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DIY Wood Settlers of Catan Board Made with xTool M1

March 26, 2023 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

DIY Wood Settlers of Catan Board Made with xTool M1   If you are new to laser cutting, check out my beginner’s guide to the xTool M1. Settlers of Catan is one of our favorite family games. We play it all the time and the kids really enjoy playing it with us.  Since we have…

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Filed Under: DIY, games, kids, laser cutter, paint, tutorial, wood, xTool, xTool

Fun and Easy Dice Game with Printable

July 10, 2018 by Kaysi 1 Comment

Fun and Easy Dice Game with Printable This past weekend, we played a new game called Vegas and it is AWESOME!!!  It’s a fun strategy game that is super simple and easy.  It’s a great game when you have a lot of people of all ages.  My 5 year old could play it with some…

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Filed Under: free printable, games, kids

5 Minute to Win It Games using Plastic Cups

December 27, 2017 by Kaysi 2 Comments

If you are having a party or a get together anytime soon, then you HAVE TO do these awesome Minute to Win It games using plastic cups, they are super fun and they are great for kids or for adults!  They are great for a big group or for a small group, either way they…

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Filed Under: birthday, games, kids, New Year's

Indoor Relay Races with Goldfish® Crackers

March 15, 2017 by Kaysi 1 Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GoldfishGameTime  #CollectiveBias  Goldfish® crackers are one of our favorite snacks.  All of my kids love them (and so do I!). I swear anytime we are at Walmart, my kids are begging me to get more Goldfish crackers.  We go through them…

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Filed Under: food, games, kids, kids craft, Uncategorized

Kids Halloween Party Ideas- Games and Crafts

October 6, 2016 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Disclosure: I was given product in exchange for this post, all opinions are 100% my own.   Halloween is coming soon and it’s time to start planning the parties!  Whether you are having a home party or a class parties, Oriental Trading is the way to go!  Seriously, they have the cutest stuff and they…

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Filed Under: games, Halloween, kids, kids craft, party, toys, Uncategorized

2016 General Conference Kids Activity- Prophets and Apostles Memory Game

September 26, 2016 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

This post contains affiliate links. General Conference is coming up this weekend!  So for the lesson in my primary class we talked about prophets, so I thought it would be fun to make a game out for it.  It worked out really well for the lesson and I think it will be good for General…

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Filed Under: free printable, games, kids, kids craft, LDS, tutorial, Uncategorized

WFM Unlimited Text, Talk & Data Plan and DIY Angry Birds Game

August 4, 2016 by Kaysi 5 Comments

We are huge fans of angry birds at our house, so we made an awesome giant DIY angry birds game to play in our front yard.  It was a blast and a super easy to make! With school starting soon, you may be on the hunt for a new cell phone for one of your…

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Filed Under: angry birds, boys, games, glue gun, kids, kids craft, paint, sewing, toys, tutorial, Uncategorized

Outdoor Activities for Kids {Let Kids be Kids}

July 5, 2016 by Kaysi 8 Comments

I am a firm believer that we should let kids be kids.  I feel like lately kids are forced to be like adults sooner than they were before and it’s so sad to me.  You don’t see kids playing outside like you did when I was growing up, or doing any kind of outdoor activites….

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Filed Under: games, kids, kids craft, summer, tutorial, Uncategorized

Avengers Party Game- DIY Avengers Bowling Cans

October 9, 2015 by Kaysi 9 Comments

When I was growing up, my closest sibling to me was my brother that is 2 years older than me.  By the time I hit Jr. High all of my other siblings were out of the house (I was the youngest of 9) and because of that, I spent most of my time with my…

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Filed Under: boys, games, Halloween costume, kids, kids craft, silhouette, tutorial, Uncategorized, vinyl

Boy Birthday Party Idea- Natural Disasters Party with Experiments and Activities

September 23, 2015 by Kaysi 1 Comment

My oldest is obsessed with natural disasters.  And when I say obsessed, I mean obsessed.  If you have a conversation with him chances are within a few minutes some kind of natural disaster will come up.  He has such a passion that when he goes up he wants to be a storm chaser or meteorologist….

