Articles & Expert Guides on Children's Activities

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31 Rainy Day Activities for Kids of All Ages

Tassia O'Callaghan

May Half Term 2025: Where Kids Eat Free (or for Just £1) Across the UK ✨

Phoebe Corcoran

Solitary Play: The Secret to Raising Independent Kids?

Tassia O'Callaghan

Kids Eat Free 2025: Your Ultimate Guide to Easter Holiday Savings in the UK 🌟

Phoebe Corcoran

12 Associative Play Activities Your Toddler Will Love

Tassia O'Callaghan

Things to Do in Cincinnati with Kids

Taylor Terry

7 Fun Things to Do in Miami with Kids

Ailin Muniz

5 Things to Do in Orlando with Kids

Gabby Brown

How to Talk to Kids About Juneteenth in 2024: 12 Ways to Celebrate

Tassia Agatowski

32 Preschool Activities to Keep Your Toddler Busy for Hours

Tassia O'Callaghan

205 Mother’s Day Cards Messages to Make Her Day

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

How Long is Summer Break?

Tassia Agatowski

19 Children’s Books About Diversity

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

27 Egg-citing Easter Basket Ideas for Kids

Alicia Wallace

How to Plan a Birthday Party Your Child Will Love

Peanut

20 Great Games for 3-Year-Olds

Deborah Vieyra

60 Rib-Tickling Riddles for Kids

Alicia McCormick

When is Grandparents’ Day?

Peanut

18 Best Outdoor Toys for Toddlers

Tassia Agatowski

From the community

Is a 5.5 mile walk a crazy amount to walk?

Only about 2-3x per week and its a newer thing. I enjoy it a lot but ive been getting horrified looks when it comes up in conversation.

Do you let your kids play in public sand boxes?

Like the ones at playgrounds, schools, etc

Sensory bins

Show me your sensory bin ideas and tips! What do you use as filler? How many do you have? What themes? What tools do you use? What activities do you have to go along with them or just free play in the bin?

Is it possible to teach a 10-month-old to share?

When my son turns a year old, he can start at the daycare that works for my schedule (and the daycare schedule runs like a school year, so he starts in August)

I’m trying to teach him some of the skills he’s going to need, such as falling safely, a little bit of sign language, taking naps on a schedule, and stuff like that. One of the skills I’m trying to teach him is sharing toys, and being okay with other people eating different food in front of him without giving it to him.

He seems to be getting used to the food thing, but the sharing toys part has been rough. He doesn’t have siblings (and neither did I growing up) so I don’t really know the dynamics of teaching him this. I’ll pick up a toy, doesn’t matter what it is, give him something else to play with, and pretend that Im really interested in “my” toy. I’m trying to get him comfortable with minding his own business about toys. But he hits and bites and screams and demands what I’m playing with, even if it’s a lot less interesting than what he’s playing with it. He wants to take it just because I’m interested in it. I have tried holding his hands so he doesn’t hit, and sitting still with the toy as though it’s uninteresting. But he still has the same response. I’m not sure if there’s something I’m missing when I’m teaching him.

I don’t want him to get in trouble for treating other children like this at play time. I don’t even know how daycare kids get in trouble. Like, I can’t imagine sending a 1-year-old to the principals office and writing them up for a suspension or anything like that. Lol
But I don’t want him to get kicked out. And tbh, I would be lying if I said I’m not at least a little bit worried that they’re going to think I’m not socializing him right and I’m raising him to be spoiled and mean.

Walk Club!

Any SAHM interested in being in a Walk Group?

norfolk va

Any other morning moms here? ☀️ We usually do parks and activities earlier in the day since my kids have more energy then. I also prefer it to avoid traffic—I’m not a fan of driving at night or during afternoon rush hour. Anyone else?

Gymnastics or dance

Hey mom's, I live in the Peoria area and was looking to put my 3 year old into maybe some gymnastics or dance classes. She loves to move, dance and be a daredevil and really think she'd enjoy it just was wondering if anyone had recommendations? I dont know if I necessarily want it to be a super strict class but maybe something or somewhere she could have fun with guided structure if that makes any sense?

Toys

My baby’s 16 weeks. He has an Oball and an activity gym. He seems to be getting bored by it now. What toys do your LOs like?

Inspo!

Looking for inspiration on things to do/places to go on my days off work with my little boy! Feel like I always do the same things. He’s a bit bored of groups/classes now! 🤦🏼‍♀️

What is your opinion on the public libraries available for early learners?

Okay, for me, I don't like it for my first time going.So now that she's getting of age like eight months, seven months.I wanna take her out more and one place.I used to go to a lot when I was pregnant and before I was pregnant was the public library.Cause, i'm a reader.I love to read and also I like to free events that happen.I'm a public library so I attended the early learner program that they have at my public library with my baby and it was not engaging whatsoever. My baby did not participate in the reading. She didn't like the toys.. so I got the hand if she doesn't like it, we're not going cause the whole planet was going was for her.And if she doesn't like it, then what's the point of going. But I read to her like, I pick up books for her to read at home, and she has fun.She giggles, she lies, she try to hold the book and she has toys at home.So she played with the toys and have fun.But when we go to the library, she's quiet, she's not engaged, she's side eye everybody. Like, I wanna go to more events? And the poet library, but they're not much events that are baby friendly or especially things. I can do with baby. I need to know if i'm trippin'.Or this is a similar story