Tag: DIY

This summer, we have no camp, no scheduled activities, and no childcare. It’s about to get interesting! But I’m not all that stressed (yet). Here is a list of 20 things we plan on doing here at home and around the fantastic city of St. Louis. 1. Our top summer at-home activity? Giant Ice Cube … Continue reading “CrumbBums Summer Fun Round-Up!”

Sand play. In this case, the sand is mixed with a polymer, making it stick to itself: far less messy than regular dry sand. Plus, we can leave it out on the shelf and it doesn’t dry out. All three have been playing with it a lot since we’ve been indoors so much. It’s so … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

After a failed experiment during which Milo spent a lot of time and effort painting the inside of a cardboard box black, I thought and thought about how we could save all his work and turn it into something cool. And I have no idea why, but a nighttime diorama scene popped into my head. … Continue reading “DIY Fun: Light Box Diorama”

I was so touched by everyone’s comments about the Montessori method on the first Montessori Inspired post. It seems like a good extension of our parenting, and we hold high hopes that there will be space next school year for our three boys in the school in which we have been hoping to be accepted … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

On the 24,009th snow day (it seems like a lot, right?), Milo asked to set up a shop in our dining room. We really got into it, and by the end of it, he and Emil had spent a good three hours organizing, setting up, making play money and a cash register with a real … Continue reading “Setting Up Shop”