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Filed Under: boys, food, free printable, games, kids craft, party, Uncategorized

Disney Party Game- Disney Scattergories Printable

September 22, 2015 by Kaysi 11 Comments

I love animated movies.  I think it’s the kid in me.  But I could watch the good ones over and over again (I have, trust me).  I especially love the Disney ones, they are just so good. I remember when I was in high school my friends and I would go to each other’s house…

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Filed Under: Disney, free printable, games, tutorial, Uncategorized

LDS Scattergories Game Printable- Perfect for Church Activity or FHE

September 17, 2015 by Kaysi 11 Comments

Most of you know that I am LDS (aka Mormon).  Well recently I got a new calling (it’s like a job in our church) and I’m the new chairman for the Relief Society meetings.  We have an activity monthly and so I get to come up with ideas to do each month.  Well recently we…

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Filed Under: free printable, games, glue gun, kids, LDS, tutorial, Uncategorized

Boy Birthday Party Ideas: Paper Airplane Birthday with Food, Games and Printables

March 12, 2015 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

Fall and winter is birthday season at our house!!  It’s pretty crazy!  We have 2 in November, then 1 in January, February and March and finally the last one is in April (that’s not including my husband’s in June, he doesn’t get a party, so I don’t worry about him :D).   My second son turned…

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Filed Under: boys, dessert, food, free printable, games, kids craft, paper, paper straws, party, Uncategorized, washi tape

Big Hero 6 Party Game Idea- Baymax and Yokai Cans Bowling Game #BigHero6Release

March 2, 2015 by Kaysi 1 Comment

  This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BigHero6Release #CollectiveBias On February 24th Big Hero 6 came out on DVD and my family was so excited about it!  I immediately got it and planned a fun family movie night around it.  We had popcorn and…

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Filed Under: games, kids, kids craft, paint, spray paint, Uncategorized

Doc McStuffins Slumber Party Game Ideas #JuniorCelebrates #CollectiveBias

September 29, 2014 by Kaysi 1 Comment

This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. My little girl is obsessed with Disney Junior right now, she just loves it!  She especially loves Doc McStuffins and likes to watch it all the time.  I like it because it’s educational and it’s teaching her life lessons…

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Filed Under: Disney, games, girls, party, silhouette, Uncategorized, vinyl

Duracell Black Out Box and Card Games to Play with Young Kids #PrepwithPower #CollectiveBias

July 14, 2014 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. For 5 years our family lived in the Midwest, in Kansas and Nebraska (aka tornado alley).  While we were there, I always felt like we needed to be prepared and have things ready just in case of a storm…

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Filed Under: games, kids, Uncategorized

Masking Tape Race Track

August 13, 2013 by Kaysi 2 Comments

It is getting to the end of summer and my kids are really starting to get bored.  They like to play outside but end up turning on the water and making a huge mess with mud, so I don’t let them go out unsupervised.  They are running out of things to do that actually entertain…

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Filed Under: games, kids, kids craft, Uncategorized

Superhero Obstacle Course {Playing Dress Up}

July 11, 2013 by Kaysi 8 Comments

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. Who says that playing dress up and costumes are just for Halloween?  My kids are constantly getting into our costume box and playing in them….

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Filed Under: bakers twine, games, kids, kids craft, Uncategorized

Backyard Night Games with Energizer Headlights

June 17, 2013 by Kaysi 1 Comment

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. You all know that I have young kids, very young kids.  Sometimes it’s a challenge to keep them entertained so I’m always trying to come…

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Filed Under: backyard, games, kids

Caterpillar Catapult {Kids Craft}

June 7, 2013 by Kaysi 4 Comments

We went to summer reading this past week and they made a super fun craft that I had to share with you.  The theme is dig into reading, so they had a bug theme.  They made a little caterpillar catapult using two cups, a balloon, pipe cleaner and pom poms. This is how they made…

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Filed Under: games, kids, kids craft, summer, tutorial, Uncategorized

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