Happy Monday! I’m still on hiatus but had to bop in for a quick list. We’re off tomorrow morning for a quick trip with friends who are moving away soon, and then off the next day for another trip to Nebraska. In between, there are dental visits and other to-do items, but we’re focusing on…
Month: July 2010
Break Time
I’m taking a little blogging break. I’ll be back soon! In the meantime, talk amongst yourselves and have chocolate. 😉
Make Your Own Canopies!
I’ve coveted these canopies from expensive children’s stores for years and never dreamed they could be made so easily. It’s basically a hula hoop, some fabric and trim! Family Fun has the simple instructions. Happy Friday!
Make a Pom Pom Shaun the Sheep!
I love this craft!!!! You can make these adorable sheep from wool yarn, and even shear them! You can make a whole little flock for the kids to play with. You can even make them out of recycled bags. Head on over to dad can do for all the instructions and printable patterns. Happy Thursday!
Hamming
Victoria loves to take pictures. Alex does not always love to pose for them. When he is in the mood for the papparazzi, he tends to act completely goofy. Here’s a few pictures my oldest took of my youngest recently. They make me smile. 🙂 Happy Wednesday!
Ten Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few ways to make some memories this week…. 1. Throw a costume party picnic in the park or back yard. 2. Go rock climbing — the old fashioned way. 3. Wash the car together. It sounds like work to us, but it’s great fun for children! 4. Bury tiny treasures for…
Colored Water Busywork
Here’s a simple way I keep my boys happy when they’re bored and I need a few minutes to finish supper. Fill an ice cube tray or muffin tin with water (half full) and add a few drops of food coloring to about half of the cups (put a towel underneath for little ones who…
Because…
My dear friend (and very magical mama) Nancy uses this delightful alternative to “Because I said so”when kids keep asking why. She tells her son, “Because I love you.” Isn’t it better? I love it!
Crazy Hat Girl
Victoria has been in the Wilder Pageant for 6 years now. Every summer, she dresses up in an old fashioned dress, pinafore, braids and bonnet, and helps reenact life from the time when the Ingalls Family lived nearby. Until this year. This year, she is wearing an old fashioned dress, pinafore, braids and… this hat….
On Miracles
(Super tiny baby grasshopper spotted by Alex, age 3) “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein