Happily hooked on crafts, cooking, coffee, and my kids.
Another year of school is under way. I can’t believe how quickly the summer went. Last year, Julia had a lot of fun filling out her Reusable Activity Book, so I decided to make her a new one. One that would focus a bit more on Pre-K and have some math. I knew immediately I [Read More …]
Source The above quote couldn’t be more true. I think daily about how I am influencing and shaping my daughters. I marvel at the new words, phrases, actions, and things they are doing. I want to be active in what they are learning. I love the Reusable Activity Book I made Jbird (and so does [Read More …]
Wow, almost 2 full weeks into the new year, where does the time go? Keeping the kids busy and moving during the winter months is a challenge. We’ve done some winter sports and crafts, but have yet to make some snow cream! We’ve been lucky, the weather has been good so no cabin fever here, yet… But just in [Read More …]
Okay, don’t hate me – I’m all done my shopping, I’ve wrapped and tagged the gifts, and I’ve sent all my cards. Now I’m just waiting for Christmas. :) In the meantime, enjoy this week’s finds. I’ve pulled out the Santa card a few times this season to get Julia to cooperate. It works even [Read More …]
Okay, who hasn’t had a craft disaster or disasters? I know I have, and although I probably will never publish a complete disaster, I will mention mistakes I’ve made. We were pummeled with snow on Wednesday, and it got me thinking about soup recipes. Time to make some Potato, White Bean & Kale Soup, or Chicken Noodle, [Read More …]
Lots of interesting finds this week! I think I could say that every week. In our house we love to read books, and so I was happy to find out about We Give Books from Life with Baby Donut. It’s a great organization, and as Life with Baby Donut says, Through We Give Books, you can choose [Read More …]
JBird started preschool, and when she comes home, I like to go over what she learns at school. Since we are doing a lot of activities and most of them over and over, I created a reusable Activity Book. All it took was some sheet protectors, dry erase crayons (or markers), print-outs (or pages from [Read More …]
