The Chirping Moms

Tons of Fun Camping Themed Activities for Kids {With Free Printable}

Tons of Fun Camping Themed Activities for Kids {With Free Printable}

The kids are really interested in camping all of a sudden. With a few weeks left of summer vacation, I wasn’t quite prepared to take a 3 year old, 5 year old and baby camping, but I did come up with some fun ways to “camp” during the day in our backyard. Here are a few fun camping activities, books… Read More

February Printable Activity Calendar for Kids

February Printable Activity Calendar for Kids

Today, we are excited to be sharing a fun February activity calendar for kids, full of fun activities & crafts to do with your young children each day in the month of February.  There are a variety of activities listed in the calendar including crafts, imaginative play, cooking, & gross motor activities.  Most of these items can be completed with… Read More

9 Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

9 Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

We are so excited to feature this awesome guest post from Red Ted Art.  She is featuring nine different kids’ crafts that you can make using a simple empty toilet paper roll.  Thanks for sharing, Red Ted Art! Have a big stash empty cardboard rolls waiting for toilet paper roll crafts? Or just one lonely cardboard roll from the last kitchen towel… Read More

Princess Crafts & Activities for Kids

Princess Crafts & Activities for Kids

With the big brothers in school all day, the girls in this house have lots of time for play!  One of Abby’s favorite things to do is crafts.  With her love for arts and crafts, I feel like she would do craft projects all day long.  Sometimes I just let her do free art which means coloring, painting, or drawing… Read More

“Take a Hike” Nature Hunt (Free Printable)

“Take a Hike” Nature Hunt (Free Printable)

Fall has arrived here in Virginia.  The leaves are starting to change color.  The sun sets a little earlier.  And the temperatures have dipped just enough to enjoy a little morning breeze every morning before the bus arrives.  I have to admit that we are loving this fall weather that has finally emerged in October! This is the perfect time of year… Read More

Stride Rite Character Shoes & Some Fun DIY Crafts

Stride Rite Character Shoes & Some Fun DIY Crafts

When shopping for new sneakers, there is one thing that my kids look for.  They don’t care about support.  They also don’t care about the fit or the price.  These are the things that parents worry about.  All my kids want are the super fun sneakers that feature their favorite characters.  There’s something magical about character shoes to the kids.  When they put their special character sneakers on, their… Read More

Pirate Crafts and Activities for Kids

Pirate Crafts and Activities for Kids

We spent a lot of time at the North Carolina beach this summer, so it’s no wonder that my five year has a big interest in pirates.  Not only does he love to pretend to dig for treasure, but he loves to learn about the true stories behind pirates, especially Blackbeard.  When we returned home from the beach this month,… Read More

DIY Play Dough Kit for Kids

DIY Play Dough Kit for Kids

With three young children in our house, we go to a lot of birthday parties.  I have bought every type of present for kids.  Puzzles, art supplies, board games, Legos, baby dolls, and so much more.  Every time I go to buy a birthday present, I struggle with what I could possibly buy that would be something different and unique… Read More