Most of you know that we got some very surprising news in early February that we were expecting. I had been doing my best to see myself as pregnant but not necessarily as having a baby, because with my history of miscarriage (and my age) I knew there was a high chance of something going…
Month: March 2011
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I’m off with the kids for a play date out of town, so I’d best be quick today. I’m swiping some of these from an old post in 2009! Here’s a few ways to add a little magic to the days this week…. 1. Ask the kids to help make a spring wreath…
Starting the Day with a Giggle
Have you seen this video yet? Even if you have, it’s worth watching again. The kids and I laughed so hard at this little guy’s expression! I dare you not to smile when you watch. 🙂 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9oxmRT2YWw] Happy Thursday!
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few ways to make some magical memories with your kids this week… 1. Ask the kids if they’d like to do a fundraiser for Japan. The boys in one family donated their age in dollars and challenged their friends and family members to do the same. Kids can also start a…
Art Dolls!
I am currently quite under the weather, thanks to the roughly walnut-sized being in my mid-section who (according to my nifty week-by-week pregnancy app) last week celebrated the milestone of losing his or her tail. Since morning (and afternoon and evening) sickness is generally regarded as a very good sign, I’m quite happy to feel…
Listening to Trees
Photo by Naturenet Here’s a wonderful idea by Joseph Cornell, author of Sharing Nature With Children: If you listen carefully with a stethoscope, you can hear the “heartbeat” of a tree. Find a thin-barked tree more than 6 inches in diameter and place your stethoscope against its trunk. Be very quiet. Move the stethoscope…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Time for another list of ways to make a little magic this week… 1. Cover something fun with chalkboard paint — a globe, the side of an old dresser, a door, old blocks, a wooden puzzle, you name it. 2. Let each child pick out something brand new to try at the grocery…
We’re Back!
We’re back from our road trip to Florida. It’s a bit of culture shock to be back in snowy Minnesota. I had kind of hoped it would have magically turned a little spring-like while we were gone, but no such luck! Lucky for us, we got so much sand, sun and smiles that it should…