Articles in the Active Play Category
Active Play, All, Jen, Kid Play, POP's Playful Place of the Day, Traveling Play, We Play »
Here’s what’s going on today that you and your children may find fun. All activities listed do not require preregistration. There maybe some fee involved to participate. Please follow the links for more information.
Nationwide
A.C. Moore Make & Take — Thomas the Train, Misty Island Rescue Event, 1 – 3 pm
In New Jersey
Garden State Discovery Museum – Backpack Attack
In Pennsylvania
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Active Play, All, Jen, Kid Play, POP's Playful Place of the Day, We Play »
Here’s what’s going on today that you and your children may find fun. All activities listed do not require preregistration. There maybe some fee involved to participate. Please follow the links for more information.
Nationwide
In New Jersey
Brigantine Concert- Bob Ferris Big Band “Music of the Movies.” (609) 266-3323
Garden State Discovery Museum – Backpack Attack
In Pennsylvania
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Active Play, All, Jen, Kid Play, POP's Playful Place of the Day, We Play »
Here’s what’s going on today that you and your children may find fun. All activities listed do not require preregistration. There maybe some fee involved to participate. Please follow the links for more information.
Nationwide
Home Depot Kid’s Workshop – Football Display
Michael’s Make ‘N’ Take – Big Brother/Big Sister Welcome Home Sibling Canvas
A.C. Moore Make ‘N’ Take Lunchbox
In New Jersey
Garden State Discovery Museum – Backpack Attack
In Pennsylvania
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Active Play, All, Fun in the Kitchen Fridays, Jen, School Day Snacks, We Play »
Here’s something not only yummy to eat but pretty to look at. Our friends shared the recipe with us. Today, we’re baking it up to share with you.
Rainbow Glitter Bars
Ingredients for the Bars
shortening
1 egg
1 cup granulated sugar
2 sticks butter or margarine, softened
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Ingredients for Glitter Sugar
1/4 -1/2 cup granulated sugar for each color
food colors
1 teaspoon water
Directions
Grease a 15×10 inch jelly roll pan. A cookie sheet works just as well.
Heat oven to 350 Degrees.
Separate egg– yolk and white. Keep both.
In a large bowl add egg yolk, 1 cup …
Active Play, All, Jen, Things-to-do Thursdays, We Play »
Some events are available only to families in South Jersey for this week. Other events are running across the country. All of the events are free or low-cost unless noted. Follow the links for more information.
Saturday
Shore Mall Model Train Display, Egg Harbor Township
Home Depot Kid’s Workshop – Football Display
Michael’s Make ‘N’ Take – Big Brother/Big Sister Welcome Home Sibling Canvas
A.C. Moore Lunchbox Make ‘N’ Take
Sunday
Brigantine Concert- Bob Ferris Big Band “Music of the Movies.” (609) 266-3323
Monday
Mom to Mom Group at Shore Memorial Hospital
A.C. Moore – Make & Take – Thomas …
Active Play, Karen, Kid Play, Toy Review Tuesday »
I am a huge fan of Endless Games! So I was so excited to get a box full of games from them last week. Just in time for me to post for Toy Review Tuesday!
ABEEC Match Game is a great game for kids! I like this game as an educator, and as a Mommy.
Synopsis:
A BEE C Match Game is a fast-paced letter matching game for all ages.
You don’t have to know how to spell to play and you don’t have to be
a spelling bee champ to win. Simply match …
Active Play, All, Jen, Kid Play, We Play »
Tired of spending money on play-doh colors that just get mixed up anyway? Looking for something fun to do, now that the kids are home from school? Concerned that your child may be eating play-doh and that it will wreak havoc on their digestive system?
Here’s a simple playdough recipe you and the kids can make at home that should resolve some of your biggest play-doh concerns. Only 5 ingredients are needed and within 5 – 10 minutes your kids can be creating away.
Ingredients
(no need to run out to the store, …
Active Play, All, Karen, Play with Pictures, weeklyfun »
Wordless Wednesday!
This is my rendering of a specific artist. I drew the her free hand using colored pencils. If you can tell me who the “Original” artist is you can win a Crayola Prize Pack! Obviously my rendering is slightly different than hers, but you’ll still be able to spot the original.
Lets play NAME THAT ARTIST!!
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Active Play, All, Karen, Marvelous Mondays, We Play »
We believe in the benefits in playing with your kids, and there are many benefits. For children, play is simple. It’s what children were designed to do. Parenthood.com says, “For children play is natural, it’s how they learn about themselves, their environment and the people around them.”
For us adults however, it may not be so easy. I was a “nanny” for years. I started babysitting in my teen years, than did it as a side job part time in college. I also worked at daycares. Now as a professional, high …
Active Play, All, Jen, Kid Play, Toy Review Tuesday, We Play »
There’s something about Play-Doh, as a mom I think I have a love-hate relationship with it. What I remember from my youth is not separate distinct colors but Play-Doh that always seemed to be an oddly strange-brown or was it green color. Sure I remember all the cool toys you could use with your Play-Doh. There were all sort of contraptions to push Play-Doh through to get creatively-shaped Play-Doh noodles. Molds and cookie cutter-type toys to form the Play-Doh into shapes. And of course scissors to cut it with. But …
