Being Savvy: Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers and kids in Indianapolis, IN

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Art: Crayons and Markers

Top five toys in our house.

August 01, 2008

There's nothing better than a toy showing up in your child's life, enchanting them and holding their attention for longer than a day. So if you have a birthday coming up (or get stoked for Christmas really, really early) I'd like to share the successes around our house. (Please feel free to share yours also!) Fisher Price's Learn Through Music System -With interchangable catridges from Barbie  Read more...

Doodle Scribble and Squiggle the rain away.

June 13, 2008

So it's shaping up to be another wet Indiana weekend complete with tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm advisories. Hooray! Well. Hmm. So maybe not hooray. But I've found that having a rainy day activity tucked away for a rainy day makes rainy days that much more bearable. I'd like to introduce you to a trio of books by Taro Gomi (creator of Everyone Poops ) called Doodles , Scribbles and  Read more...

99 things to do with your child in Indianapolis before they grow up.

May 29, 2008

Go to the Indy 500. See the city from the top of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument (stair climbing optional). Lie in the shade with a heap of ribs to share at Rib Fest. Cheer the runners from the sidelines at the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon. Brush up on your French for the French Market Festival. Take a bike ride down the Monon Trail. Sit in the splash zone at the dolphin show at the  Read more...

The littlest Picasso.

May 26, 2008

We'd all like for our children to love art for a hundred different reasons. Even before I was married I dreamed of crayon drawings adorning my fridge. I wait for the day my walls become a canvas, I can't see myself getting all that mad about it. I saved the very first picture my daughter ever put crayon to paper with at eighteen months old. Now to see her write her name and draw little stick  Read more...

More of Our Favorite Activities and Things to Do in indianapolis

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Creatures & Critters:
Our Urban Jungle

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Do, Re, Mi! Places to Hear, Sing & Play a Tune

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Artistic Endeavors:
Our Favorite Art Venues

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Room to Run:
Run, Jump & Wiggle Outdoors

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Rainy & Quiet Days:
Cozy & Crazy Indoor Fun

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A Sense of History:
Our City's Stories

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Tot's Science Fair:
Science & Nature Sites

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Splash, Spray, Play! Local Spots to Get Wet

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The Most Fun in Life Is Free!

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The Best of... Our Top Can't-Live-Without Spots

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