I was horrified today to learn about a 7 year-old terminally ill girl who was being bullied by her grown neighbor. The news videos were heartbreaking — a woman and her husband posted photoshopped pictures of the girl’s dead mother in the arms of the Grim Reaper and the child with a skull and crossbones…
Month: October 2010
Playscapes!
My goodness, we’ve been busy lately! I’m dreaming of winter just because it will be an excuse to be stuck inside for a while. 🙂 Here’s a blog that’s been captivating me and I just had to pass it on… Playscapes ~ I’m in love with some of these play structures! They’re just works of…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few ways to make some fun with your kiddos this week… 1. Do you live in an area where the trees don’t change colors? Gather some fabric or ribbons in autumn colors and tear them into short strips, then decorate a tree in your yard. Tie on the red, yellow and…
The Puddle Stomping Personality Test
A couple of weeks ago I found myself in a store full of very breakable objects with a small boy. Being a sensible sort, I left my friends and older kids to continue browsing and took my small boy outside. We looked for things to do while the others smelled every scented candle in Lincoln,…
Happiness is…
… Barrel rides … Fresh pressed apple cider … Making scarecrows … Getting to help drive the horses … Making gravel angels 🙂 … Face painting (what IS that???!) … Doing art … Embracing chaos … Good friends What’s making you happy lately?
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few ways to make some magic this week…. 1. Play a game of thicket. This spin on hide and seek sounds like so much fun! 2. Do altered books together. 3. Make hardware store chessmen. Aren’t they fabulous???? 4. Play hooky (you and the kids) and go do fabulously fun things…
Colored Salt Paintings!
Here’s a simple, fun and nearly free craft that’s really fun for kiddos of all ages. Colored Salt Paintings! You need: Sturdy cardboard (cut up cereal boxes and cardboard boxes are ideal) Salt Small bowls Food coloring Glue Paintbrushes Pen or pencil (optional) Small spoons or scoops (baby spoons or souvenir spoons work well) Directions:…
A Little Museum Magic
While we were down in Nebraska last week, we went to a local museum and made it extra magical with some dress up fun. The girls had a blast and they even overheard one excited child whisper, “Look Mommy, there’s princesses in the museum!”. Here’s a few pics… From Jamboree From Jamboree From Jamboree It…