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The Make & Play Vault

Summer…. long days, warm nights and kids home all the time. You know what the best defense against bored kids [...]

Martha Stewart Crafts recently offered to send over some supplies in exchange for a creative Mother’s Day DIY.  I happily [...]

Ok, so maybe a week away isn’t exactly “last minute” – but it still kind of feels like the rush [...]

Happy Friday friends – I absolutely have to start off this week’s wrap up with a big ‘ol THANK YOU [...]

The other day I walked into my mom friend’s kitchen and found the top of a pineapple sitting in a [...]

Every once in a while we do a project here on MPMK that I’m over-the-moon excited about. That’s how I [...]

Between Freezy Peasy: Freezer Cooking Made Easy and Get Balanced: Nutrition for Real Life, we’ve been talking a lot of [...]

Happy hump day friends.  Do you all have big Easter plans for this weekend?  We’re actually double booked – which [...]

Time for another play/art room update.  The last time I showed it to you guys we had just chucked the [...]

Hope everyone had a good St. Paddy’s Day, now it’s time for Easter – it’s so early this year! Kaley’s [...]

We have two very special guests today, all the way from Singapore.  They’re stopping by to share with you a [...]

Easter is in March this year so it’s time to roll out the ideas.  We’re kicking things off with Alli [...]

Surprise! You’re getting a twofer today. Since our Midweek Musing is a little light (What can I say? I just [...]

Kaley’s here today with some lovely printable counting cards, perfect for teaching your littles their numbers at home.  At our [...]

Last Friday I sent out a quick social media poll on how I should celebrate V-Day with my littles. The [...]