The other day, I mentioned that Victoria has been making grapevine crowns and wreaths and that she wants to leave some as decorations along a state park path. Someone asked how to make the wreaths so here’s the super simple instructions. Sorry I don’t have step by step pictures, but these are pictures I just…
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10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s another batch of fun stuff to do with the kiddos this week. If you have other ideas, please add them to the comments! 1. Make caterpillar pizzas. 2. Tie long ribbons to sticks and go ribbon dancing in the back yard. 3. Make some seed bombs and find an unloved place to…
Wise Words…
Shouting to make your children obey is like using the horn to steer your car, and you get about the same results. (Anonymous)
Grow Some Wheatgrass!
Here’s a fun project to bring a little spring inside, have some fun with the kiddos and maybe even get a little nutrition. Make and Takes has instructions on how to grow your own wheatgrass, complete with suggestions about fun containers. If you decide to try to make your own wheatgrass juice, here’s some info…
Help Kids With Dolly Donations
Have you heard of this neat site? Dolly Donations offers free, simple cloth doll patterns and coordinates drives to donate dolls to children in need all over the world. Magical Mama Sarah, who runs the site, just sent 181 dolls (and a few extras!) off to a Haiti orphanage, one for every child in the…
Any Requests?
Eleven year-old Victoria has been having a blast lately making clip art with a free art program we found online. She made all of these little characters… She wants me to let people know that she’s happy to do custom work for free! She already got a request for plant eating dinosaurs and mammoths, leading…
A Little Smile
My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. -Erma Bombeck
Happy St. Patrick’s Day From the Muppets!
Here’s a hilarious version of “Danny Boy” in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU]
Time to Break Out the Do-A-Dot Markers
I’ve been stumbling on crafts involving Do-A-Dot markers (or bingo daubers) all over tonight. We haven’t had ours out in years and I think it might be time! Check out these fun projects… With coffee filters at Charlotte’s Fancy And with crayon resist And Ed Emberley touches at Let’s Explore We mostly just made pictures…
St. Patrick’s Day Fun
If you put everything off till the last minute the way I do, these links might be helpful in throwing together some St. Patty’s Day fun… 3D Tissue Paper Shamrock from Crafts by Amanda Seventeen ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the kids (from me, with a couple of ideas swiped from this week’s…