Luke was out of town on business recently. And the trip seemed like forever. Forever. While this was not Luke’s longest business trip away it’s safe to say Maddy and I were itching for his arrival. His flight back to Colorado had him making it home late. So with hours to kill before Maddy’s bedtime [...]
With an almost four-year-old in the house easy activities and crafts keep me sane. Easy activities that children can do on their own or with minimal parental guidance are winners in my book. Every parent has moments where they are looking to keep their child busy without using the TV to mindlessly distract them. Tie-Dye [...]
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Colors, Everyday, Evolving Kids, Learning Activities 
Tags: art, craft, preschool activity 
2 Comments »Being surrounded by awesome bloggers who are also awesome women, cooks, athletes, musicians and mothers is something I love about blogging, but today you get to experience some of the awesome I know. My friend Gina, from Special Happens, generously sharing a fun activity you and your kiddos are sure to enjoy here on Evolving [...]
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Everyday, Evolving Kids Tags: art, craft, kid friendly, tissue paper 2 Comments »Eggs are incredible. We go through a lot of eggs each week in our house. So of course we also go through a lot of egg cartons in our house as well. Luckily egg cartons are pretty incredible too. So what to do with some of this egg carton stockpile? Well, in honor of Easter [...]
Posted in 123's, Animals, Arts & Crafts, Everyday, Evolving Kids, Learning Activities Tags: animal craft, craft, learning at home, preschool activity No Comments »Fish, and beaches, and oceans oh my! We focused on oceans, beaches, and ocean animals this week. The girls had a blast with all of the activities. We sorted plastic fish figurines by color, size, shape and type of animal. The fish figurines “swam” in the ocean, a pie plate filled with water and did [...]
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Everyday, Evolving Kids Tags: ocean theme, toddler activity, toddler craft 2 Comments »For a while now the most exciting question I can ask in my house, other than “Do you want to do Barnes and Noble and play with the trains?” or “Who wants cookies!?!” is “Shall we do a craft?” Craft is a magical word around here. Activities that include glue or paint, scissors or googly [...]
Posted in Arts & Crafts, Everyday, Evolving Kids Tags: learning, toddler activity, toddler craft 10 Comments »What do noodles have to do with anything? A handful of noodles. All the colors of the rainbow. Two little girls determined to make something all their own. Lots of focus and creativity. A little bit of ribbon and a lot of patience. A day filled with learning and creativity unbeknownst to the two year-olds [...]
