Do you have a kid who can’t get enough of the Great British Bakeoff, Cupcake Wars, and other baking shows and dreams of opening up their open pastry shop or bakery someday? This is the gift list for them. Most pastry chefs say they’ve known they wanted to be a baker since they were children [...]Continue Reading
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Top Board Games for Elementary Age Kids that Teach Science
Science encompasses many disciplines, from anatomy and biology to environmental sciences like geology and all sorts of things in between. You can help your children learn about science in a fun and exciting way using board games that teach science. Educational games are great for parents and [...]Continue Reading
The Delight of Splashing – Best Water Table for Toddlers to Stay Playfully Busy on Your Patio
We continue this year’s gift guides with a toy that gets a ton of play and can last into the preschool years – here are the best water tables for toddlers! Toddlers absolutely love playing with water. They’re happy to spend an entire day near the pool or on the beach enjoying all sorts of [...]Continue Reading
Best Toy Kitchens for Toddlers – Gift Guide for Delicious Pretend Play!
One of my favorite toys when I was a toddler was my toy kitchen. I loved being able to mimic and pretend to bake like mom or grill like dad. My imagination ran wild with all the different foods I could make and eat. Thirty-five years later and kids still love playing with a pretend kitchen-which [...]Continue Reading
The Perfect STEM Gifts for Middle Schoolers
Science. Technology. Engineering. Math. It’s these four fields of study that give us STEM. However, one website describes STEM as, “so much more than four fields of study, though. It has become a short-form label that includes a diverse set of 21st century skills and characteristics - ways of [...]Continue Reading
Garden Toys for 4 Year Olds – Super Fun Diggin’ in the Dirt!
At four years old most kids are happiest outdoors. One of the most peaceful and easy ways we've played together as a family is in the garden - sometimes growing things, sometimes just digging in the dirt, looking at worms and finding special rocks. Here's a list of our favorites for having fun in [...]Continue Reading
