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DIY Blocks for Outdoor play

DIY + PLAY / Outdoor Play

DIY Wood Blocks: Easy Outdoor Building Blocks for Kids

October 15, 2020

DIY Luggy basket

DIY + PLAY / Toys

How I Made a Wicker Shopping Trolley for My Child: a DIY Luggy Basket!

September 29, 2020

mud kitchen accessories

DIY + PLAY / Outdoor Play

19 Best Mud Kitchen Accessories For Open-Ended Play

September 17, 2020

DIY Seesaw Bike Obstacle Ramp

DIY + PLAY / Outdoor Play

How to Make a Seesaw Bike Obstacle Ramp for Kids

August 25, 2020

Kitchen chalkboard wall with kitchen toddler helper tower

DIY + PLAY / Lifestyle

Kitchen Chalkboard Wall: An Easy & Fun Home DIY

July 16, 2020

Outdoor Rinse Off Station DIY

DIY + PLAY / Lifestyle

How to Build a Simple Outdoor Foot Washing Station

June 27, 2020

Mud Kitchen DIY: Our Plans Inspiration - wooden mud kitchen with sinks, shelf, chalkboard, water, pots and pans outside in a backyard

DIY + PLAY / Outdoor Play

Mud Kitchen DIY: Our Inspiration + Mud Kitchen Plans

March 25, 2020

ikea hack lego table

DIY + PLAY / Toys

IKEA Hack LEGO Table: How to DIY a Simple Duplo Table

February 26, 2020

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Mud Kitchen DIY: Our Inspiration + Mud Kitchen Plans

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Winter Books for Preschoolers & Toddlers – Our 12 Favorites

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Best Kids Winter Gear: Cold Weather Must-Haves Fall to Spring

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Best Baby Travel Gear: Our 13 Essential Items & What NOT to Bring!

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A year ago, we were coming back from Scandinavia w

A year ago, we were coming back from Scandinavia with our almost two year old. This trip feels like a lifetime ago now. And every time I see pics I can’t help but think of how different things are right now. “Don’t touch anything!” 😭 🦠 On the blog, I shared more about our Scandinavia trip. And yeah I know we’re not traveling right now but tuck it away for future trip planning!

I cover our itinerary and trip cost for 18 days in Copenhagen, Norway (Bergen, fjords, Oslo), and Stockholm. Scandinavia is probably the most family friendly place I’ve been. In a cool legit way. Families exist! Make life fun! Take care of them! Yes, please. And can we talk about their parks and playgrounds!? 🥇💕

The progression of balance biking is such a fun th

The progression of balance biking is such a fun thing to watch. Ok and let’s be real, it’s also excruciatingly slow when they’re starting out. 🐢🚲🤣

New on the blog, tips for teaching your toddler how to ride a balance bike. TL;DR chill out, exposure to the bike but ZERO pressure. If you’re looking for more info than that, head to the blog for 13 more tips that helped us and my nieces.

And swipe all the way over to see the easiest way to carry a balance bike on a jogging stroller.

We have an almost three year old on our hands. How

We have an almost three year old on our hands. How can it be!? 😭 New post on the blog about gifts for three year olds and what’s on our list right now. At the top of our list? Magna Tiles (these ones are borrowed from a friend to get us through our 10 days of indoor life during wildfire smoke! Thanks friend!).

It’s so fun to see the combination of engineering and creativity at age 3. The last time he played with these was around 2 and that was more of just a “wow magnets!“🧲 stage. 😍

Link in bio for a full list of gift ideas and stuff we’re already loving at age 3-ish.

Fall leaf rainbow 🍁🌈 Out gathering beautiful

Fall leaf rainbow 🍁🌈 Out gathering beautiful leaves, climbing trees and looking at some downed branches and tree limbs.

New post on the blog about long distance grandparents and tips for helping your kiddo keep close with a grandparent who is long distance and grow their relationship from afar.

For us it’s the little things like sending pics and texts. But also some fun ideas of things the grandparents do like playing with trucks on FaceTime 🤣

(Link in bio)

Happy fall equinox! We took our first fall hike to

Happy fall equinox! We took our first fall hike today << 🤣 After over a week indoors last week it was really nice to get back to one of our favorite little spots in Forest Park. The witches castle. I got to answer “why?” about 5 million times on our 2 mile hike and we collected tons of leaves 🍃🍂🍁and found some interesting critters. Don’t swipe past the bucket list pic 👉unless you want to see 🐌 and a 🍌 slug.

On the blog (link in bio): fall bucket list ideas, printable and holidays this season.

Happy fall!

New post on the blog about mud kitchen accessories

New post on the blog about mud kitchen accessories! What to buy and what to thrift and what to steal from your kitchen rejects. 🤪

While tons of brands have really cute play kitchen and mud kitchen stuff, our kiddos favorite items are things that aren’t “kid” products. Isn’t that the way it always goes though?! Link in bio of our favs.

Stuck in the house for a week from wildfire smoke,

Stuck in the house for a week from wildfire smoke, we’re pretty thankful for all these books (and that we have a house still!). Keeping up with outdoor adventures by reading 😭 My toddler said “we’re indoor people now” the other day and I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry.

