Here’s a fun little printable craft from The Toymaker — Marble Mice! Just print out the pattern on cardstock, cut out, and add a large marble inside. The Toymaker says… These Marble Mice are fun to make and roll around on your desk. Cats love them! What fun!
Author: Alicia
Seasons
Forgive me if I post a little sap today. This time of year brings back a lot of memories and I thought I’d share them. This September marks 17 years since my last miscarriage. Or since the start of it, I suppose, since that one (my twelfth) sort of began in September, two days after…
What I Wish I Had Known Before I Had Kids…
Here’s a great quote from Dallas Parents… Happy weekend!
Bleach Pen Fun!
Here’s a great craft for older kids and teens to show off their creativity and bring new life to boring clothes. Try your hand at bleach pen altering! Victoria made this lovely shirt from an old peach t-shirt of mine that I was going to donate. She put a layer of waxed paper inside the…
10 Ways to Play With Your Kids Today
Is summer slipping away as fast for you as it is for us? Here’s a few easy ways to take advantage of the end of July with your kiddos this week… Grab some boats (or make some simple floating ones with bark or paper) and spread out a tarp, shower curtain or plastic tablecloth in…
American Music
Long time no see! Sorry for being so quiet. All is good here. We’ve been busy with Baby Fiona (now 9 months old!), the Wilder Pageant (the 8th year for the girls!), time at the lake to beat the heat and other fun things. I stumbled across this poem today and I thought I’d share…
Play Is the Work of Children
We all know that children need lots of free time to play, but sometimes it’s nice to hear it again. Here’s a compilation of quotes through the centuries about the importance of play… “You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What! Is it nothing to be happy? Nothing to…
100 Ways to Make Today Magical
I’ve been lax in posting here while we’ve been dealing with Victoria’s health struggles, so I thought I’d make up for it with an extra special “ways to make the day magical” post! Here’s 100 ways to make the day magical that have been featured in past posts… 1. During the night, decorate the living…
Download 50 whimsical journal pages for free!
I’m not much of a journal keeper, but I think I could be if I got to use these delightful pages from Grace is Overrated. Blog owner and artist Christie Zimmer says: These pages were created out of a sense of delightful (and occasionally insightful) personal exploration. They combine fill-in-the-blank journal prompts with off-kilter to-do…
You’re (Still) a Fabulous Mother
(One of the nice things about having written A Magical Childhood for so many years is that I have lots of archives to dig up and share again every once in a while! Here’s a favorite of mine from May 2010 that I thought deserved to be said again.) I’ve been hearing lately from mothers…