My sister really likes elephants so a lot of things for her baby have elephants on them. Below is a list of some of whaat she has had and and things I am thinking of adding to her elephant collection for her second baby. This isn’t meant to be an exhaustive list, but just a …
My toddler 3-year-old nephew is really into octopuses (octupi?) this year, and so in preparation for his birthday I have been looking for all sorts of octopus toys, octopus books, octopus hats and costumes, and anything else he might enjoy. Everything I have found (I didn’t buy all of it – yet) is listed below. …
Crafts – Lily had such a great time making foam ornaments – coloring, putting stickers on, and gluing gems and pompoms onto them. I like shopping at Michael’s a week or two after Christmas for 90% off Christmas crafts, pack it up with my Christmas bins, and have it ready for next year (also a …
Kiwi Co makes several types of science-based craft “crates”. They offer individual crates you can buy, but mostly offer subscriptions. This is not a sponsored post, but I do have a referral code to get you $10 off your first purchase: https://www.kiwico.com/refer?i=RebeccaA322 Kiwi Co offers 9 different themes of crates. Some are structured by age …
We took a weekend trip with our 3 year old and 20-month-old. One of our best friends was getting married, my husband was a groomsman, and they asked Lily to be a flower girl. We took a 2.5-hour flight there, and 3.5-hour flight back. My children did so well on their first flight. We planned …
My now 3-year-old toddler daughter loves sharks so we decided that was going to be her third birthday theme. She is not very into baby shark, though, just real sharks. Her favorite species of shark was hammerhead shark (until, of course, the week of the party, when she informed me that it’s actually great white …
My toddler loves sharks and has for over a year. And real sharks, not just “Baby Shark” song and merch (though she also enjoys those). (I’ve also been using this website to identify lots of sharks: https://www.sharks.org/species) (This page contains affiliate links. At no cost to you, I gain a small commission if you buy …
We just went last week in August 2021 to Adventure City, a small theme park in Anaheim, California. My sister-in-law, cousin, and I took our 3 toddlers, aged 3, 2, and 1. Environment and Entering Adventure City opened at 10am on Wednesday morning; we got there a little after opening, bought tickets the day before …
Now that things are beginning to return to normal, I am looking forward to doing a lot of different things with my 2-year-old and almost 1-year-old this summer. We live in the Los Angeles area, and while we have lots of plans, we are planning on staying in this area all summer. I’ve separated our …
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Tummy Time Tummy time is super important for them developmentally! At this age they can start playing with their toys, reaching for toys, and rolling over. There are lots of fun playmats with hanging toys and toys on the floor. One of our favorites is this piano tummy time mat that both of my children …
