Family Fun

Surprise! A Valentine’s Gift from Sweet

by Stacy on January 28, 2012

We’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately, and today we decided to bake up a special surprise for you.

At first, we thought … CUPCAKES!!

But, … they didn’t last very long …

So instead Sweet thought, maybe there are a few kids out there who also like to bake cupcakes and play dress up and spend extra special time with their Moms — know any kids like that?

Sweet thinks maybe they might like an extra special apron of their own.

So, she wants to give them one!

This week we’re giving away an apron of your choice from our Etsy shop,
She & Me Designs (in stock aprons only).

Sweet is so sweet, don’t you think?

Ways to Win an apron from She & Me Designs

1. Leave a comment letting us know which aprons from She & Me Designs are your favorite (Required – 1 Entry)

2. Like She & Me Designs on Facebook - and if you don’t win, you can take advantage of the special discount we’re sharing with our fans! (Optional – 1 Additional Entry)

3. Be a subscriber to Kids Stuff World – It could be by email, RSS, Facebook or Twitter (Optional – Just leave a comment letting me know which ways you follow and I’ll give you an extra entry for each way we’re connected)

That’s 6 ways to win!

*** Be sure to enter your email address,
so we’ll be able to contact you if you win ***

Contest ends Saturday, February 4th at midnight (EST)

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Let yourself Go a little WILD!

by Stacy on September 24, 2011

Just popping to tell you about a truly awesome website we found this week called, Build Your Wild Self.

I must warn you, once you visit it will be hard for you to hand over the computer to let the kids play with it. It really is that addictive. The graphics alone captivated me, but add in the endless possibilities and combinations of kids and/or creatures you can create and well, it is just plain genius.

Take a look at the Wild Kids we created

Once you’ve created your own Wild Self, the site will give you your species name and tell you a little about each part you have chosen. You can print these, send them to a friend or land them on your desktop.

Go here to BuiLD YouR WiLD SeLF

How much fun would these be to do for a Where the Wild Things Are party?

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The best 8 dollars I ever spent

by Stacy on May 5, 2011

Birthday week was quite the whirlwind around here. There were monster cakes, lunch dates, popsicles and concerts in the park and one very special trip to Sea World San Antonio’s Bay of Play. But like most childhood discoveries, the best things are usually not something you’ve planned.

My guys have been pining away for some miniature ocean animal figurines they spotted at Sea World for the last few months. I’m not one to buy things every time we go somewhere (or I would be broke) but since they had been wanting them for quite some time and it WAS Little’s birthday … I decided to splurge a little.

Each kid got a small box to fill with as many figurines as the box would carry. We paid and made our way out of the park and I really thought that would be the end of that. But … when we got home, that’s when the excitement really started. They wanted to know about each and every animal and honestly, I didn’t know many of them. We sat down with our sea creatures and began to Google.

We carefully identified each one, using their colors and features as clues – White Beaked Dolphin, Speckled Dolphin, Chinese White Dolphin. The searches got more and more interesting and the process became more and more rewarding. We spent the next 3 days studying, inquiring and absorbing all things marine life. It was a homeschooling dream that cultivated with a trip to the coast this past weekend to talk about all that we had learned at home.

Those little sea creatures are the best $8 dollars I’ve ever spent! There’s no price tag for the love of nature, life and the majesty of the seas they inspired. And what kind of friend would I be if I didn’t send a bit of that magic on to you. Here are a few things we found while researching, perfect for preschoolers.

Animated Ocean Movie (** Highly Recommended & a great way to introduce your child to endangered animals and why we need to keep our oceans clean **)

Animal Ocean Game

Create Your Own Ocean

Online Ocean Find Game

And here’s a few coloring pages, follow the links to print these out for your little marine biologists.

narwhal whale

Narwhal Whale – my new favorite creature!!

Humpback Whale
whale shark coloring
Whale Shark

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There goes my baby …

by Stacy on April 26, 2011

I’m pathetic I know. Sitting up, staring at the clock, listening to the seconds tick by, watching as midnight grow ever so closer … haunted by the fact that when I wake in the morning all of my babies will be, well, no longer babies. That’s right folks … my baby “baby” is turning 2 and I am having some troubles dealing with that fact.

The best I can come up with to take my mind off of this tragic state of affairs is to plan something uber cute for his birthday (we’re celebrating this weekend, when Daddy comes home)

It never ceases to amaze me the creativity of folks with food these days and while I have absolutely none of this creativity of my own … once I see it, I can create it!!

Which one will we choose …

Will it be the adorable turtles .. these guys just tug on my heart
turtle cupcakes Family Fun

Or the “looks like its in my skill set” monster cake

Via OhDeeDoh

Or these adorable Gone Fishing cupcakes

Found here

I know a certain 5 year old that will say for sure that THESE ARE THE ONES!
fishing cupcakes
Found here

but I’m betting my little monkey would be most happy with these
monkey cupcakes
Via Big Flavors from a tiny kitchen
seeing as how he never goes anywhere without the monkey momma picked up for him in London before he was born

…. over 2 years ago

Tomorrow morning I’ll show him these pics and let him clue me in on his true favorite but I’ve got a sneaking suspicion things are going to be bananas around here this weekend … more to follow.

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Spring Break Treasure Trove

by Stacy on March 14, 2011

I find so many fabulous things in my reader (psst, my recent favorites are always linked in the little tan box on my right sidebar), on Twitter and on Pinterest, it would be selfish to keep them all to myself. I’ll be posting Treasure Troves every so often of all the goodness I find – today’s goodness is all about fun things to do with your kids (yay!)… which I thought might come in handy for those of you with kids on for Spring Break.

First up, is this awesome DIY Lava Lamp project my friend Steph made with her kids last summer – Awesome!!

Image via Flickr
Then there’s the Psychadelic Milk Magic (everyone will LOVE this one)
Thanks to Eva Marie of Couturier Mommy

Homemade Slime from New Nostalgia (love the colors Amy)

Rainbow Shaving Cream Paint for bathtime (Jill is a mom after my own ♥)

Create your own little play world on some kraft or butcher paper like Tokketok

See what I mean? Truly fabulous stuff out there that can be done for little to no cost and the whole family will enjoy doing. After you’re done playing, the kids might be a tad hungry so …