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The Make & Play Vault

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

Ever noticed how much kids love a good theme?  A central topic is such a great way to get little [...]

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 [...]

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I’ve got a brand new Valentine tutorial up on the mom channel at eHow and – I must say – [...]

We’re taking another break from Project Organize Your Life today for a playtime activity your littles will adore.  You know [...]

Today we’ve got a very sweet playtime activity from our newest contributor, Alli.  I love the dramatic play aspect of [...]

We’re taking a little break from Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life today and highlighting an intriguing winter science decor project [...]