The next few days are going to be a wee bit hectic around here. Thursday we’re driving out of town to go buy a new (to us) van. Friday we’re driving both vans the 2 1/2 hours home and celebrating Jack’s 7th birthday with a party in the park. Saturday we’re celebrating Victoria’s 12th birthday…
Beauty in Parking Lots
Victoria has a new (to her) camera and has been itching to go to a greenhouse with it. The other day she saw one in the parking lot of the grocery store and she ducked in for 10 minutes of snapping while I picked up goodies for lunch. My sweetie came back a few minutes…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Looking to make some fun and easy memories with your little (or big) ones this week? Here’s a few ideas….. 1. Go walking in the rain. Or drizzle, if your rain dance doesn’t work. 😉 2. Visit the humane society and volunteer to brush cats, exercise kittens and take dogs for walks. They’re…
Craft Sampling: Pop Bottle Paint Prints
I saw this craft all over the internet this month and something about it appealed to me. The idea is simple enough — use a plastic pop bottle to stamp flowers in paint. The bottom makes the flower and the lid makes the center. I had the kids bring the paints out to the picnic…
Wise Words
“Discipline isn’t just about winning or losing. Every power struggle offers you the opportunity to connect with your child or disconnect. The relationship you will have with your child when he’s an adolescent lies in the words and actions you use today. Ultimately your real power is in that emotional bond.” –Mary Sheedy Kurcinka Kids,…
Plastic Bag Flowers!
Look at these adorable oversized flowers made from plastic bags! I’m actually wishing we had more plastic bags so we could make up a bunch. 🙂 Head over to Growing Up Creative to find out how to make your own! Edited to add: The blog seems to have gone down but thanks to the Wayback…
Happiness Is…
Art with the neighbors… Picnics in the back yard… Digital cameras… Ten year old gourmet cooks… Zany photo shoots… Daddy time… Playing in so much mud that the tub looks like this after Mama hoses you off… What’s making you happy these days?
You Are Beautiful
Have you been to this fascinating site? For four years, these folks have been spreading this message around the world. You can even get your own You Are Beautiful stickers for a SASE or download the slogan. Check out the installations around the world and all of the ways they’ve spread their message. What a…
A Few Good Things…
… that have caught my attention lately: Here’s a super simple, inexpensive spray you can make to clean fruits and veggies at home: Susan Sumner, a food scientist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, developed a solution that is an effective disinfecting procedure to clean those conventionally-grown fruits and vegetables. It is non-toxic and…
Ten Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! It’s that time of the week again. Here’s another list of things to do with your kiddos to make some memories. 1. Go on a neighborhood treasure hunt. 2. Wake up an hour early and go for a breakfast picnic together before work and school. It doesn’t have to be anyplace fancy– up on…