<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sprocket & Sprout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curious Minds, Creative Playtime]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:55:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Our 10 Favorite Toddler Gifts This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our 10 favorite toddler gifts this year, the ones we would buy again, picked from every Sprocket &#38; Sprout gift guide. For ages 2 to 4.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/favorite-toddler-gifts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cf07aa1-0588-4c5d-80fc-6b2115c103f5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Screen-Free Toddler Gifts Under $25]]></title><description><![CDATA[Screen-free toddler gifts under $25: blocks, puzzles, pretend play and books that get played with long after the holidays.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/toddler-gifts-under-25</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90adf9e1-9f20-437e-b72f-d8b1c35617b0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Books to Give Toddlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best books to give toddlers: read-aloud classics and favorites that hold up to a hundred readings. For ages 2 to 4.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/best-books-to-give-toddlers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa09526-d2e6-4be3-8db1-1487724667ff</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocking Stuffers for Toddlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stocking stuffers for toddlers that actually get used: mess-free coloring, stickers, bath fun, play dough and more. For ages 2 to 4.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/stocking-stuffers-for-toddlers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0bd530b1-1884-47e9-ae24-56cc4b126955</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gift Ideas for 3-Year-Olds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gift ideas for 3-year-olds: art easels, doctor kits, play dough, balance bikes, first science sets and more. Picked by two parents.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/gift-ideas-for-3-year-olds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f2e017-bc9c-4aea-82de-6ddf13d471bf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Gift Ideas: Games and Fun for Everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family gift ideas that toddlers can play too: cooperative first games, puppets, floor puzzles and screen-free listening. For ages 2 and up.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/family-gift-ideas-games-for-toddlers-and-grown-ups</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2188938f-048a-457b-8fc3-64b527def705</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff, with pictures by Felicia Bond, stars the mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Mouse paints faces on pumpkins, and each face shows a different feeling. It's a sweet, simple way to talk about emotions.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/book-review-its-pumpkin-day-mouse-by-laura-numeroff</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3cf68a67-27ba-4abd-9ac6-687846cd9c5a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fill It Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Draw a giant number 8, then fill it up with eight things! Your little one counts out pom-poms, blocks or mini pumpkins and sets them right inside the big number. It's a simple way to connect the number they see with how many it means.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/fill-it-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">37e58b8c-b959-4eba-b374-5114c4ef398e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack-o'-Lantern Quesadilla]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're ending pumpkin week with a cheesy, warm quesadilla that looks like a jack-o'-lantern. Your little one helps sprinkle the cheese and picks the face, then you cut it into a pumpkin shape. It's a fun lunch or snack that's ready in minutes.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/jack-o-lantern-quesadilla</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2a33f458-439f-4abe-9664-9c4ac1cc4a94</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talk About It: What Are the Three Sisters?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pumpkins are a kind of squash. For a very long time, many Native American peoples, including the Haudenosaunee, have planted squash together with corn and beans. They call these plants the Three Sisters, because they grow best together and help each other.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/talk-about-it-what-are-the-three-sisters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">213771d8-09bb-45d0-afa6-f02a4c666374</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht, with pictures by Jarvis, follows a family on a trip to the pumpkin patch. They pick the perfect pumpkin, take it home and scoop it out. The rhymes are bouncy and the pictures are full of fall color.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/book-review-pick-a-pumpkin-by-patricia-toht</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d0add860-7bbc-4530-9827-0c5a1ad5a6e2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painted Mini Pumpkins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today your little one turns mini pumpkins into art with lines, dots and patterns. Washable paint and dot markers make it easy for small hands, and no two pumpkins come out the same.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/painted-mini-pumpkins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b7e61e06-88d1-41ca-b4f7-960f13715f1d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talk About It: What Is Inside a Pumpkin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pumpkin has a hard outside, but what's inside? Under the skin, called the rind, is the thick orange part we eat, called the flesh. In the middle is the stringy pulp and lots and lots of seeds.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/talk-about-it-what-is-inside-a-pumpkin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6feddc8d-213c-4f2d-abcc-4b479b660542</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gift Ideas for Toddler Boys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gift ideas for toddler boys ages 2 to 4: trucks, trains, tools, dinosaurs and ride-ons. Every pick works for any little one.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/gift-ideas-for-toddler-boys</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6e127b-5fa9-4538-ad7e-67d487f25605</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange "Pumpkins"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peel a clementine, add a little green stem on top and you have a pumpkin you can eat! It takes one minute to make, and your little one can do most of the peeling.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/orange-pumpkins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">33e6c790-e5b4-4e5e-b3fd-759384746f5e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino brings the classic fall rhyme to life with bold, happy pictures. Five pumpkins sit on a gate, and one by one they say something new before they all roll out of sight. It's short, rhythmic and perfect for counting.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/book-review-five-little-pumpkins-by-dan-yaccarino</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a88981c1-0bb7-4d30-901b-211931bebad4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter H Snacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Letter H day, so snack time is all about the /h/ sound, like honeydew. Your little one builds a big H on the plate and then eats it. 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Wipe Out is a fast, silly letter game that uses this week's letter H plus the letters we've learned so far, A through G.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/wipe-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">388a4e9b-895b-48e3-b74a-45f9cd220fdd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum is a bright photo book that follows a pumpkin from a tiny seed all the way to the dinner table. Real photos and a few simple words on each page make it a great first science book for pumpkin week.]]></description><link>https://www.sprocketandsprout.com/post/book-review-seed-sprout-pumpkin-pie-by-jill-esbaum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c65c7d1e-7e6b-4ab0-a3e0-2e451cd68441</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mystee Ipong</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>