new year’s family interview No, this post isn’t about picking strawberries, although with how cold and blustery and miserable it was outside today, I surely wish it was …Read morenew year’s family interview
kissing reindeer hunt I’ve had several kind people email me asking what I meant on our Advent Activity Calendar by “Kissing Reindeer Hunt.” Hmmmmm, …Read morekissing reindeer hunt
advent activity calendar As we put away our Thanksgiving decorations, our fall leaves, and our pumpkins today, Maddy asked repeatedly when we would start our “little …Read moreadvent activity calendar
leafy letter learning At a super-crazy sale at our craft store last week, I picked up a few packs of leaves–at literally a quarter a piece. I remembered reading about …Read moreleafy letter learning
action action 1, 2, 3 get kids moving, writing, thinking Owen was nutty today. I honestly think he had enough energy this afternoon to run a marathon. Except that it was raining. Again. And he and Cora …Read moreaction action 1, 2, 3 get kids moving, writing, thinking
cora’s color game: learn colors with a homemade game During one of our first rainy-sick days last week, we all worked on making a color game for Cora. We had just re-discovered Owen’s …Read morecora’s color game: learn colors with a homemade game
we’re counting–hats, cats, and pumpkins: halloween grid games My kiddos are Halloween nutty. They love our scarecrows out front, our pumpkins around the house, and the little plastic spider that hangs from a …Read morewe’re counting–hats, cats, and pumpkins: halloween grid games
candy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun Today’s New For Us Friday involves three totally random but fun things: candy, colors, and …Read morecandy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun
happy first day flowers The day before Maddy’s first day of Kindergarten, we spent some time sprucing up her new backpack and lunchbox.Sure, flowers are spring-timey, …Read morehappy first day flowers
beach learning We’ve been home from the beach for a week now, and as I was cleaning up stamps, markers, and stickers this past week, my heart ached for the …Read morebeach learning
the special plate: celebrate success as a family About two years ago, I ran across this huge, crazy, red, gaudy Special Plate at our local home design store. It was a no-brainer for me to pick it …Read morethe special plate: celebrate success as a family
ladybug, ladybug My parents brought “Lady Bug Land” for Maddy, Owen, and Cora late last spring when they came for a visit. It took us a while to get …Read moreladybug, ladybug
beautified baby slide I think I may have a problem. When my husband told me that his brother wanted to take our sadly neglected hand-me-down baby slide for his …Read morebeautified baby slide
new for us friday–going coconutty! Wondering what new something we could try for our next New for Us Friday, I grabbed a coconut while I was at the grocery store this week. I remembered …Read morenew for us friday–going coconutty!
pimpin’ our coupe Seriously. I had to. I have been dreaming of flames on my minivan for three years now, and this, I believe, is as close …Read morepimpin’ our coupe
water painting Today was gorgeous outside, so after the kids had played for a while, helped their dad with yard work, and played some more, I brought out some …Read morewater painting
at-home vacation Woo-hoo! Woo-hooo!! Wooooo-hoooo!!(And boo-hoo!!) Posting this means that my amazing husband is finally home from his golf trip, and I couldn’t …Read moreat-home vacation
squirrel sticks We have crazy squirrels in our backyard, ones who have tried repeatedly and failed repeatedly to make a nest in our now-infamous swing tree. Each …Read moresquirrel sticks
a sparkly shamrock morning Yesterday morning, we made our decorations for St. Patrick’s Day, and because I don’t love to bring out paints other than watercolors very …Read morea sparkly shamrock morning
alphabet egg puzzles Today I brought out another awesome resource from Bear’s Words Their Way. . . (2004), but it can be replicated very easily in a number of ways. …Read morealphabet egg puzzles