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...
Does it add up? (experiment)
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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...
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....
Winter break fun
Feb 20, 2015
Winter break is supposed to be filled with cold and fun in this part of the country (Rochester, NY area), however this break has been a little too...
St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Science (#2)
Feb 18, 2015
There are many ways to create fun St. Patrick's Day rainbows on your own. This post describes one way and today I'm sharing another! Another simple...
Coffee Filter Flowers
Feb 13, 2015
Coffee Filter Flowers. Simple creative fun for any day. Sweet pea loves playing with water and color, so we used some medicine droppers and water...
Morning Routine – time to change it?
Feb 9, 2015
Last week we looked briefly at daily rhythms, daily routines, and weekly rhythms and saw they can really help ourselves and our families. Today is...
Weekly Rhythms in Planning your days
Feb 6, 2015
Sometimes we try hard to make our activities fit into a certain routine. It might be easier to alter when we do certain activities to make things...
Daily Rhythm for Kids
Feb 5, 2015
In the years I had two boys at home with me and a hubby at work all day I developed a few routines that I continue today. Not out of obsessive...
Daily Rhythm and Meal Planning
Feb 4, 2015
It is so important to include meal planning in your daily rhythm. When you review your two weeks on the daily time tracker I provided yesterday, you...
Build Routines – Daily Rhythms
Feb 3, 2015
In the years I had two boys at home with me and a hubby at work all day I developed a few routines that I continue today. Not out of obsessive...