If your kids love blocks, Legos, and magnetic building toys, you should try MAGFORMERS. These colorful magnetic building toys come in different shapes and invite children to put them together in imaginative ways. Instead of clicking or stacking, MAGFORMERS link together with tiny … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Sort Toys and Keep on Top of the Clutter
Our family recently prepared to move and determined that we needed to cut down on our stuff addiction. Despite my enthusiasm for becoming "stuff free," I dreaded tackling the toy room with its overabundance of toys for three and perpetual chaos. I've shared some of my toy room … [Read more...]
The Tot Tube: A STEM Toy for Preschool and Beyond
A STEM toy that is simple to assemble, easy to store, and works with a variety of toys. My kids love setting up intricate ramps for races. Sometimes I visit their toy room and discover clever attempts to use anything they can find to create cool ramps - container lids, box … [Read more...]
When Less Means More Sanity
Many of us dream of living in a bigger space. We fantasize about everyone having their own bedroom, dual sinks in the master bathroom, and a giant island for food prep in the kitchen. Whatever space we're in, it feels like a little - or a lot - more room would be more than … [Read more...]
Let Toys be Toys
Last week, I chatted with a mom at the library while our boys played away in a toy farm, then a miniature kitchen. We were commiserating about imaginative play with our kids, groaning a bit over the sometimes dull, heavily scripted play directed by a tiny tyrant. She laughingly … [Read more...]