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06/05/2018

10 Absolutely Free Summer Activities for Kids

10 Absolutely Free Summer Activities for Kids

These 10 FREE Summer Activities for Kids take me back to my childhood! You don’t need to go on a vacation to have a memorable summer. These fun things to do during the summer will help save you trips to the store. Yay!

Summer mornings are weird. Sometimes frustrating!

The routine goes out the window. Late nights call for late mornings. Heck! The kids still wake up at the same time no matter what time they went to bed. Lord help us all!

So, what do you do with the kids? They aren’t going to school for 3 months! Aaaaaaaaaggggghhhhh!

I did do a post of 25 Awesome Summer Activities you can pull from. But, what if you forget to plan for those for the week (you forget to draw the summer bucket list cards and go shopping for any supplies you don’t have laying around the house)?

Stuff happens. Life happens. Mom brain happens.

Don’t stress, Mama.

I have made another awesome summer activities list that doesn’t cost anything and doesn’t require a trip to the store. It simply uses what you have already.

Whoo hoo! Am I right?!

Free and simple are the best.

As a kid, we didn’t have much. So, my brother and I had to get creative alot. Especially during the summer time when we were bored out of our heads. But, those games and activities we made up are some of the best memories I have.

So, don’t go thinking, that even though you don’t go on some fancy vacation, your kids are missing out on a fun summer.

No way!

Sure vacations are nice. But, you can make the most memorable summer for your kids with simple things. Just be totally 100% present; and, they will love it!

So, here are the free summer activities for kids:

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05/29/2018

Summer Activities For Kids

Summer Activities For Kids

I need all the summer activities for kids ideas I can get! So, using this list will help us get through summer with less chaos. There are printables, backyard activities, crafts, watermelon and slime ideas! Fun, fun!

The last school bell has rang for most families. The kids are so excited! It means it’s Saturday everyday for them! Whoo Hoo!

But, are you screaming Whoo Hoo, Mom and Dad?

Maybe.

Maybe not so much. What the heck do you do with your kiddos so they don’t turn into those creatures from Where the Wild Things Are?

I mean, when my kids are cooped up in the house all day, a wild ruckus does begin. Fights happen. I hear, “Mom, brother poked my eye with Captain America!” or “Mom, sister is pinching me!”

I was sort of jokingly saying to my husband yesterday, that there should be a place where parents can go to drop off their kids in a sound proof room (with babysitters of course) and right next to that room is a pillow room. A pillow room that parents can take a lovely nap in complete silence.

Doesn’t that sound ah-mazing?! A mama can dream.

But, I digress…

Now, what to do with those kiddos before they turn into little tornadoes, destroy the house and drive everyone bananas {insert thinking emoji}.

I got your back, Mom and Dad! I compiled a list for you to draw from. Now are you screaming Whoo Hoo?

Read on for the 25 Best Summer Activities For Kids

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05/23/2018

8 Homeschooling Tips for Busy Parents with Activity Ideas

8 Homeschooling Tips for Busy Parents with Activity Ideas

I’ve been homeschooling preschool since my son showed interest in learning. Heck! I started reading to him when he was in my belly. But, for some reason, the thought of homeschooling kindergarten (coming up for my son and me in the fall) is a little scary.

To be candid, it’s because I’m putting the pressure of a traditional school schedule on myself.

I end up with the question like, “How am I suppose to fit that in our everyday life?” Especially with two other little ones and a dog. That’s going to be so difficult.

But, it doesn’t have to be that way. I can embrace a lifestyle of learning. Where my family can use everyday experiences as learning opportunities. We can learn during the day, at night, on weekends and even holidays!

We can learn math while baking or grocery shopping at farmer’s market. We can learn science while outside or on a trip to the beach. Learning can be plugged into our already busy lives giving my kiddos natural opportunities to grow.

Of course we will use curriculums. Of course we will be meeting our state’s requirements. But, I can release the fear of fitting a classroom setting into our lifestyle.

And that’s the beauty of homeschool.

Read on for 8 Homeschooling Tips for Busy Parents:

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05/18/2018

How to Setup a Donut Shop Dramatic Play Area

How to Setup a Donut Shop Dramatic Play Area

We setup this Donut Shop Dramatic Play Area in our house to pretend we’re selling donuts today! It’s such fun! I love seeing my kiddos’ imaginations work. Now, to make real donuts! There’s a recipe for that too!

My daughter loves to pretend she’s baking. She will get all the bowls and serving spoons out to pretend she’s whipping up a batch of cookies.

Then, she will go grab her blocks, pour them in a bowl, stir them up and ask me if I want soup. It’s really cute!

Since she loves baking and cooking so much, I thought it would be fun to make her a baker’s apron. You can see how to make that on Instagram. We made it out of a paper shopping bag, paint and ribbon! It was so fun to do together.

And to really help her creative thinking, I asked her if she’d love to play donut shop. I told her she could be the baker and I could be the customer. She said yes! So, we set out to make a donut shop in our play room.

Let’s get started!

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05/08/2018

Tea Party Headband for Kids with Recycled Newspaper

Tea Party Headband for Kids with Recycled Newspaper

We are making this Tea Party Headband today for tea party dramatic play! We got our pretend tea set out and our stuffed animal friends ready. It’s going to be so fun! Make one too!

My daughter loves to dress up and pretend she is having a tea party with all of her stuffed animals.

It’s so cute!

She goes around pretend pouring tea and asking her stuffies if they like it. I end up invited to her tea party all the time.

It really is so fun to see my daughter’s imagination at work. When I see moments like these, I want to make them even more fun for my kids.

I want to help the pretend play to last as long as possible (since play matters so much).

So, I asked my daughter if she would like to help me make a Tea Party Headband for her to wear. She said, “YES!”

If it involves paint, she is all in!

So, let’s get started making the Tea Party Headband!

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Hi Mama! I’m Ludavia! I love making crafts for kids, early learning activities and pretend play ideas fun and simple for moms and their kids.

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