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Monday: Weekly Family Activity—Christmas Traditions

Monday, December 15th, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

Sit down as a family and take time to find out what special traditions YOUR children really enjoy. Their answers might surprise you! Ornaments This tradition came from my husband’s side of the family.  Every year each child in the family got a new ornament. My girls both got a bell last year and this year […]

Monday: Weekly Family Activity—Library Trips

Monday, December 8th, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

Library staff I love you. I really do. I have lived so many places and had library cards at so many different libraries. I am always so impressed at the time the library staff takes to put on great activities. ~Infant Story times ~Toddler Story times ~Preschool Story times ~Monthly Puppet Shows ~ Annual Princess Parties […]

Monday: Weekly Family Activity—Twelve Days of Christmas

Monday, December 1st, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

One of my fondest Christmas memories was seven years ago when I recruited my fiance and family to join me in a Twelve Days of Christmas project. What I did was pick a friend who I thought needed some extra love sent her way. We secretly left a little something on her door every night to for […]

Monday: Weekly Family Activity—Crafting for Service

Monday, November 24th, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity, Crafts

Crafting as a family and sending your treasures off to those who really need them would be the perfect family activity this week. It would give your family such a jump start on what the holidays are really about. Here are just a few of the projects going on that I know about: 1. SouleMama […]

Monday: Weekly Family Activity—The Seven Wonders of the Natural World

Monday, November 17th, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

Sit down with your family and show them beautiful pictures of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, give an explantion of each while pointing out where they are located on a globe or map. Explain to them that THIS is one of the beautiful reasons why we need to take care of our earth. […]

Monday: Weekly Family Activity—What Dinosaurs Lived In Your Backyard?

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

Want to win that beautiful Hostess Apron? Click here to enter. I am lucky enough to live in Utah where lots of dinosaurs roamed back in the day. There a handful of great dinosaur museums close by that we visit. But for quick dinosaur fun at home this is the perfect activity: Discovery Channellets you […]

Monday: Weekly Family Activity–Roly Poly War

Monday, October 27th, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

The girls and I are having such a great time going through the activities in this book. Our top favorite so far Roly Poly Races which you will have to hurry and do before it gets to cold and they all disappear. To have a Roly Poly Race/War/Battle draw a circle with some mud and […]

Monday: Weekly Family Activity—Sun and Moon

Monday, October 20th, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

Click here for the giveaway. I am trying to teach the girls to be thankful for all of the wonderful things around them. Sun and Moon. Day and Night. I teach them of the very basic reasons we need day, night, the sun and moon. Sun -The Sun gives us warmth and energy. -It helps […]

Sunday: Entertainment Review—Halloween Movies!

Sunday, October 19th, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

The giveaway is in the following post. What Halloween movies do you love to watch together as a family? Here is our list, be sure to share yours! The Burbs has to be the best 🙂 Happy Halloween! Take a night off and enjoy a fun movie together.

Monday: Weekly Family Activity—Ice Cream!

Monday, October 13th, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

The giveaway is a couple of posts down. Last year for Christmas my husband and I gave ourselves an ice cream maker for our big gift. Isn’t it beautiful? Make up a new fun ice cream flavor as a family or make up a few! Whip up some homemade ice cream or just buy some […]