Here’s a wonderful, whimsical freebie to help kids (and parents!) learn to draw. What to Draw and How to Draw was written in 1913 by E.G. Lutz and is one of the public domain books from the New York Public Library on Open Archive online. The 78-page book is full of old-fashioned, simple drawings for…
I don’t know if your 2017 was a good one or a bad one, but we’re in a brand new year now and I have high hopes for 2018 for all of us. It’s going to be awesome! I’m insisting. 🙂
You may have made some resolutions for the new year, but I have a few to add if you’d like to play along. These are for myself and for all of you, if you’re game.
Our family volunteered at a wonderful local festival this weekend and the younger kids and I we were presented with marvelously fun name tags from some volunteer fairies. It was so much fun that I thought I’d look for a fairy name generator online, and I found a whole host of them. Here are all…
Looking for a way to get the kids to help out more around the house without nagging or fights? Try chore sticks! My fabulous friend Tiffany came up with the idea of chore sticks and we’ve adapted it here with great success. Here’s all you do: Write some simple chores on one end of some…
Here’s a sweet art project that’s perfect for the times right now. Girls to the Moon offers instructions for how to make Signs of Acceptance to show people that you care about them and are on their side. The site says: What are some words you could say to let people know they are safe with…
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I love this sweet idea from Magical Mama Lisa at Simple Gifts Toys. She says, “I thought I’d show you all how my kids are earning Christmas gifting money while helping me get through the busy season. In the white envelopes are things like cup of cocoa, book with mommy, and a few tiny items…
Here’s a sweet way to make a little magic in the back yard this summer. My Alex had been having fun making “potions” with rain water, grass clippings and such, and he asked me to help him find new ingredients. I decided to make it a little extra magical and went and got a pitcher…
Happy Monday! Sorry to be MIA for so long again. Let’s see if I can do better this month! 🙂 Here are a few ways to make some memories with your kiddos this week….. 1. Head outside to enjoy the spring weather for some simple, old fashioned fun together. Blow bubbles (the photo above is…
Happy Tuesday! Sorry to be gone so long again. There has been all sorts of mayhem in our busy little house, as always. Once again, I’m working on finding a way to post here more often. We’ll see how it goes! I know that a lot of families do Random Acts of Kindness this time…