During these darn winter months when lots of us are stuck inside for most of the day, it is the perfect time to help your child (and yourself) develop your imaginations. It might seem silly that this is one of my favorite books, but it really is. The author knows what true imagination is and her […]
This week we started using the Yoga Mats and DVD that Santa brought each member of the family for Christmas. This is something I have felt a strong need to start with my soon to be three year old, she can be […]
Find the Ice Cube! The day before we played in the snow I made some colored ice cubes by adding different colored food drops to the water and set them outside to freeze. We used them to play hide and seek with the different colors! This would be a fun way to help your […]
Parenting had a wonderful article written by Melody Warnick about 3-Ingredient Games that we have had a lot of fun with! The article had 8 games but I am just featuring the few we have tried so far. Check out the article for the others! Here is a direct exert from the article: SWAT TEAM […]
Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! I have tons of the Bolthouse Carrot Juice Bottles and have thinking of something to do with them other than make more I Spy Bottles. This has to be the easiest craft/game we have done together, which is perfect because some days I am not into a lot of work. Fill up your cleaned […]
Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul’s The little old bird woman comes In her own special way to the people she call, “Come, buy my bags full of crumbs; Come feed the little birds, Show them you care And you’ll be glad if you do Their young ones are hungry Their […]
Today I STOPPED what I was doing and PLAYED coloring with a fairy and purple eating crayon monster. Wintertime ideas to STOP and PLAY: -Sit outside with a sketch pad and stare at the blank trees look at their shape, how beautiful they are behind those leaves and sketch it! -Play with your child […]
This year in preparation for Thanksgiving and Christmas we decided to make a gratitude can. We used an old oatmeal can, construction paper, feathers and glue to decorate it. I covered the can in green construction paper and traced every hand in the family. My girls had fun helping me turn our hands into turkeys […]
Another great Halloween craft from…. If you want detailed instructions you are just going to have to pick up the book! Or try and figure it out from the pictures 🙂 This was super messy, super fun and SUPER SPOOKY Halloween craft! I hope to keep this nice to use every year, which probably means […]
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