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Are Tree Swings Safe To Install for Your Kids?

Tree swings evoke images of carefree childhood days, laughter, and endless fun. However, as with any playground equipment, safety is a paramount concern. Many parents and grandparents wonder whether tree swings are safe to install for your kids, especially when considering the health and stability…

Summer Fun Family Outings

Summer is well underway and you may have reached the point where your kids are complaining about being bored. We have some wonderful ideas for summer fun family outings here and many of them are very inexpensive or even free! Summer Fun Family Outings Attend…

Make Your Own DIY Moon Sand

This DIY moon sand is quick and easy to make. With only a few supplies needed, it’s much less expensive than the store-bought kind too. This is a fun sensory activity the kids are going to love. They can just squish and move it around…

Shaving Cream Easter Eggs

We had so much fun making these shaving cream Easter eggs. The first time I ever made them was at my nephew’s house with my grand niece and grand nephew. The colors and patterns are so pretty but these are super easy to make. We…

Pumpkin Patch Color Match

If your kids are learning their colors or you want to work on their matching and memory skills, this game is a fun way to practice all of those. You can make this Pumpkin Patch Color Match game with minimal supplies and it requires little…

Budget-Friendly Summer Activities for Kids

Fun with Sidewalk Chalk

Playing with sidewalk chalk can be a lot of fun! We have rounded up more than 15 ideas for fun with sidewalk chalk to share with you here. Check them out and pick out which ones you want to try with your kids. Most sidewalk…

Packing the Perfect Picnic Basket

I love, love, love picnics! I don’t know if it’s the nostalgia of it or what, but there’s just something so special about eating outdoors. Photographs of picnics online always make me smile and wish I were there. When it comes to picnics, I would…

Soothing Bath Play Dough

Playing with play dough in the bathtub? Yes! This soothing bath play dough is a lot of fun and really easy to make. The sensory play with the play dough containing lavender essential oil will create for a relaxing bath before bedtime or use it…

Kids Garden Ideas They’ll Love

Most kids just love mucking around in the dirt and if they have something to show for it, all the better. Gardening can give kids a sense of pride and accomplishment and if they’re growing food, it can help encourage them to eat what they…