicting information from the inner ears, the tactile system, the eyes and your internal expectations. […]
5 Ways to Make Time for the Family
I started to write this post since our life has been so chaotic recently with everyone going in different directions. The amount of time that our family of 8 is all together seems to be dwindling. Partially it is because the kids are getting older and have more obligations and partially it is just that […]
Category Games for Family Game Night
Click on image to enlarge sample pages from Category Games Are you looking for a fun, quick game for family game night? Check out Category Games. This digital download will be sent to you via email right after payment so you are ready to play. The packet includes four (4) different category games: Game #1: […]
Top 5 Family Christmas Traditions
Throughout the years, our large family has participated in different Christmas traditions. There is something so comforting about family traditions. They can strengthen a family bond, create stability, provide familiarity and increase emotional ties. Here are my top 5 family Christmas traditions: 1. BAKE COOKIES TOGETHER – The taste of the cookie dough, the smells […]
Christmas Doodle Find for Family Game Night
Christmas Doodle Find: This 18 page PDF download is a Christmas seek and find game that includes 4 different game boards, 6 recording pages and also includes 5 find and color pages. This game requires no preparation – just print and play! In addition, there are directions included to create a travel version of the game. […]
Superiffic Gift List for Parents
On to my next gift list…. The parents!!! Kids and spouses listen up, this post is for you. Children get to write specific lists each year during the holiday season of what they would like to receive. What about us parents? Sure some will ask what we may want from the mall, online or a […]
Gifts For Preschoolers (Shhh you have all the stuff already!
As I mentioned previously in another blog post, I am getting tired of all the gift lists out there this holiday season. So many seem to link to a bunch of Amazon products so affiliate links can get clicks. It makes me wonder whether the blogger is truly suggesting the products or just looking for […]
Pretend Play Makes Better Thinkers Poster
Download your copy to hang up in your playroom or classroom from Growing Play – Pretend play makes better thinkers. Need ideas for pretend play? Check out all of our pretend play packets.
My Top 3 Gift Ideas for Toddlers
I have to admit, I am getting really sick of seeing gift lists all over Pinterest and Facebook. There are gift lists for every age, every gender, every personality type, etc with links to everything that Amazon sells. It is starting to get on my nerves. Don’t get me wrong I occasionally look for a […]