Open Gym Adventure

Open Gym Adventure

Tomorrow, March 7th, is National Unplugged Day! Do you all remember when we did an entire WEEK unplugged as a Small Fry team? We have a whole week’s worth of ideas here, but we wanted to share our newest and best idea for making the most of your Unplugged Day: open gym! Going unplugged was hard, but so rewarding. Many of you joined us and we have to admit, a whole week was tough! So we’re happy to join the Nation in this one day challenge, one day is totally doable. Easy breezy, no problem. When we read on Gym Gab that most all gymnastic … Read more

DIY Glowing Star Glasses

This post is brought to you by ElectroDash – The 5K Dance Party. By Nicole. My house is getting so excited for warmer months ahead! Yesterday it was just warm enough to ride bikes outside without hats and gloves, and my mind started racing toward BBQs, days at the pool, and taking advantage of Utah’s amazing Summer! We’ve got just the thing to help kick-off an amazing Summer, and it even comes with a killer discount code! For you locals, on April 26th, the ElectroDash the 5k race is coming to Utah Valley University! It is a race unlike any other. It’s … Read more

Alt Summit 2014 Recap

This year we admittedly bit off more than we should chew with our week with Cricut + Alt Summit. With the Cricut Explore Launch Party at the beginning of the week, planning, creating and decorating a sponsor dinner, teaching two roundtables, hosting a craft lounge, we were so swamped! This is no exaggeration, we had time to attend only bits and pieces of a few panels. Why do we do this to ourselves? It’s that “Dream Big” motto we’re always chanting, we suppose. Alt was such a great opportunity to meet friends we’ve been in correspondence with for the past … Read more

midway ice castles

If you live near Midway Utah or Breckenridge Colorado or Lincoln New Hampshire, you are in for a real treat. Ice Castles is a man-made dream world and we took the boys to check it out! They’ve all been enjoying the movie and soundtrack to Frozen (who hasn’t?) so our trip was perfectly timed. We’ve got some tips we learned to make your experience even better, let’s go!   Wear boots. With so much foot traffic the ground is loose and you’ll find yourself stepping in foot deep snow at times!     Buy tickets in advance. The line to … Read more

cozy indoor play

flatout frankie cardboard toys & skylar luna pjs

A couple of months ago we sent Jenna to Las Vegas for the ABC Kids Expo. It’s one of the largest collections of brands for kids in the world and we were so excited for the chance to go! Jenna kept us up to speed with pictures and when she sent an image of the Flat Out Frankie booth, we were all drooling. Based in New Zealand, and all constructed out of 100% recyclable materials, they are all about promoting creative and active play. Now, before you ask why not DIY it, let us tell you: we’ve tried! Handling and … Read more

fairy birds [giveaway!]

Today we are helping to celebrate the launch of new children’s book Fairy Birds! We called upon our favorite band of sisters, Avery, Quincey and Lola to help us conduct a proper review. In the first book of the series, the Fairy Birds go on a soaring adventure to grow their first colorful feather, the pink “Givie” feather, which they grow as they give to others.The book is full of infectious illustrations, delightful color, fashionable characters and a secret message–to help, serve, and care for others! The authors and founders, twin sisters Heather and Heidi, have a long running hair accessory … Read more

10.23.2013 share: 73
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throwback tuesday

throw back games for kids

A few weeks ago we stumbled up on an image, which we quickly pinned here, and it got us thinking about all the activities and games that were so simple in nature but have sort of fallen off the radar. Games that our grandparents used to play, our parents, and even ourselves. We got really excited about showing our boys some of these and here’s a few we tried out together, a little Throwback Tuesday if you will. And because you know we love a good theme, we chad to use Appaman and Crocs perfectly retro pieces to help us dress the boys for … Read more

fishing adventure

Taking the boys fishing has been on our Summer to-do list and look at us pulling through in the Eleventh Hour! There are actually a few fisheries nearby, this one in particular was a hit with its sandy “beaches” and families of ducks and ducklings waddling around. Dash’s tank top was perfect for the occasion, find it here. With a couple poles, a can of bait, a net for back up, the boys waited patiently for awhile before they found other things to catch like floating moss and puddles to splash in! It was such a serene evening and it … Read more

bookworms: land of nod

land of nod | children's books

Last October we gathered ten of our favorite bloggers and asked them about their most beloved books to read to their kids. We loved hearing all of your favorite book additions (check out the hundreds of comments here for lots more children’s books ideas!) We loved that mini-series so much we are happy to bring it back today with more of our favorite picks from The Land of Nod! They have the most flawless assortment of beautiful children’s books and we each reviewed a few with our kids. First up: Jenna, Quinn and Jude! Trucks Go by Steve Light truly the … Read more

neighborhood story time | caitlin wilson textiles

neighborhood story time || caitlin wilson textiles

This post is brought to you by Caitlin Wilson Textiles, high quality fabrics and pillows to brighten up any home. Enter SF15 at check out for 15% off! Whether you have a tight-knit neighborhood community, or are looking for ways to better get to know your neighbors, this simple idea is sure to be a hit! For this Neighborhood Storytime we simply sent out texts (fliers on doors would work well, too!) to neighbors to bring their favorite story to read to the group. Right as the sun went down pajama’d kids piled on blankets and pillows and we each took … Read more

An Honest Camp Out

This post is brought to you by The Honest Company. When Honest (keep reading for a coupon code for Small Fry readers!) approached us about going on a Summer adventure with some of their new products, our first thought was camping! We’ve been wanting to go on a Small Fry family camping trip since Spring but one thing we always seem to forget hit us, camping is a LOT of work! With six kids under four we may not be in the camping season of our lives but we decided we would give it a shot anyway. So we decided to try … Read more

chalk games

chalk games, kids, summer, diy, easy, free

Today’s adventure is perfect for any kid no matter where they live. All you need is a sidewalk, an empty driveway or garage. Chalk Games will give you endless fun, here’s three we put to the test: Chalk portraits! Have a buddy do an outline and then get to work on a self-portrait. Bring a judge in to guess whose portrait belongs to who for prizes. Musical Farm! Like Musical Chairs, but with a little lesson in animal sounds mixed in. Once the music stops they have to find an unoccupied animal, and then do a convincing and correct impersonation … Read more

Sweet Made Sweeter

This post is brought to you by Wendy’s new Frosty Waffle Cone, where good times are made sweeter! We went on a Small Fry family vacation last weekend in the mountains and had such a lovely time together. We didn’t see our big boys all weekend it seemed as they were off playing together for a solid seventy-two hours. To get some quality time in together we headed to the park for a game of kickball. Our big boys are getting to the age where they can be involved in team sports. We can remember when we were little and … Read more

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cooper & kid

Would you believe us if we said we actually have a few male readers? It’s true, (hi dads!) we’ve even heard from a couple of them and they could not be sweeter. One specifically asked us to touch on what fun things he could do with his kids after a long day of work. I think so many parents can relate to that desire and want to create wonderful memories together, but being so exhausted it stops us sometimes. Yes we’d love to build a rocket together, but by the time you get all the supplies it’s dark outside and … Read more

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