My goodness, we’ve been busy lately! I’m dreaming of winter just because it will be an excuse to be stuck inside for a while. 🙂 Here’s a blog that’s been captivating me and I just had to pass it on… Playscapes ~ I’m in love with some of these play structures! They’re just works of…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few ways to make some fun with your kiddos this week… 1. Do you live in an area where the trees don’t change colors? Gather some fabric or ribbons in autumn colors and tear them into short strips, then decorate a tree in your yard. Tie on the red, yellow and…
The Puddle Stomping Personality Test
A couple of weeks ago I found myself in a store full of very breakable objects with a small boy. Being a sensible sort, I left my friends and older kids to continue browsing and took my small boy outside. We looked for things to do while the others smelled every scented candle in Lincoln,…
Happiness is…
… Barrel rides … Fresh pressed apple cider … Making scarecrows … Getting to help drive the horses … Making gravel angels 🙂 … Face painting (what IS that???!) … Doing art … Embracing chaos … Good friends What’s making you happy lately?
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Here’s a few ways to make some magic this week…. 1. Play a game of thicket. This spin on hide and seek sounds like so much fun! 2. Do altered books together. 3. Make hardware store chessmen. Aren’t they fabulous???? 4. Play hooky (you and the kids) and go do fabulously fun things…
Colored Salt Paintings!
Here’s a simple, fun and nearly free craft that’s really fun for kiddos of all ages. Colored Salt Paintings! You need: Sturdy cardboard (cut up cereal boxes and cardboard boxes are ideal) Salt Small bowls Food coloring Glue Paintbrushes Pen or pencil (optional) Small spoons or scoops (baby spoons or souvenir spoons work well) Directions:…
A Little Museum Magic
While we were down in Nebraska last week, we went to a local museum and made it extra magical with some dress up fun. The girls had a blast and they even overheard one excited child whisper, “Look Mommy, there’s princesses in the museum!”. Here’s a few pics… From Jamboree From Jamboree From Jamboree It…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Hello from Nebraska! We’re down at Magical Mama Tiffany’s for one more day but I’m popping in for a Monday list of some fun ways to make some fun this week… 1. Leave squirrel treats. Gather up some fallen nuts or splurge on some bulk peanuts and leave little platters of them for the squirrels….
The Payoff
It’s not always easy to be a parent, and it’s really not always easy to try to be a good one… At 3 a.m. when you have finally gotten to sleep and your child comes and wakes you because she’s had a nightmare (for the fifth time this week)… When your four year-old has a…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! It’s the start of a whole new week and lots more chances to make some magic with our kiddos. Here’s a few ideas for how to do it… 1. Take part in the Shoot-Along Challenge at Giver’s Log. Take a picture at your house at the exact same time each day for a…