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…
Author: Alicia
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!
What Did I Do Today?
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…
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…