Joyful Parenting
Welcome to my blog! I'm MaryAnne, and I write about building a rewarding family life through mindful parenting and educational and creative family activities. Learn more.
From crafts to science experiments to picture books, our favorite space theme activities for kids. Today my blog friend Emma Vanstone of Science Sparks released This Is Rocket Science, an awesome new book all about rocket science themed activities for kids. She kindly sent me a review copy, and it is amazing! I decided to share it with you today along with some of our … [Read more...] about Favorite Space Theme Books and Activities for Kids
How do you bring history to life for your kids? Learn how we are bringing pioneer history to life with The Queen’s Treasures. My three girls have been reading Little House in the Big Woods together this fall, so they were delighted when The Queen’s Treasures emailed me, offering to send some items to review. We already own their Laura doll, so the girls picked out a few … [Read more...] about Bringing Pioneer History to Life with The Queen’s Treasures
Pretend towns are popular in children's museums, and it's no wonder when you consider all the life skills kids gain by role playing town and city life. Last month, Antsy Pants sent us their new Market Kit to try out. After putting it together (I helped a little), the kids decided to turn the rest of the living room into a small pretend town. As I watched them play, I … [Read more...] about Life Skills Kids Gain by Playing Pretend Town
We made these adorable peg doll fairies for my daughter's eighth birthday party. The kids loved customizing them, and they were so easy to put together! Peg Doll Fairies DIY Doll Tutorial We planned a pretty simple party for Lily's eighth birthday, but then simplified it even more when Lily broke her arm two days before. I had to pull out all of the active activities to … [Read more...] about Adorable Peg Doll Fairies DIY Doll Craft
My kids LOVE all things LEGO. We love to extend imaginative LEGO play with these DIY play scapes that promote storytelling. We are a LEGO loving family. Mike and I build LEGO sets as at-home dates (we're working on this one at the moment). My kids save up their money for sets year round. My kids also use our existing LEGO sets to build their own creations. A pretty … [Read more...] about Extend Imaginative LEGO play with these DIY Play Scapes
