Category Archives: Age 3-5

Bright and Beyond Idea Cards

Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-7, Announcements & Stationary, Fun stuff for parents

BrightandbeyondThese are the best idea since Goldfish.. the snack kids love! 

Like a lot of parents, I sometimes feel like I’m not interacting enough with Madelyn (18 months).   I just don’t know what to do.  I can only sit on the floor and make ‘oink oink’ sounds so long before I get bored.  Bright and Beyond Idea Cards have helped me come up with things to do with Madelyn and I referred to them at least two or three times a day for the last week.
One of my favorite idea cards is the masking tape card. This card explains how we can use masking tape on our floor to make fences and race tracks and even inspired me to make a masking tape computer on our kitchen floor! That was fun. 

These idea cards make learning fun and interactive for kids of all ages. Bright and Beyond Idea Cards are sold in decks for age ranges 0 to 9 with age appropriate activities and challenges in each deck.

WEBSITE: Bright and Beyond

SquidSoap

Age 3-5, Age 5-7, Age 7-10, Ages 10-13, Cleaning & Cleaners, Fun stuff for parents, , , ,

"Awww… you made me ink!"  That is one of my favorite lines from Finding Nemo.  Did you know that your kids can have fun with ink?  No, not the kind in a pen but the SquidSoap kind which is actually vegetable dye.

          SquidSoap by Airborne® is designed to teach and
train proper hand-washing technique to children. It’s the only
liquid-soap dispenser with a specially designed pump that stamps a
child’s hand with vegetable dye. It takes about 20 seconds of thorough
hand washing to remove the ink mark, leaving the child with clean
hands. So it literally takes the guesswork out of whether or not your
kids have washed their hands thoroughly. It’s easy, fun and effective.

I have to admit that Sebastian, 8 years old, was a little bummed that he had to put ‘ink’ on his hands at first.  However, after using SquidSoap a couple of times he thought it was cool. Eight year old boys just don’t have the time to stand around washing their hands.. silly me.   Now I simply require that the kids wash their hands in the kitchen where I can see them use vegetable dye on the top of the SquidSoap dispenser and then check to see that the dye is gone when they have finished washing their hands.

This is a great product. One that every parent should have in their home.

WEBSITE: SquidSoap

My Mom Rocks lap tee

Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Baby & Kids Clothing

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For those that don’t already know that I ROCK… Madelyn now makes sure that the world is aware of that when she wears her super cute ‘my mom rocks’ lap tee from The French Chihuahua.

This long sleeve lap tee comes in four colors. PINK and TURQUOISE for a Girl. Chocolate can be UNISEX for either a Boy or Girl and ARMY GREEN for the Boys.

If your baby doesn’t think you rock, don’t worry, you can choose from several other fun, unique designs including Big Sister, Sweet Pea and Social Butterfly.

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Cupcake pettiskirt

Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-7, Age 7-10, Baby & Kids Clothing, , ,

Hoenshelcouture_skirt1 Madelyn LOVES her pettiskirt from Hoenshel Couture. Watching her walk around the house in her pettiskirt is the cutest thing.  I thought she might be bothered by all the fluff, but she loves it. She smiles so big when she runs her hands through her pettiskirt and spins around to see the ruffles go up and down.

The Cupcake pettiskirt is made of 50 yards of super soft fluff.  Think cloud..you know when your on an airplane and you fly through a cloud?  The pettiskirt fabric doesn’t irritate Madelyn’s sensitive baby skin,or snag on everything she walks by like some fabrics we’ve had experience with.

I can totally see Madelyn wearing her pettiskirt at Sebastian’s baseball game practice! How cute would that be?  This gorgeous petticoat ruffle skirt would work great for costume, photo portrait prop, birthdays, special event, pageant wear, sports wear or casual wear, or dress-up.

Your princess deserves her own pettiskirt from Hoenshel Couture.  Sizes range from newborn all the way up to size 10.  If only I could get away with wearing one of these!

If you aren’t thrilled about the colors of this pettiskirt, Jamie will work with you to design a custom 50 yard pettiskirt that has the colors that you or your child prefer.  I am really enjoying the Cupcake style because there are so many colors in it.. Madelyn can wear her pettiskirt with just about any color baby tee and she has lots of baby leggings that top of the look!

After Madelyn wore her pettiskirt in the yard last week, naturally it got a few specs of dirt on it and I freaked. Much to my surprise, it’s maching washable.  That’s the icing on top of the cupcake!!  Ha ha!

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The Number Hunt Game

Age 3-5

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Finally, a game that Sebastian like to play, takes about 15 minutes and is fun for Tim and I to play also.

Number Hunt is a game that enhances kids math skills, and is fun… says Sebastain (7 years old). This game focuses on
more than counting, allowing kids to see numbers in real terms – how
they relate to quantities and amounts – as well as symbols. Players learn and practice math skills as they move along the colorful jungle path.

With six different games to play targeting beginners to advanced mathematicians (around age 5-7), younger kids will be entertained and educated for a few years.

Beyond Learning is the world’s first company to offer reading and math games that are earth-friendly. Their products are printed with soy-based ink, phthalate-free lamination, water-based varnish on recycled paper.

Where to buy: Beyond Learning