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Postcard Writing with the Amabie (the Japanese Yokai that can stave off epidemics) | #curatedquarantineideas

Posted by By Mandy March 16, 2020Posted inUncategorized
Day one of quarantine with the kids, and we're (knock on wood) off to a good start. I recognize I have a huge advantage in that a) I am primarily…
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Flower Power (in your mud kitchen and beyond)

Posted by By curatedplayspaces February 20, 2020Posted inUncategorized1 Comment
Did you luck out with a lovely bunch of flowers for Valentine’s Day? A week on they may be ready for the compost, but don’t be too hasty throwing them…
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Heavy Work for Kids

Posted by By curatedplayspaces January 16, 2020Posted inUncategorized
Let’s talk about ‘heavy work’. 💪 Heavy work is any activity that requires you to put pressure on your muscles and joints as they are moving. During yesterday’s playgroup, there…
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To trampoline or not to trampoline?

Posted by By curatedplayspaces January 15, 2020Posted inUncategorized
To trampoline or not to trampoline? A solid question for those with kids and yard space. I never thought we would be a trampoline family (although childhood me would have…
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Send some Thanksgiving love!

Posted by By curatedplayspaces November 27, 2019Posted inUncategorized
This week’s #humpdayhangout (playgroup) was a smaller cozier affair than usual. With Thanksgiving tomorrow I wanted to do something special this week, without pushing racist or harmful stereotypes of the holiday. So…
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Create an impromptu obstacle course (outside and in!)

Posted by By curatedplayspaces November 23, 2019Posted inUncategorized1 Comment
It may be #Friyay but I’m already counting down the days til next Wednesday and our weekly #humpdayhangout (aka playgroup). We spend the majority of the time outside and the…
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Clay | A fun first introduction (warning – its’ messy ;)

Posted by By curatedplayspaces November 6, 2019Posted inUncategorized1 Comment
Wednesday’s are for #humpdayhangouts - a weekly play date I host with friends and their little ones. This morning’s session was taken up a notch with an unexpected acquisition of…
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A Little Free Library Space Just For Kids | #mylittlehome

Posted by By curatedplayspaces June 9, 2019Posted inUncategorized1 Comment
When we bought our house six years ago, the backyard was a jungle of weeds, dead trees, and a dilapidated chainlink fence. Over the years we have transformed it, including…
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We’ve been chatting with a few people about play We’ve been chatting with a few people about play houses and it has me nostalgically looking back at our past builds. This was our first play house we ever did for another family. Made in 2016 before this little business had even been born, it was built with reclaimed wood as a surprise for dear friends to come home to. . . #curatedplayspaces #reclaimedwood #kidsplayhouse #dcmom #naturalplay
A cubby. A fort. A playhouse. Whatever you like A cubby. A fort. A playhouse. Whatever you like to call them, you can’t wrong with adding one to your backyard. One of our big considerations when planning a playhouse is to think about how it can grow with your child. What a toddler wants from a playhouse isn’t going to be the same as what an older child wants, so it’s important to look and plan ahead so that it can be enjoyed for many many years to come. . . #curatedplayspaces #cubbyhouse #playhousemakeover #annapolismoms #backyardplayground
No #sundayscaries over here. Winter might have cre No #sundayscaries over here. Winter might have crept back in overnight, but the sun is shining, the coffee is hot, and the morning nice and slow. I recently rediscovered these beautiful photos from @juliette_fradin_photography of her daughter working at their mud kitchen (one of the first ones we ever made). Juliette is an absolutely incredible DC area photographer and amazing human who you should be following too! . . #curatedplayspaces #mudkitchenideas #dcmoms #letthemgetdirty #outsideplayanyday
Chestita Baba Marta | Честита Баба Ма Chestita Baba Marta | Честита Баба Марта Today is one of our favorite holidays of the year. Our daughter Tippi was born in Bulgaria and on March 1st Bulgarians celebrate Baba Marta Day. Baba Marta means Grandma March. When Baba Marta is feeling grouchy the weather is cold and wet. On Baba Marta Day people try to cheer her up so she will bring warm spring weather. Friends give each other small red and white bracelets called a martenitsa and say, “Chestita Baba Marta” which translates to “Congratulations Baba Marta”! Everyone wears their martenitsi on their wrist or pinned to their shirts until the first sign of spring like a stork, swallow, or tree beginning to bloom. Then they take them off and hang them on a flowering tree for good luck. For those in the DC region, Baba Marta was feeling extra cheerful today and graced us with a perfect early spring day. It won’t be long until we are tying our martenitsi to blooming trees again. We can’t wait! . . #babamarta #martenitsa #dcmoms #learningthroughliving #bulgarianadoption
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