Today’s your last day to plan any April Fools Fun for your family. Got any plans? Here’s a few ideas… Let the kids take turns changing the answering machine to something really outrageous every hour or so. Make up strange errands that you’re running, do funny accents, or even create a wacky fictional business that…
Month: March 2009
Salt Dough Fairy Doors!
Have you seen fairy doors and gnome doors? We’ve loved them for years and even have a lovely wooden gnome door against our tree out front. There are some beautiful ones out there but I decided yesterday that it would be ever so fun to have the kids make their own. (Side note: In real…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Hello magical people and happy Monday! Time for a list then, isn’t it? Let’s get to it! 🙂 10 Ways to Make Today Magical….1. Take a small, barefoot child and then find some mud. Instruct small child to step and squish and savor the mud and get really messy. (You should too– squishing in mud…
Bath Time Fun
I love this idea from Little Hands, Big Work! She froze colored water in muffin tins for the kids to play with in the summer time but then thought of adding them to the bath. She says her little guys had a blast with the swirling colors and also got to talk about concepts like…
On Celebrating Differences
Balloon Plants: Update
We planted our balloon gardens the day before yesterday. The kids each picked a different sort of seed even though the instructions said to use peas (which I’m sure would grow big quickly). The germination rate is supposed to be around 7 days, so hopefully we’ll see something in about a week. We did find…
Everybody Needs a Rock
Our family has been rock collecting since even before we had kids. Daryl used to take me out to river bank and other good rocky areas and we’d spend an hour gathering treasures. Then we’d sit side by side and show each other our finds and toss back all but the neatest. Daryl is especially…
Dragonfly Craft
I love this dragonfly craft from Craftscope! Click here for the printable template and instructions for this easy, whimsical little project. Be sure to browse the blog for other fun projects too. The "flower garden" looks sweet and fun too.
Fun Letter Games
Here’s some fun games to do with a child who’s just learning her letters or phonics, and some more advanced ones. These are a nice way to pass the time in the car, waiting room and such. Play "I Spy" with letters…. Tell your child you’re thinking of something in the room that starts with…
Favorite Parenting Books
I just stumbled on this page of books about Positive Discipline and thought it was a good idea to share favorite parenting books. Here’s my list of books that have helped me the most when my personal toolbox seems empty. 🙂 Parents, Please Don’t Sit on Your Kids! by Clare CherryIn the category of "worst…