What will you give?

What will you give?

Can you believe the stores are decorated for Christmas already? I don't really want to think about it yet, but the grandparents have been asking...

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Fill in the Blanks Valentine

Fill in the Blanks Valentine

Last winter I posted here about a fun fill-in-the-blank activity I did with Cutie Pie. What I didn't post was that in first grade, he came up with a...

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Five ways to practice letters

Five ways to practice letters

We are enjoying a lot of snow this week and it's reminding me of all the days when I had my boys home with me. There were so many days where it was...

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Willy, nilly, silly

Willy, nilly, silly

It caught my eye that Monday, January 18th is Winnie the Pooh day (and the birthday of A. A. Milne, the author of the Pooh books), a character...

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Got a train lover?

Got a train lover?

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Cardinal Bird Craft

Cardinal Bird Craft

Yesterday I shared the love my family has for the book Stranger in the Woods: a Photographic Fantasy, by Carl R. Sams and Jean Stoick, and a picture...

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Thankful garland

Thankful garland

Just a quick idea to share with you as you contemplate Thanksgiving. A few years ago we made what we call Thankful Garland. Every day in the month...

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Oh those eyes…

Oh those eyes…

Last year we actually decorated for Halloween. It's my least favorite 'holiday' of the year, but my kids absolutely love pretending to be something...

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