Want to have a little online holiday fun with your kiddos? There are some really sweet sites that let you virtually decorate trees, make gingerbread houses, cut snowflakes and more. Technology Rocks. Seriously has a fantastic roundup of gingerbread man fun storyboards, activities, interactive sites, printables and so on like these: Then there’s the snow…
Your Assignment….
… Should you choose to accept it, is to do one or more of the following: 1. Cancel something you didn’t really want to do. 2. Cuddle on the couch or bed with your kiddo(s) and read a pile of wonderful books together. 3. Make something tasty together. 4. Occupy the kids long enough to…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I’m popping in from the midst of our chaos to jot off a quick list of ways to make some memories this week, and to once more give myself a nudge to start posting more often. After a dozen or so years of doing this I tend to get a bit lazy at…
Random Animal Cuteness
Some days you just need a little extra cuteness. Miss Fiona woke me at 5 this morning in a bit of a funk. She’s not feeling well and is being rather hard to please. I finally went searching on you-tube for cute animal videos, since those can brighten just about any day. This one was…
A Happy Update
I just had to pop in for a minute and report a happy little update on Victoria, who had her 18 month recheck this week with her oncologist/surgeon. He says there is absolutely no sign of the cancer recurring and he is 99% sure that she is cancer-free. He’ll continue to monitor her, but he…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Sorry for disappearing for so long again. It’s a busy time of year for us here, with lots of hiking to enjoy the season and lots of “putting things up” from our gardens, from friends’ apple trees and from produce bought in bulk from local farm families. October is such a magical month. …
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I keep meaning to get back to posting daily or near-daily, but life is still so busy here. We are finishing up the season of “putting things up” — making applesauce and apple cider from extra apples on friends’ trees, grape jelly from Grandma’s backyard grapevines, salsa from flats of tomatoes from the…
Ten Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope everything is fabulous in your little corner of the world. I have a little girl on my lap as I type this so I’m going to try to be quick. Here’s a few ways to make some memories with your favorite little (or big) people this week! 1. Find a really…
Talk Like a Pirate!
Arrr! How could I nearly let International Talk Like a Pirate Day slip by without posting about it! Tsk! Never fear. I’ve assembled a few pirate goodies for you to take part with your wee pirates with what’s left of the day. You can check out the Magical Childhood archives to help your kids choose…
10 Ways to Make Your Home Magical
Happy Monday! I’ve been having fun brainstorming about home improvements around our house and looking at lots of blogs and Pinterest boards for inspiration lately. I thought it would be fun to change up this week’s magical theme and focus on fun ways to make a little magic in our houses. Some of these are…