(The giveaway is in the following post) If you live near some sand anything from a beach, man made beach bar at a lake, sandbox at a park or a sandbox in your backyard you can join in this activity! Sand Animals Well OK not that but here is how to sculpt some simple ones […]
No matter what the ages in your family you can have an Iron Chef night! If you are not familiar with what Iron Chef America is it is a TV show on the food network that is based upon the format of the Japanese cult sensation, Iron Chef Americacarries on the legend of Kitchen Stadium […]
I have a new favorite book that I bought from The Land of Nod it is: A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry and Marc Simont “Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from […]
I am currently in the midst of reading Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv. In the first chapter it talks about children’s relationship with animals and food. He talks about the importance of raising your own food and teaching your children where their food comes from to help them become connected to the […]
Every week my family did something fun together and most weeks we got to choose. At some point during the week we would all sit down, brainstorm ideas of we wanted to do together, and then vote. Once and awhile we couldn’t really think of anything so Mom would get a book or look online […]
Tonight for our Weekly Family Activity we are going to write and illustrate books to my children’s cousins who live out of state. We will teach our girls about literature, help develop their imagination and do something fun to keep in touch with family all in one sitting. For the first family Abby wants to […]
I have failed many years in a row at doing a garden. This year I decided to do a very basic herb garden and so far so good 🙂 I am keeping my fingers crossed. Gardening with kids is an excelled way to share quality time with them, teach them some basic botany, and instill […]
Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents and Cousins mean a lot to me. It is hard when many of them live out of the state to keep a connection between the families. I have found that having pictures displayed in my daughter’s bedrooms on their on memory boards helps a great deal. We update the pictures as we […]
Importance of Spending Time as a Couple and How to Find a Good Babysitter I know this is normally ideas for things to do as a family, but I thought I would share how important it is for couple time, next week I will go back to family time 🙂 Date nights are important for […]
They have THE BEST website for teaching fire safety to children. Take time to go through it one night and take the time to teach your family for your weekly family activity. www.firesaftey.gov They have lesson plans you can download for free on escape planning, home fire safety and smoke alarms. They even have down-loadable […]
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