"One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?" ~ Rachel...
What I tell myself
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Does it add up? (experiment)
Mar 18, 2015
This is a fun experiment that's almost like a magic trick. I came upon this when we were having fun with the materials for the Sky Blue...
Where’s your path?
Mar 16, 2015
Hubby blows a path through the snow from our drive to the driveways on either side of ours for the mail carrier. (Yes, I'm still talking snow here...
Puffy Painting
Mar 13, 2015
Do your kiddos like painting? Have they tried puffy painting yet? This is another activity we did a while back and brought out again when it was...
Chalkboard Fun
Mar 11, 2015
A few weeks ago during our bitterly cold spell I pulled out an activity we haven't done in a while...using masking tape, a chalkboard and some...
It’s OK to ask for help
Mar 9, 2015
Coming upstairs I could hear Sweet Pea trying to open his bedroom door. I gave the knob a turn to help and saw him with his messy bed hair stooped...
DIY Spring Bird Feeders
Mar 6, 2015
...and you can find a bag of birdseed anywhere... -from Tom T. Hall's song Everybody Loves to Hear a Bird Sing We made spring bird feeders the...
Dressing for the cold weather
Mar 4, 2015
Hopefully spring is on it's way, but all of this bitterly cold weather has me still thinking about dressing warmly! I'm going to share what I wear...
Get Creative at (link)
Mar 2, 2015
Last week I showed photos of our winter break. There was one creative activity that I just had to come back and share with you. Doodle Cubes*** from...
Fill in the Blanks
Feb 27, 2015
Have you heard of Mad Libs? (They are fairly inexpensive as you can see by following this affiliate link.) You can make this similar quick writing...
A Game by Other Rules
Feb 25, 2015
Gramma's visits always give us several opportunities to play games. On this occasion, Sweet Pea pulled out Fish, a cute card set with pictures of...
Snow-covered yard
Feb 23, 2015
I look out the window at a snow-covered yard. Pristine. Not a single footprint. It's like looking at a picture of a dessert when the wind is still....