St. Patrick’s Day isn’t always the easiest holiday to plan fun activities with your kids. There are no shamrock dyeing kits, shamrock ornaments to make for the tree, or shamrock green fireworks displays to go see. Unless you live in an area that puts on a great parade, most of us moms are […]

Here’s the easiest way to make this fun home-made silly putty. If you add more liquid, it is more like goop or slime than silly putty. You can also let it dry out to be more like putty.
The measurements do not have to be exact but it’s a good idea to start with […]

Top 3 Summer Fun art recipes
(All on a Pb and JAHM budget)
1) Home-made scented play dough
Recipe
1 ½ Cups flour
¼ Cup salt
1 ½ Tbs oil
1 pack Kool-Aid (the unsweetened kind!)
1 Cup boiling water
Mix together thoroughly until no longer sticky. Add more flour if it is too sticky. This smells great depending on the flavor that […]

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t always the easiest holiday to plan fun activities with your kids. There are no shamrock dyeing kits, shamrock ornaments to make for the tree, or shamrock green fireworks displays to go see. Unless you live in an area that puts on a great parade, most of us moms are […]

Quote For the Summer
“A child who can read is a child
who can dream about the future -
and make that dream come true.”

-Laura Bush-
Home Reading Activities
(From Improving Reading by Jerry L. Johns and Susan Davis Lenski)
Here are some reading activities for children of different ages.
Most activities are appropriate for many ages.
Preschoolers♦ Read a bedtime story.
♦ Read […]

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t always the easiest holiday to plan fun activities with your kids. There are no shamrock dyeing kits, shamrock ornaments to make for the tree, or shamrock green fireworks displays to go see. Unless you live in an area that puts on a great parade, most of us moms are […]

Re-Claim the JOY of motherhood. Laugh and have fun with your kids!
1) Knock, Knock
who’s there?
Olive,
Olive who?
Olive you! (I love you). 
2) Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Justin
Justin who?
Justin time, Here’s your Valentine.
3)Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Arthur
Arthur who?
Arthur any more chocolates for me?
4)Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Oscar
Oscar who?
Oscar if she likes me?
Here are some other PBandJAHM approved Valentines Fun Links:
www.make-stuff.com […]

These are the PBandJAHM.com TOP 5 favoite links for having fun with your kids this Winter! enJOY
1) For Tons of winter fun printables, crafts, coloring pages
2) Kid’s Turn Central Winter Games
3) www.billybear4kids for tons of winter mazes, puzzles, snowman snowflake patterns….
4) kaboose.com for great on-line games… count the penguins, count the snowflakes…
5) frugal fun with […]

This time of year can be as stressful as trying to match a year old pile of “mystery” colored socks in your laundry room. Along with the wind and snow, there are circumstances swirling all around you trying to steal your precious Christmas joy. Things like having to elbow your way through crowded malls […]

This project is not only fun to make with your kids, but the process of gathering your supplies is a fun family activity.
Step one: Gather your kids and let them know you are going on a nature hunt for small treasures that you can later glue onto a banner that will hang […]