DIY Obstacle Course for Toy Cars

DIY toy car ramp with building block obstacle course

You know that my boys love toy cars right? {Side note: Yes, it’s Monday! I’m supposed to have a book list, but I’m behind. What can I say? I’m human and reading takes time.} Way back in 2008, I shared our DIY version of a toy car ramp made from a baking sheet propped up… Keep Reading →

10 MORE Ways to Play with Toy Cars

Ways to play with toy cars

In the wake of my very popular round-up, 10 Ways to Play with Toy Cars, I am sharing 10 MORE ways to play. Over the last five years of blogging, I’ve documented the funny and clever ways my sons have played with their cars, trucks, buses and trains.  Most of these ideas came out of… Keep Reading →

Top Indoor Kid Activities of 2012

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Earlier this week I published my top book lists of 2012, and today I am teaming up with other kid activity bloggers to bring you a slew (slew = 100+) of the best kid activities that made their way around the web during 2012. While the very tippy-top post of 2012 was my list of… Keep Reading →

Transportation Tuesday

After listening to my fill of bickering I decided to take matters into my own hands with a little old school problem solving and a roll of masking tape. I call it “divide and conquer” parenting.

Transportation Tuesday

My kids like to study the NYC subway map. A lot. I’m not kidding.