We’re having a different sort of holiday today. We’re celebrating our first annual Kummerspeck (or “Grief Bacon“) Day. The idea came to me a few days ago. We’ve all been really fighting the blues in our family. Winter has been long, cold, snowy and oppressive this year. The kids have been cooped up and cranky. I’ve…
Category: happy stuff
I am (uplifting them)
Here’s a wonderful project that I am so happy to see! I am (uplifting them) is a new social media project that proposes to use social media to uplift our kids instead of to shame them. Page creator Stephanie says: I am saddened by the amount of kid-shaming photos and stories I see all over…
Your Assignment….
… Should you choose to accept it, is to do one or more of the following: 1. Cancel something you didn’t really want to do. 2. Cuddle on the couch or bed with your kiddo(s) and read a pile of wonderful books together. 3. Make something tasty together. 4. Occupy the kids long enough to…
A Happy Update
I just had to pop in for a minute and report a happy little update on Victoria, who had her 18 month recheck this week with her oncologist/surgeon. He says there is absolutely no sign of the cancer recurring and he is 99% sure that she is cancer-free. He’ll continue to monitor her, but he…
10 Ways to Make Your Home Magical
Happy Monday! I’ve been having fun brainstorming about home improvements around our house and looking at lots of blogs and Pinterest boards for inspiration lately. I thought it would be fun to change up this week’s magical theme and focus on fun ways to make a little magic in our houses. Some of these are…
Worry About Yourself!
I saw this adorable video on Technology Rocks. Seriously. and had to share it. I love this little girl! :)[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A6Bu96ALOw]Happy Tuesday!
Our Craft Sheet
Those who have been reading Magical Childhood for a while know that I often recommend sheet painting. It’s even one of the first crafts I put up on the original Magical Childhood site. We have been using an old white bed sheet for crafts and sheet painting for over a dozen years now. In the…
A Little Welsh Fun
It turns out we completely missed Saint David’s Day yesterday, but I found this blog post full of Welsh crafts from Filth Wizardry so delightful that I had to pass it on anyway. I’m in love with the easy paper leeks! (Long-time readers also know that I’ll celebrate any excuse to have fun that involves…
A Little Snowy Fun
Got snow? Here’s a delightful way to use it! Wouldn’t it be fun to sneak outside tonight and do this to the family car? Or even all the cars in the parking lot?! 🙂 Happy Sunday!
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! 🙂…