Here’s another little poem from the internet that I love because it always puts things in perspective…. What did I do today? Today I left some dishes dirty The bed got made around 3:30 The diapers soaked a little longer, The odor grew a little stronger. The crumbs I spilled the day before Are staring…
Month: August 2010
Firefly Magic
Here’s a great educational activity to do with groups of kids, especially at night. Have each child bring a flashlight. Explain to the kids that fireflies use their lights to communicate with each other, and that they look for the other fireflies who are flashing the same patterns. Give each child a pattern to flash…
Grape Expectations
Looking for a way to have some goofy fun with your kids? Here’s a totally silly activity we did with friends on vacation one year. We bought a bunch of grapes and handed out Sharpie markers, then altered the grapes to make little people, bugs, messages, you name it. After that, we wandered around town…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope you and your kiddos are enjoying these last days of summer. It’s certainly hot in our neck of the woods lately! It’s hard to believe school will be starting up again soon for so many kids when it’s still near the triple-digits in temperature! It’s a great time for sprinklers and…
New Uses for Old Markers
What do you do with a dried out marker? I’ve been listening to the boys’ Pirate CD for too long, because I’m hearing that phrase in my head to the tune of “What do you do with a drunken sailor?”. 😉 In any case, there are plenty of ways to get more use out of…
You know you’re frazzled when…
We got back from Nebraska last night and I’ve spent the past half of a day unpacking, doing laundry, cleaning and trying my best to catch up on emails, blogs, articles and everything else. Last night I wanted to also catch up on a show that Daryl taped for me while we were gone. I…
Back soon!
I’m so sorry to be gone so long! I’m in Nebraska with Magical Mama Tiffany and her fabulous family, and simply enjoying doing nothing responsible at all. 🙂 I’ll find lots of fun things to post very soon. We should be back Wednesday. See you then!!!!!!!!