DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. If you’re considering a tablet, like an Amazon Fire, for your preschooler and are researching pros and cons or want to know the best educational apps to download, look no further! Discover why we chose the Amazon Fire tablet for our active preschooler and which apps we love to entertain and provide some educational content. After years without having any sort of access to phones or tablets, we Santa gifted our daughter a 7” Amazon Fire last Christmas when she was 4.5. She does NOT use it often. We use it as a reward for good behavior after Hailey goes to bed. We have yet to bring it out of the house, besides when we traveled to Disney, so she really sees it as a treat and not an everyday accessory. In case you’re on the fence about one of these tablets, here is my pros and cons list to the Amazon Fire and our favorite apps for preschoolers that include an educational aspect: Pros: Price – At the time of purchasing ours, the Fire was only $99! But I’ve recently also ... Continue Reading...
10 Activities to Entertain Kids in Winter: Part 3
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Cabin fever is a real thing that not only hits adults but it bothers kids too! Pin this post and keep it as a reference of activities you can do to entertain kids in winter. Most use items already in your home or require little purchases happen but make sure to sure out this post of our favorite arts and crafts items to see what we pulled out to make some activities happen. If you’re new here then chances are you haven’t had the opportunity to read through part 1 and part 2 of my “10 activities to entertain kids in winter” posts so go ahead and do that now! You’ll see that many of these activities change with the growing ages of my kids but some can be adapted for different age groups as well. Sensory Bins – Use a large tub or even your summer water table as a container and fill it with a theme. Could be as simple as all the pieces to your wooden puzzles and have them sort it back out. Find everything you can in your toy room that's blue and create a winter blues bin to ... Continue Reading...
Easter Egg Hunt Disney World Reveal
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Are you planning a trip to Disney World soon and are looking for a unique way to tell the kids? No matter what time of the year, consider an Easter egg hunt! Create a scavenger hunt, filling the eggs with this free printable stating your special Disney World reveal message after the hunt! As you are reading this post, our family is enjoying a (hopefully) fun time down in Disney World with our brother-in-law, sister-in-law and my two cute nieces! We did our best to keep the secret up until the Sunday before our trip so we didn't hear every day "are we going to Disney World today?" I shared in my 10 more ways to entertain a toddler in winter post how Easter Egg hunts are a great activity to pull out any time of the year so that's the route we took! I created this fun free printable, trimmed each shape and stuffed them into a set of Easter Eggs. We gave them each a bucket and had them hunt for the eggs. After finding and opening the eggs they lined up the ... Continue Reading...