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Travel Guidebooks for Kids

June 6, 2017 by crayonsandcroissants

We enjoy using kid-friendly travel guides when we are on the road. The kids love to help us read maps, sketch out itineraries and plan our meals. Here are some of our favorite travel guides. City Scratch Off Travel Maps are portable, colorful, interactive and extremely easy for children to use. Simply scratch off the sights as you go! Available for New York, Paris, London, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Zig Zag Travel Guides are ideal for young children! The layout is simple […]

Categories: Jet Set, Read • Tags: Children, Family Travel, London, New York City, paris, rome, Travel, travel guides

the best subscription boxes for kids

May 26, 2017 by crayonsandcroissants

My kids love getting mail. And when that mail includes one of these cool gift boxes, it pretty much makes their day! If you are looking for a unique gift for a special kiddo, consider one of these subscription boxes and imagine how their faces will light up when their gift arrives in the mail. Little Passports Get ready for an exciting adventure in a box delivered right to your door every month. Little Passports monthly subscription program is perfect […]

Categories: Play, Shop • Tags: box subscription, Children, Crafts, gift guide

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DIY Electro Dough Kit

April 13, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Little M and I recently got our hands on a DIY Electro Dough Kit from the company Technology Will Save Us and it kept us busy for hours! If you have a budding inventor at home, chances are Technology Will Save Us has a Kit that will suit any mood. The company creates electronics kits that allow to really build and create in a hands on way. The products range from DIY electro dough, building a portable speaker and even a DIY […]

Categories: Craft, Shop • Tags: Children, technology

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The Bear Report

April 11, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

We were so excited to read The Bear Report recently, it is the newest book from one of our favorite authors. We love Thyra Heder‘s book FraidyZoo and when we couldn’t wait to investigate her newest book. Little M and I have read this book over and over again. It’s an exceptionally sweet story about a little girl named Sophie who does not want to research polar bears for her school project. She writes a few lines about bears (they’re big, […]

Categories: Read • Tags: books, Children, earth day, polar bears

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High Tea with the Tots

March 8, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

There’s nothing quite like high tea. Bring the little ones along to these family-friendly high tea destinations! New York City While there are a number of choices for high tea with kids in New York City, our favorite may always be the children’s tea at the Plaza Hotel. The Eloise inspired tea menu includes apple and cinnamon cupcakes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and pink cotton candy. Grownups have their own selection of tea menus. Visit the Eloise shop while you are there! Perfect […]

Categories: Bites, Jet Set • Tags: afternoon tea, Children, hotels, Travel

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Travel the World Without Leaving Home

March 4, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

Take your kiddos on the trip of a lifetime with Maps. Curl up with your littlest armchair travelers and explore the world with this beautiful book. Maps includes gorgeous illustrations of cities, rivers, borders, and also details that are sure to appeal to children! Learn about iconic animals, colorful plants, cultural events, festivals and much more. We loved Maps so much, that we just had to check out the companion Maps Activity Book! It is filled with pages and pages of facts, […]

Categories: Jet Set, Read • Tags: books, Children, maps, Travel

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Listen Up!

March 3, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

The Not-Its! are back with their sixth Album, Are you Listening? – and it’s definitely worth a listen. If you are looking for some new tunes for your little ones, this pioneer “kindie rock” band delivers with uptempo music that kids (and parents) are sure to enjoy. We love their high energy songs and Little M and Baby M are big fans. Parents can relate to catchy songs with titles like “Done With The Science Fair” and “Traffic Jam,” while kids […]

Categories: Play • Tags: Children, Music

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The Importance of Being Little

February 17, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

What do young children really need? Erika Christakis explores this question in her new book The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups. Christakis draws on her experience at the Yale Child Institute Study Center and her time spent working as a preschool teacher to explore this issue. She encourages parents and teachers to ease up on academic workloads for children. This means less of a focus on academic-style early education and more of an emphasis on letting kids explore their […]

Categories: Motherhood, Read • Tags: Children, education

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Valentine’s Day Play Dough

February 10, 2016 by crayonsandcroissants

We recently made Valentine’s Day Play Dough using all natural ingredients – read on to find out the secret behind the deep pink color! Play dough is so easy to make at home and it’s an ideal craft for little ones. They love to help measure the ingredients, stir everything up and knead the dough. Playdough ingredients ½ cup of flour ½ cup of (dyed) water ¼ cup of salt ½ tbsp of cream of tartar 1 tbsp of cooking oil We […]

Categories: Craft • Tags: Children, Valentine's Day

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Tag: Children

Travel Guidebooks for Kids

the best subscription boxes for kids

DIY Electro Dough Kit

The Bear Report

High Tea with the Tots

Travel the World Without Leaving Home

Listen Up!

The Importance of Being Little

Valentine’s Day Play Dough