This gingerbread playdough recipe might just be my favorite part of the holidays. The second those spices hit the pan, it’s like instant Christmas magic. My kids come running every time, convinced I’m secretly baking cookies…and honestly, I can’t blame them. The smell is that good. There’s something about watching them playfully roll out their … Read more
We kicked off this cranberry STEM structures building activity on a whim. Mostly because I had a half bag of cranberries sitting in the fridge and zero plans for them. Ten minutes later, the kitchen table had turned into a full-on engineering lab. Toothpicks, cranberries, and a whole lot of laughter…that’s really all it takes … Read more
Our Build a Pumpkin Play Dough Tray started the year my kids decided our jack-o’-lantern looked lonely. One pumpkin on the porch wasn’t cutting it…clearly, it needed an entire family of squishy sidekicks. So we spent the afternoon crafting the most delightfully odd crew of pumpkins you’ve ever seen. There was a superhero pumpkin, a … Read more
We fell down the rabbit hole of mummy books for kids after my youngest wrapped herself in a blanket and declared she was “Queen of the Mummies.” It was one of those afternoons when the couch cushions were stacked into pyramids, snack crumbs were the “buried treasure,” and I figured the only way out was … Read more
The smell of simmering cranberries might scream “holiday kitchen,” but this cranberry playdough recipe is all about playtime, not pie. We first whipped up a batch after Thanksgiving when there was half a bag of cranberries left in the fridge (and zero motivation to make sauce again). Turns out, they make the prettiest shade of … Read more