Do you have an old chest or cabinet that has lots of scratches on it? It’s a bit of an eyesore but it’s storing a bunch of things you want to keep. Well, you can do what my son-in-law, Scott, did with Ryan, 7. He found some old paint, that was used on the walls, he covered the floor and… Read more »
What an easy way to keep kids occupied! Decorate the house! Sari and her cousin Ryan found old rolls of crepe paper and decided to get the house all ready for Sari’s daddy’s birthday. I happened to have had a bunch of colors of crepe paper in a drawer and forgot all about it. They not only wrapped crepe… Read more »
I just loved this post on Mommy Ever After (http://mommyeverafter.wordpress.com/2014/11/21/all-aboard/) where Rebecca Fox Starr wrote about her daughter Belle. What a great example of KIDFUN! Here is this resourceful little girl, looking for something creative to do and what is it? Make a train station right in her home! “All Aboard!” as her mom called it. Rebecca explained it this… Read more »
It was my granddaugther Jaclyn’s first birthday party and Hope, her mom, came up with such great ideas. (Do you think she was raised on KIDFUN?!) She had kids in the backyard playing homemade Badminton, like Sari is doing here. Actually, there was no net but that was fine! It’s simple to make the racket. Take a paper plate and… Read more »
I visited Ryan’s kindergarten class at Congregation M’kor Shalom yesterday and thought this was a perfect KIDFUN idea that her wonderful teacher, Mrs. Rothman, was playing. She said — “Let’s all sing our Good morning song,” but she started with this game. The students had to follow her, make the same motions she made. What a tease! First Mrs. Rothman… Read more »
Here’s a game that works in any season — whether you’re stuck indoors or need a new adventure outdoors. It’s called FIND ME! It was so easy. We took small pieces of paper — the orange ones in this photo (um, excuse me if it appears blurry!). And, while my husband Barry was sleeping, Ryan thought it would be fun… Read more »
I bet you look at this picture and can’t really figure it out. I’m not surprised! From the headline you probably see what we’re doing. Sari, Ryan and I are lying UNDER the dining room table. The girls put down throw pillows and afghans and it’s kinda’ their bed — EVEN when company comes! So, they said, “Grammy, come on… Read more »
What a perfect way to spend time indoors (especially if it’s a snow day like it is in our area)! It’s not just baking cookies — it’s decorating them! Yum! Here is Jessica Heisen helping Ryan (and Sari, Molly and lots more kids who came later). The first part of this project is baking sugar cookies together. If you’re like… Read more »
Ryan teaches Tube Tossing - Jan. 2014 IMG_0211 This is a KIDFUN Test — It’s a video of Ryan teaching everyone how to do a one-handed catch with a tube. (It was from a roll of fabric and it’s pretty stiff so she wants younger children to be careful.) It’s amazing — Ryan is now six and I started this… Read more »
I think I wrote about this kind of thing before — but it’s always fun to take “stuff” and make letters out of it. Look at this! Ryan took our roles of gift wrap and said, “Let’ make a K for KIDFUN, Grammy!” … Great idea! We also made a T, an F, an X — any other letter with… Read more »