Here’s a project I’m absolutely in love with! Southern Disposition has the plans for an ingenious dollhouse she made from three ring binders, scrapbook paper, magazine pictures and a few found treasures. It collapses to take up very little space, it’s utterly gorgeous, it’s green, and it’s super affordable. She estimates she made hers for…
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10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few ways to make a little magic with your kiddos this week…. 1. Make a paper hideaway. Hang strips of crepe paper (or toilet paper in a pinch) from the ceiling in a corner of the kids’ room or the living room. 2. Head to a pet store. Spend some time…
Read Stellaluna Online with Your Kids Today
Pizza Hut’s Book It! program is celebrating National Young Readers Week by putting interactive books online all week. Today’s book is Stellaluna. Click here to go read it with your little one! A free iPad app is also available in the iTunes store – search for BI! Book Week.
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Sorry I keep disappearing for so long! Since I didn’t have nearly enough things to keep me frazzled, I decided to take part in NaNoWriMo this year and I’ve been writing a book all month, too! Fifty thousand words takes a bit of time, it turns out. 😉 In any case, here’s a…
Singing in the Rain
I love this story! A group of homeschoolers from Logos Public Charter School gave Rogue Valley Mall shoppers an early Halloween treat Saturday. An flash-mob performance by more than 30 umbrella-wielding students — from third-graders through high-school seniors — drew an enthusiastic response that provoked an instant encore. What fun! Way to go, kiddos! 🙂…
Counting Sheep
Happy Thursday! We interrupt this morning to bring you the following terrible math joke, courtesy of my hubby. A farmer wants to know how many sheep he has in his field, so he asks his border collie to count them. The dog runs into the field, counts them and runs back to the farmer. The…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Tuesday! I hope all is well with you and yours. Here’s a few ways to make some memories with your kiddos this week…. 1. Make some playdough pumpkin faces. 2. Make a spooky family message for the answering machine. 3. Play Household Chore Bingo. Add some silly ones too! 4. Cancel everything and just…
Oodles of Ways to Have Fun With Pumpkins!
Want to have a little pumpkin fun besides the usual jack-o-lanterns? Here’s a whole slew of fun ways to decorate and play with these fantastic orange veggies… Lowe’s suggests using hardware to make all sorts of whimsical, wonderful little pumpkin creations. Oasis Accents tells how to make glittered pumpkins. The Magic Onions posted the delightful…
Free Printable Parenting Manifesto
“Above all else, I want you to know that you are loved and lovable. You will learn this from my words and actions–the lessons on love are in how I treat you and how I treat myself…” Here’s a lovely free printable for parents from Brene Brown, to help us remember the important things in…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Friday! Long time, no see, huh? Life has been busy here, but in mostly wonderful ways. Among our biggest new developments… Our family took a trip to Ohio to see my long-lost father’s family and my grandmother. My late mother hid me from my father until after his death and I grew up not…