Happy Monday!!! Here’s a few ways to make some memorable moments this week… 1. Put glow-in-the-dark rocks in the kiddie pool for a magical after-dark splash. 2. Take pictures of wildflowers. 3. Designate one meal a week to be a theme meal and let the kids help dream up different themes. For instance, every Wednesday’s…
Month: July 2010
Hot Rock Art
Jack and I did a craft this week that I’ve been meaning to do for years. We gathered up some big, smoothish rocks from the garden and popped them in the oven. I heated them at 450 for about 20 minutes (which was quite hard to make myself do in the heat of summer!) and…
Opening Night
Some of you may know that we live near Walnut Grove. Yep, that Walnut Grove. Some of you may also know that my husband and daughters have been acting in Walnut Grove’s Wilder Pageant for 6 years now. Every summer, June evenings are consumed with rehearsals for Anna, Victoria and Daryl. Then July comes and…
Children’s Favorite Novels: And the winner is….
I’ve compiled all the votes by children in the favorite read-aloud/novel round-up! Thanks to all the kids who weighed in! A note about scoring: Some kids and parents had a hard time listing one book and listed more than one, sometimes many! I didn’t want to leave out any great book suggestions, but many kids…
Wall Ball!
You all know by now how much I love marble runs and such, especially homemade ones. Here’s the granddaddy of them all in my book. He gives all the simple instructions too. Now we have another summer project to add to the list!
Blue
I’ve been feeling rather blue lately. I’m taking the night off and will be back tomorrow with the tally of the children’s favorite books. If your kiddos haven’t voted, you can still sneak over and cast your votes until then. Lots of people voted for more than one favorite, so if you only chose one…
Ten Ways to Make Today Magical
10 Ways to Make Today Magical… 1. Let the kids arrange some 2×4 boards on the lawn in a funky pattern or their initials. Wait a week and let the sun “brand” your lawn. The covered area will be brown in the shape the kids made. Don’t worry, it’s temporary. The grass will green up…
The Closest Thing to Angels
(Annalee at age 2, playing in the dirt in her favorite fairy dress) “Children, as persons, are entitled to the greatest respect. Children are given to us as free-flying souls, but then we clip their wings like we domesticate the wild mallard. Children should become the role-models for us, their parents, for they are coated…
Parenting and Puddle Jumping
“I love my daughter’s fierce, irrational puddle jumping. Every day she teaches me a little more about being authentically alive. Sometimes it means hurrying us along before the rain starts, sometimes it means hurling our favorite shiny, black shoes in the grass and returning to the puddle for another round.” Here, go visit Eros-Allegra Clarke to read the…
Magical Decorating Tip #2
“My father had some very good quality glow in the dark paint and using an old pool cue (!) applied it to the ceiling making various sized dots. The bigger the blob, the “closer” the star seemed. You have to really put lots on. During the day it can’t be seen at all, but at…