Played with 2 standard air-filled balloons. 2 or more players. One referee (or a player) says "3,2,1 go!" Then at the same time, each player tosses their balloon in the air. Whoever has a balloon go the longest wit…
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My dad got a craft table for our kids over 8 years ago, and they still enjoy it. Having a separate table is great for play doh, arts and crafts, painting, and other things that might make a mess on the kitchen table. The one we …
This is a game of magic from when my kids were around 2-5 years old. In a bathtub, you can create a RUMPLE. This is a magical object, which can have any number of superpowers that a child wants. To make a rumple, you need: *An e…
This game is super-fun and my 6 yr old son, Lincoln, invented it and ran it for us! The rules are: *You are trying to keep your ball in the tissue box the longest *This is a fair game. Lincoln would randomly shake the box. *Ever…
This game was a lot of fun on the Long Island Sound. A great beach game on the rocky shore when it's a bit too cold to swim in the northeast. We threw a tennis ball into the Long Island Sound, and took turns throwing rocks …
One of my children was a bit underweight and really didn't want to try new foods after being weened. We saw a nutritionist and sought advice from friends, and here's some tips which worked for us. 1) Talk to your doctor…
Every night before bed, each kid has to give me a report. It's a fantastic tradition and part of a wonderful put down. Lincoln tells me the "Breakfast Report" when I ask "Tell me the breakfast report, I want to…
Memory is a fantastic game for age 4 and up. We are partial to the My Little Pony version, though it's not on Amazon any more those this one is :)
The kids love this game! They run from the porch to the swingset and I try to throw the (very soft) frisbee to get them. I actually use 2 frisbees, because I have two kids. If the frisbee tags them, they are frozen and have …
Lava Monster is a fun game I play with the kids. I stand in the hallway and they try to get past me. I talk in a silly voice, and I'm a big, slow, volcanic monster. I don't bend over, saying that Lava Monster has a bad …
Bluey is a fantastic kids show about a family of dogs who love playing games together. The games are fantastic and have become some of our family's favorites. Hotel, Statues, Taxi - these are classics and my written descript…
My kids are 6 and 4. However, they currently love the "Gussie" game. They say, "My name is Gussie and I'm two years old". And the other says, "I'm two years old and I'm named Gussie".…
With a 4yr old and a 6yr old, Monopoly Junior is a game we have come back to a few times and have fun. It's good for turn-taking, understanding the rules, counting out the spaces, and some basic math with paying for thing…
My kids love the "Book with No Pictures". It's super-fun to read, as the grown-up has to read whatever is on the page, no matter how silly!
An Ally game. With construction paper with a different shape on each on the floor, call out a shape. The kids have to hurry around the room and find objects of the same shape and put them on that piece of constructio…
An Ally game. On the floor, put down many pieces (around 6) of construction paper with a different shape drawn on each. Call out a shape. The kids then run to it Repeat. Can also be done with different color construction…
With a child sitting on the floor or chair, I pick up one foot and hold by the ankle in my hand. I take one finger, run it down the center of the bottom of the foot (from toe to heel) and say “Peanut Butter”. Then I repeat on…
Everybody grab an instrument. March in a circle playing it! Make up a silly song as you go! Walking around Having fun Instrument time For everyone.
This game is quite similar to Yanni . Mommy walks around saying “Spooky Mommy” while the kids run around to avoid her. In this game however, the dad is sitting on the couch and once the kids run to the base, he extends hi…
This is a fantastic game, and can be played without much space (a rug in a living room will do). And it’s not really a race - kids take turns picking who shouts something out and teaching the movement, and that kid leads the w…
