Themed Days of Summer 2024: Activity Set #5

Round five of themed daily activities - head to Insta for fun details! :)

Unicorns

Art/craft: paint a watercolor unicorn, use a paper towel roll to create a unicorn horn

Show: Nella the Princess Knight

Food: Unicorn lemonade - sparkling water, freshly squeezed lemon, raspberries, and a little honey

Game: Unicorn ring toss

Rocks

Art/craft: go outside on a rock hunt, categorize your rocks by color, shape, size, etc.

Show: BBC Earth: Planet Earth

Food: Koala crisp cereal (looks like rocks!)

Game/Activity: visit a rock quarry or landscape shop to see all sorts of different rocks

Slides

Art/craft: use popsicle sticks, tape or string, and playdough to make a slide for dolls or cars

Show: Peppa Pig: The Playground

Food: pancake and sausage slides

Game: go to a park or using a slide in your own yard, experiment to see what makes you slide down faster and what makes you slide slower

Pizza

Art/craft: draw a paper plate pizza, make playdough pizzas

Show: The Backyardigans - Chichen Itza Pizza

Food: homemade pizza!

Game: Use a blanket or towel to make a “pizza dough circle” then toss balls "(“pepperoni”) and other “ingredients onto the pizza

Letter Fun!

Art/craft: Depending on your child’s ability level, you can: draw large letter outlines and let your kiddo color or paint the inside, practice writing letters on whiteboards or paper, cut letters out

Show: WordWorld, Alphablocks

Food: Letter pasta or crackers

Game: Sort any kind of letter toys, puzzles, find the letter, match letters

Themed Days of Summer 2024: Getting Started!

Welcome to summer!! A beautiful, laidback season with lots of sunshine and late, warm family nights. As a mama, summer is both something to look very much forward to AND something that needs to be carefully planned in order to preserve the sanity of all involved! I have always shared ideas for how to get your kiddos outside, cooking, and doing fun arts + crafts + games, but this year I’m taking it further. For my first summer with five kids, and two being very active toddlers, I’ve created themes for our summer days! For each day of the week, I’ll have a fun theme around which I’ll plan art activities, select special books to read, create themed recipes, find a themed show, and more!

ALL ABOUT THE DADS: Fathers' Day Gifts 2024

Our dads are our rocks, the ones who bring the goofy fun, the ones with knowledge about all the things, and the ones who can fix anything! Let’s celebrate them with some special gifts! I rounded up the most unique, meaningful, cool items for the dads in your life. Click on the pictures for the link to my LTK shop with all the details! :)

The Best Mother's Day Gifts 2024

Cheers to mamas!!! I love being able to take a special day to celebrate not only my own mom but all the wonderful mamas in my life who are just rocking it day in and day out. What a mother does in a day will never be fully understood…all the little things that mamas do - consciously and even subconsciously - support the growth and happiness of their families. You really are all champions and changemakers!

So - let’s shower them with appreciation! Here are a few gift ideas that I think the mamas in your life will love. Jump over to my ShopMy store for all the links!!

For the busy mom

This item has been a GAMECHANGER for me as a mama!! It makes organizing our busy lives so much easier.
10/10 receommend!!!

For the tox-conscious mom

It is becoming more and more clear to so many of us just how filled with toxins our daily products are! Here are some safer products that I found + love.

For the fashion-forward mom

Share a little of that Refined Ranch style - here are the cutest boots + bling for the sophisticated mama!

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Peacekeepers 2024

I am striding into 2024 with my head held high and my goals straight in front of me!

I live an incredibly busy life, and although I have always been this way and wouldn’t have it any differently, I needed to rein in the focus a bit this year. With five kids, four businesses between myself and my husband, and all the ranch animals, keeping my peace is key to keeping my whole family’s peace! So here are my “PEACEKEEPERS” for this year - I’d love to hear yours in the comments!