Looking for a really neat winter STEAM activity to make with the kids? A few months ago, my eldest son came back with a really cool paper sk...

Is the weather getting warmer where you are? Yesterday we embraced the sun with this quick and easy  STEM activity .   We grabbed some rocks...

Ever since my eldest son was young, he LOVED cars.  Is your child that way too?  Then you'll understand why we've done a ton of car ...

The next time you get some take-out pizza, ask them for an extra clean pizza box.  Why?  So you and the kids can make a pizza box car garage...

When we moved to our new place, one of the first things I bought for Chuck's new "big boy" room was a large world map.  I in...

As a child, I LOVED watching Disney Movies .  I watched Little Mermaid and Beauty, Beast and the Beast a million times (no kidding).  In fac...

With the nights still being quite long, we often find ourselves stuck inside twiddling our thumbs... and going kinda bonkers.  :)  So one da...

Do you have a plane, train, helicopter, truck, boat, car, or spaceship loving kid ?  While looking through the archives, I realized that we&...

We have a TON of toy cars, trains, and trucks over here.  (Chuck's kinda got a thing for transportation toys.)  And lots of them have op...

I love painting things with Chuck, but sometimes I yearn to make things that actually move or do things.  So when a mommy friend suggested...

We bought an Ikea train set awhile back and Chuck loves it.  The only problem is that our poor Thomas train is too big and doesn't fit ...

How was your Halloween?  Ours was pretty jam packed.  We entertained some out-of-town guests, carved pumpkins, attended a couple of kids'...

Happy Halloween everybody!   Hope you have a wonderful and magical day!   As promised, here are some photos of Chuck in his Lightenin...

Here's a fun fact- In the past couple of months, I've watched the movie Cars probably twenty or so times.  By now, I know all the c...

Ok, the title of the post pretty much says it all. 1.  Get some toys. 2.  Dip them in paint. 3.  Watch your kid go to town. 4.  Remind ...