I made up this list a few years ago for a local social service agency and thought I’d share it here in honor of Father’s Day. They’re all pretty simple activities but sometimes it’s nice to have a list to get you thinking. Obviously, these are things that moms, mentors, grandparents & others can do…
Month: June 2009
Mix and Match Granola Bars
We do a lot of eating on the go and I tend to stock up on car snacks to avoid fast food stops. Granola bars are a favorite snack around here but the ones I want (all natural and relatively healthy) tend to be pretty expensive when you’re feeding 6 people. Add a peanut allergy…
Liv Tyler Battles for a Distraught Child
Have you ever heard a stranger being cruel to a child and didn’t know what to do? On June 17th, Liv Tyler heard an elderly woman screaming at a crying tot and started screaming back. Read the full story and see pics here. I remember when I was a little girl, my mother used to…
When Kids are Without a Father on Father’s Day
I know what it’s like to grow up without a father. My parents divorced when I was two and my mother hid me from my father for the rest of his life. Once, when I was in fourth grade, she decided that I needed a father figure so she signed me up for a club…
DAD cakes!
Magical Mama Lonni left a comment on the list of presents to make for dads with this tasty idea… We had fun making a DAD cake one father’s day. Whip up 1 cake mix and bake it in 2 round cake pans. Cut one in half and you’ll have the 2 Ds. Cut the other…
10 Great Father’s Day Gifts to Make
There’s less than a week till Father’s Day! If you’re drawing a blank about what the kids can give Daddy (or Grandpa or other special men in their lives), here are some tried and true gifts from our house and and a few on my to-do list. 1. Twig pencil holder Here’s an easy gift…
Whack a Molar!
I’m not sure if this will really get kids to brush more often (or better) but the Whack a Molar game is silly fun even if it doesn’t reduce cavities. Very silly and a little creepy! 🙂 My high score was 20 molars. How high can you go?! If you want to continue the theme,…
10 Ways to Make Your Kids Giggle
The nice thing about having jabbered at you for 9 years straight is that I have a lot of stuff written up! Nights like tonight, when I am juggling bedtimes and bath times and preparing for T-ball, swimming lessons and birthday parties tomorrow, I can just swipe something from the newsletter archives! So here, in…
Fundanas!
I happened upon this bird watching bandana online the other day and thought it was so cute I went looking for a source. I found out that it’s a Fundana, and there is a whole series of these clever bandanas with Bingo and scavenger hunts printed on them in different themes. There are…
The Good, The Bad and Heaping Bowls of Ice Cream
Yesterday, we had one of those really magical days. Victoria and Anna had the third and final day of their Survivor day camp at a wonderful ecology center. Jack and I explored the woods around them and discovered wonderful child-built forts, meandering springs and some pretty breathtaking scenery. The air was filled with cottonwood seeds,…