Thought for the day: If you’re having a lot of power struggles with your toddler latelyyou might want to ask yourself "Why am I having power struggles with a toddler?" Just a thought.🙂
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
1. Find some hidden part of the house (or part of your belongings if you rent) and help your kids scribble messages about who they are now. Years from now you’ll be able to take out that dresser drawer and see your little boy’s words underneath or crawl in the closet and see who your…
Another Halloween Down
I hope you and your goblins had a happy Halloween! Mine had a mostly grand time. Towards the end, not so much for Alex. I don’t think I’ve ever had a Halloween in 11 years of motherhoodthat didn’t involve at least one child in this state. Note the two pumpkins.One is his big brother’s.He wanted…
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!I hope you have a magical daywith your goblins or princesses or superheroes. I personally havea vampire,a corpse bride,a superheroand a really adorable bug. Don’t drink too much ghoul-ade!
10 Random Links!
Do you end up with a billion windows up for things you want to read, do and get back towhen you surf the web? Here’s 10 links that have slowed down my browsing lately. 🙂 1. Books for Treats encourages folks to hand out books instead of candy.My mother did that when I was a…
Painted Luminaries!
Looking for one last Halloween craft to squeeze in before the big night?I love these luminaries from Crafts by Amanda. And now, I am feeling sick once again and I’m off to bed.Apparently another batch of elderberry syrup is in my future.Either that, or a doctor.Send healthy vibes!
Altered Trees
I stumbled onto this picture on Flickr the other day and fell in love.Then I found another. And a whole book and web site. My friend Tiffany thinks they’re strange and wrong. I think they’re strange and wonderful. But I like strange. Thoughts?
Halloween Humor
What kind of mistakes do ghosts make? BOO-BOOS What do monsters play at birthday parties? SWALLOW THE LEADER What’s a monster’s favorite drink? GHOUL-ADE What do you call a cat that’s a ghost? A SCAREDY-CAT What is a ghost’s favorite candy? BOO-BLE GUM What’s Dracula’s favorite fruit? NECK-TARININES What’s a monster favorite cheese? MONSTER-ELLA From…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
1. Dress the dog up for Halloween and take him on a walk. Count the smiles you get from passers by. 2. Carve jack-o-lanterns together. If you like, put a different spin on it by carving aliens or monsters like these. 3. Gather some nice leaves outside and bring them in. Have the kids write…
A Few Fun Halloween Links
Here’s a few Halloween nifties I’ve got bookmarked atthe moment…. Print out this fabulous skeleton and let your kids assemble it. Make some miniature monster cookies like these. Or make some quick and easy marshmallow ghosties like these. Or maybe a little pretzel skeleton like this guy. And I absolutely love the idea of painting…