Happy Monday! Here’s ten ways to have a little fun with your kiddos this week. 1. Make seed tapes. You can find instructions here. 2. If you’re in the right part of the country, go maple syrup tapping or even birch tree tapping. If not, check out some library books, make some maple syrup candy…
Can You Help With a Post Card Drive?
Ten year old Satori is headed to the hospital for some major surgery at the end of this month and her mother is asking folks to send her some post cards. Details are here. The address to send the cards is at the bottom in green. I’m sure we can swing some from our gang…
Magazine Pictures
Here’s a quick, fun art project that my kids dreamed up when they were bored last week. Cut out some fun elements from an old magazine or catalog, draw or paint the backgrounds, and then glue the pictures on top. Our kids had a ball with this and it easily works for all ages. They…
Seasons
It’s that time of year again… When we go from this: to this: Yay for (almost) spring!
Electric Griddle Drawings
Here’s a fun craft that we dreamed up last week — electric griddle drawings! This is an incredibly cool way to draw pictures but you must use extreme caution with kids and be sure to only do this with kids old enough to be careful around the hot plate. I did this when two-year-old Alex…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
I have to make this quick, as we’re leaving early tomorrow morning for a couple of days out of town and I still have to finish packing. We’re off to a nearby city for a sledding party tomorrow (complete with plans to build a giant snow alligator with green spray water!) and then on Tuesday…
Happy Things
I downloaded photos off my camera today and found so many happy photos. I thought I’d share a few pictures of the things that make us happy around here. Impromptu dress-up parades Pearls with nightgowns Helping Daddy do dishes Messy crafts Outsmarting messy crafts Insanely delicious homemade jelly we made (with grapes we picked!) last…
Random Cuteness
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Thank You
Many of you know that I write a parenting column and have been writing about abuse issues lately. I have been receiving many angry comments on those articles from parents who believe that the only way to raise good children is to use violence to “train” them. But this post is not about them. This…
Because You’re Never Too Young to Boogie
Need a smile? I love this baby! 🙂 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikTxfIDYx6Q]