Would you like to shop on our site for free this summer? Here’s a great opportunity for you! Participate in our 50 Days of Summer and you’ll have a chance to win a gift certificate.

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Welcome to our Independence Day edition!  Fourth of July in the States will be celebrated this week, so we’re finding things around the house to get ready for it!  Join us!

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Here’s to another week of fun stuff for you and your family!  We hope this week’s slate of activities inspire your own creativity and ideas…enjoy!

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When kids hear the word “summer”, their heads are filled with visions of swimming, trips, lazy mornings in jammies and playtime - all the time.  The last thing on their minds is anything school-related.  But, summertime can be a great time to keep up those academic skills as well.  And, all it takes is fifteen minutes.

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Are you ready for another fun-filled week of summer fun?  Check out these activities sure to make your kids (and you) smile!

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For those hot, sunny summer days, water toys help beat the heat. Hook the water toys up to the gardening hose and open the gates - all the kids in your neighborhood will want to play. One of our quick sellers is the Beach Blast Ball. It’s huge and it sprays in every direction known to man. Also, the Wigglin Water sprinkler keeps kids active and running around and waters the lawn for you! Less work for Mom and Dad already! Just don’t forget the sunscreen, you don’t need lobsters as children.

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Get ready to have some fun over the next ten weeks!  Each week, there will be five activities, one per weekday, that you can do at home with your kids.  Adapt them to their age and ability levels, and do not feel like Monday’s activity has to be done on Monday…make it work for your schedule!

Ready?  Here we go!

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It happened this morning - those fateful, yet expected, words from my almost 9 year old’s mouth, “I’M BORED!”  The fact that we survived two days into summer vacation before we hit this point is quite amazing actually.  I halfway expected to hear the mantra when he stepped off the bus for the last time last week.  However, no amount of toys in the playroom, books on the bookshelf and television is enough to keep out the summer doldrums around here. Read more…