It’s back to school time and children all over are starting preschool. Many parents are frantically searching the internet to find out if their little ones are “on track” and know everything they should. I wrote this article about what a four-year-old should know many years ago but it continues to be the most popular…
Month: August 2010
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! How can it be the start of another week already? The end of summer is flying by! Here’s ten ways to make the most of it before it’s gone! 1. Hand out permanent markers and plain white socks, and let the kids make some fun feet! Check out these cuties that Victoria made…
Lessons Learned While Camping
We’re back from our camping trip, and once again so happy to have such wonderful friends to do this with every year. Here’s a few lessons learned this go-round… If you precook your potatoes before camping, you can slice them and layer them with goodies in foil pouches and they’ll be perfectly cooked, tender and…
Adventuring
I’m terribly sorry to be gone so long! It’s our local school’s back to school week, so it is our not-back-to-school week here at home. We’ve been adventuring of one sort or another all week (hence the camel! we met him at the zoo!) and we are leaving now to meet some friends for a…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Life can be pretty hectic this time of year. Here’s a few ways to slow down and make some memories together along the way. 🙂 1. Spend a dollar on a pack of rocket balloons and go fly them in a wide open space. 2. Tape yourselves dancing and being silly to favorite…
Water Limbo!
Here’s a fun idea I read online a while back and want to try before the end of summer. Play water limbo! Have kids play limbo in the backyard, under a stream of water! It sounds like a marvelous way to get cool on a hot summer day. They also suggested playing Water Hurdle, where…
Good Things, Bad Things
Life can run hot and cold when you’re a seven-year-old boy. Here’s a sampling of the good and bad through Jack’s eyes lately. Good things… Rescued kittens Extra large hammocks Being brave Silly hats Picnics with friends Bad things… Good friends moving away Waiting out warnings in the tornado shelter Being eaten by sharks (art…
Hey You Guys!
Yesterday, we were driving down the street when I was struck by a feeling of gratefulness and happiness about my crazy family. I tilted my head towards the back of the van and shouted, “I love you guys!”. There were some assorted “Love you too, Mom” replies from the back but 3 year-old Alex was…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope the weekend weather was as fabulous for your family as it was for ours. Here’s a few ways to have some fun with your kiddos this week…. 1. Challenge the kids to make each other laugh as much as possible. Try for all out belly laughs, snorts and the type of…
Acorn Cap + Pen = Instant Fun
We had to kill some time outside with a crowd of antsy kids recently and my ingenious husband whipped up some instant fun to keep them all happy. He grabbed some acorn caps, stuck them on his fingers and on the children’s, and drew some corresponding faces. Presto! Instant finger puppets! Happy Sunday!