Victoria is 11 but sometimes I forget she’s not 17 or so. Or maybe 34. Victoria was one of those babies that people always said had an old soul. Look! At one day old, she was already deep in thought. Over the years, we haven’t parented Victoria (or any of the kids) in a strictly…
Watercolor Snowballs
I know those of you in sunshine states are sick of hearing about snow, but when you have this much of it you tend to find a lot of uses for it! Here’s what we did today… Just go grab a pan of snow, pack it up into some snowballs and paint! Store them in…
One for the Little Ones
We all have one of those sites where we can waste a lot of time. For some of us, it’s Facebook games, for some it’s blogs, for some it’s gossip sites. Here’s a site for toddlers to sit and play. Based on the show BoohBah (is that even still on???), this colorful site takes your…
ScrapColoring Pages
I’m loving these online coloring pages! There’s everything from kissing flamingos to knights to mermaids, all with wonderful colors and patterns to fill them with online for free. You can even enter personalized text to color! This is addictive fun, not just for children but for mamas too. 🙂
Snow Painting
Since we have plenty of the white stuff outside and our fun plans for the day were canceled, I figured today was a perfect day for snow painting. It was! Those of us brave enough to venture into the cold left messages and designs for passers-by, and then we brought tubs inside to play with….
Today’s Assignment…
…is to grab your camera and take pictures of your kiddos until you get at least one that makes you smile every time you look at it. Happy Tuesday!
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day. Here’s a fun ways to make some magical memories with the kiddos this week… Make a catapult and let your little one launch pom poms and soft balls across the room. Have dictionary day. Each person gets to randomly open the dictionary and put a…
Life Lessons
Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to argue with a toddler. Sometimes you can try to tell your little one something as patiently as possible, like it’s not going to work to eat your yogurt with that giant spoon with the holes in it honey, it’s just not going to fit. But they just get mad…
Card Table Playhouses!
Isn’t this the most darling playhouse? It fits over a card table and is one of many available at MissPrettyPretty’s Etsy shop. There are ones with trains and fairies and fire trucks and lots more, with removable parts and everything. While these are a little over my budget, I’ve been thinking of fun things I…
Three Things To Do Anyway
I’ve noticed that there are some things I just don’t want to do, but once I do them anyway I feel fabulous. They are: 1. Get out into the sunshine or around people when I just want to stay home. 2. Exercise. 3. Go to sleep early. (I am really bad at this one!) Originally,…