As the summer season comes to an end, and we’re praying for rain in the PNW, here are nine of our favorite books from this summer. LINK IN BIO

This is our favorite page in Everything You Need For a Treehouse, and it reminds us of cousins in Hawaii. ❤️

My [heavy] heart is in Oregon. Things are ablaze,

My [heavy] heart is in Oregon. Things are ablaze, but feeling grateful to be in our home. And most of the hazardous AQI on the outside of the house. The Weekender this week:
🌲adventures - indoors 😳🤷‍♀️
🔥 Ways to help fire relief. 3 things I’m doing
👩🏼‍💻writing
📖reading: “Voters who lived within 15km (nine miles) of a recent wildfire were four to six percentage points more likely to support pro-climate initiatives than those living 35-40km away. Each additional 10km reduced environmental zeal by around 1.7 percentage points, on average” interesting article from last year.

LINK IN BIO hug the ones you love ❤️

And just like that, fall can’t come soon enough!

And just like that, fall can’t come soon enough! Almost every September in the West brings wildfires and smoke now. One week you’re camping and playing in the forests. The next week, you’re canceling camping trips, hunkered inside, watching the AQI before venturing out, and looking on in horror as your state’s natural wonderland is being consumed by wildfire and your friends are evacuating their families and animals. Praying for rain 🌧☔️ and the winds to die down, and all the fire fighters and families who’ve already lost so much.

So yeah the last thing you need right now is a fall bucket list. But today we needed an indoor activity to pass the time. And top of my list? RAIN! 🙏☔️ (LINK IN BIO)

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A year ago, we were coming back from Scandinavia w

A year ago, we were coming back from Scandinavia with our almost two year old. This trip feels like a lifetime ago now. And every time I see pics I can’t help but think of how different things are right now. “Don’t touch anything!” 😭 🦠 On the blog, I shared more about our Scandinavia trip. And yeah I know we’re not traveling right now but tuck it away for future trip planning!

I cover our itinerary and trip cost for 18 days in Copenhagen, Norway (Bergen, fjords, Oslo), and Stockholm. Scandinavia is probably the most family friendly place I’ve been. In a cool legit way. Families exist! Make life fun! Take care of them! Yes, please. And can we talk about their parks and playgrounds!? 🥇💕

The progression of balance biking is such a fun th

The progression of balance biking is such a fun thing to watch. Ok and let’s be real, it’s also excruciatingly slow when they’re starting out. 🐢🚲🤣

New on the blog, tips for teaching your toddler how to ride a balance bike. TL;DR chill out, exposure to the bike but ZERO pressure. If you’re looking for more info than that, head to the blog for 13 more tips that helped us and my nieces.

And swipe all the way over to see the easiest way to carry a balance bike on a jogging stroller.

We have an almost three year old on our hands. How

We have an almost three year old on our hands. How can it be!? 😭 New post on the blog about gifts for three year olds and what’s on our list right now. At the top of our list? Magna Tiles (these ones are borrowed from a friend to get us through our 10 days of indoor life during wildfire smoke! Thanks friend!).

It’s so fun to see the combination of engineering and creativity at age 3. The last time he played with these was around 2 and that was more of just a “wow magnets!“🧲 stage. 😍

Link in bio for a full list of gift ideas and stuff we’re already loving at age 3-ish.

Fall leaf rainbow 🍁🌈 Out gathering beautiful

Fall leaf rainbow 🍁🌈 Out gathering beautiful leaves, climbing trees and looking at some downed branches and tree limbs.

New post on the blog about long distance grandparents and tips for helping your kiddo keep close with a grandparent who is long distance and grow their relationship from afar.

For us it’s the little things like sending pics and texts. But also some fun ideas of things the grandparents do like playing with trucks on FaceTime 🤣

(Link in bio)

Happy fall equinox! We took our first fall hike to

Happy fall equinox! We took our first fall hike today << 🤣 After over a week indoors last week it was really nice to get back to one of our favorite little spots in Forest Park. The witches castle. I got to answer “why?” about 5 million times on our 2 mile hike and we collected tons of leaves 🍃🍂🍁and found some interesting critters. Don’t swipe past the bucket list pic 👉unless you want to see 🐌 and a 🍌 slug.

On the blog (link in bio): fall bucket list ideas, printable and holidays this season.

Happy fall!

New post on the blog about mud kitchen accessories

New post on the blog about mud kitchen accessories! What to buy and what to thrift and what to steal from your kitchen rejects. 🤪

While tons of brands have really cute play kitchen and mud kitchen stuff, our kiddos favorite items are things that aren’t “kid” products. Isn’t that the way it always goes though?! Link in bio of our favs.

Stuck in the house for a week from wildfire smoke,

Stuck in the house for a week from wildfire smoke, we’re pretty thankful for all these books (and that we have a house still!). Keeping up with outdoor adventures by reading 😭 My toddler said “we’re indoor people now” the other day and I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry.

As the summer season comes to an end, and we’re praying for rain in the PNW, here are nine of our favorite books from this summer. LINK IN BIO

This is our favorite page in Everything You Need For a Treehouse, and it reminds us of cousins in Hawaii. ❤️

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