Happy Monday! I hope you and your family had a fabulous New Year’s. We had a messy, wonderful time. I want to say a quick thank you to Jennifer and Melissa for adding to our ornament collection last week. I’ll be making a donation in honor of Zev this week and I am so grateful…
Category: Ways to make today magical
10 Ways to Make Today Magical (New Year’s Edition)
One of the fabulous things about having yapped at you all for so many years is that I have lots of old ramblings to snatch when I have my hands full. Below is an example, written in the Magical Childhood newsletter seven years ago (!) that I am swiping now to go cuddle a small…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Thank you to Sara and Yvonne, who sent us ornaments for our tree — one homemade link from a family paper chain and one twisted glass. We were all thrilled to get them and absolutely treasure them. They will do a wonderful job of making up for those we lost and they have…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I had so much fun reading your comments from my silliness assignment the other day that I’ve swiped 10 of them for today’s list of ways to make the day magical. There are lots more than these 10 (I love the sheet cake story!), so be sure to check the original post to…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
How can it be the start of another week already? The days are flying by! Here’s a few ways to make them memorable along the way. 🙂 1. Start saving a bunch of seeds and end bits from fruits and veggies you eat and plant them. Use this list to find out all the fabulous…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Hello magical you! So sorry for being a day late (and a dollar short?). We went on an impromptu mini-trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa and help put up their tree on Sunday, and while I could have sneaked off to post a list I was too busy swimming and playing. 🙂 I hope you…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few ways to make some memories with your kiddos this week……… 1. Make a fun family message on the answering machine together. 2. Head to a pet store and spend some time with the fishes, birdies and beasties. 3. Have a fashion show with the silliest fashions you can think…
An Impromptu Ball
The other night, Annalee announced that she would be holding a ball the next day. We had the whole day to prepare. In the morning, there was a tea party with tiny sandwiches and fancy water. Later, there were invitations and party plans. When the time came for the ball, I brought out my wedding…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few magical ways to start the week… 1. Head outside for a nature scavenger hunt. If you like, make it an alphabet hunt and try to find items that start with each letter of the alphabet (this little wooly bear caterpillar could count for W!). 2. Let the kids pick out…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope you and your darlings had a wonderful weekend. Here’s a few ways to make some magic this week…. 1. Find someplace wide open and go where you can make noise, run around, be silly, climb and play freely. 2. Log onto your library’s interlibrary loan search and order a bunch of…