Fun Ways to Celebrate Earth Day with the Kids

April 21st, 2016 · No Comments

Earth Day is tomorrow and there are so many fun ways to celebrate with the family. From simple tips to help your family go green, to baking Earth Day treats, to starting your own garden, to recycling crafts, here are the best ideas and activities I’ve seen to celebrate Earth Day this year.

Tips to Help the Family Go Green

Simple Mom put together a very thorough post on 40 Tips to Go Greener at Home.

 

Here are 5 Fun Ways to Help Your Family Go Green for Earth Day.

 

She Knows had some good ideas on teaching the kids to celebrate Earth Day.

 

Help your kids write The Lorax a letter on how your family is doing its part to protect the environment. It’s just one of the fun activities as part of the Lorax Project.

Earth Day Treats

Tidy Mom made some super cute Earth Day cookies. See how easy they are to make.

 

These Earth Day Chocolate Cupcakes from Dessarts look so yummy.

 

This Earth Day Dinner Menu from Secrets of a Supermommy is so fun and amazing. The African Jungle and Ocean treats she made for dinner are awesome.

Earth Day Fun and Games

There is no better way to celebrate our Earth than by digging in the dirt. Teach your kids to garden with these fun tips and projects.

 

On Earth Day, enjoy nature by having a picnic. Remember to leave no trace in the park and pick up after yourselves. For more fun, Oh Happy Day shows you how to make your own Paper Picnic Baskets. So cute and easily recycled when you are done.

 

Kitchen Counter Chronicle shows you have to organize an Earth Day Scavenger Hunt for the kids.

 

This Leaf Print Art idea from Skip to My Lou is very pretty and easy to make.

 

Recycle your old crayons and turn them into Heart Shaped Earth Day Crayons, courtesy of the TSJ Photography blog.

 

Finally, the East Coast Mommy Blog has a great post on 10 Earth Day Activities for Kids.

Earth Day Art

Living Locurto shares this free printable Earth Day Bookmark with tips for the kids on how to protect the earth.

 

Nothing but Country shares a beautiful free Earth Day Art printable that’s perfect for framing.

 

These fun free printables from Modern Parents Messy Kids help you and your kids set up recycling stations around your house or classroom.

What are you going to do with the family to celebrate Earth Day?

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5 Ways to Make Family Game Night More Fun

October 29th, 2015 · No Comments

Is your Family Game Night feeling a little stale? The kids aren’t that excited about it anymore? Or, do you have a hard time convincing the family to even have a Game Night? Here are 5 ideas to inject a little more fun and creativity into your family’s special evening.

1. Put on a Costume.

Why just play a game when you can play the game in a silly way? For example, if you are playing a pirate game, have everyone wear pirate hats or eye patches. If playing the Snorta animal game, wear an animal mask. Make them out of paper plates before the game begins.
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Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos Paper Calaveritas: Easy Kids Craft

October 29th, 2015 · No Comments

Have you heard of Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead? It’s one of my family’s favorite Holiday traditions. Celebrated November 1st – 2nd, in many Latin American countries, the Holiday is about remembering and honoring loved ones who have passed away. I learned all about the Holiday when my family moved to Mexico City when I was in 8th grade. I loved the concept of not only taking a day to remember the people you miss, but also to honor them with some fun and festivity. Sounds odd, right? But here’s the thing. The Mexican culture embraces death as just another aspect of life. It is not to be feared. And even when you are gone, you are not truly gone if someone remembers you.

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Thanksgiving Family Traditions

November 13th, 2014 · No Comments

Looking for some fun ideas to do with the family around Thanksgiving? Our family has three Holiday traditions that we look forward to every year. I hope sharing them inspires you to start some of your own Thanksgiving family traditions and start racking up those fun memories.

Giving Back

With Thanksgiving coming up, a lot of talk at our dinner table has centered around helping others and being grateful for what we have. My husband and I frequently talk to the kids about giving back but we wanted to find ways to get the kids more involved in activities that help others. So we have started a Pre-Thanksgiving tradition where we do one activity as a family to help others.

In the past we have helped various local charities through my son’s Boy Scout troop or through the YMCA. This year we are going to spend a few hours hand-packing meals at Feed My Starving Children, a charity that provides meals specifically formulated for malnourished children to nearly 70 countries around the world. This is a great activity to do as a family because even young kids can pitch in and help. Here are more ideas on how to give back as a family.
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Kids Race Car Birthday Party Ideas

June 5th, 2014 · 2 Comments

Race cars and race car birthday parties are always a huge hit with boys. There are so many fun ideas! To make Mom look like a hero, I wanted to share some easy ideas for crafts and activities to host the best race car themed birthday party ever. I even through in some fun gift ideas to share with Grandma or the Aunts.

Party Games and Activities

1. Driveway Race Track. Ask the party guests to bring their fastest Matchbox, Hot Wheel or other car to race at the party. If you have some old race car track from when you were a kid, go ahead and set that up for the race but otherwise, read this post on how to create a race course on your driveway for maximum racing fun. Perfect for 3 to 10 year old kids.

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