Paper Plate Carousel What you will need: 2 Paper plates Paper bowl Paper towel roll Construction paper 4 Wooden sticks, straws or any straight rigid object A piece of egg carton Acrylic paint Glue gun Directions: Draw a circle in the center of both paper plates & the paper bowl & then cut it […]
This has been an amazing few days. There is still snow in my front yard despite the fact that we have had two warm days in a row, but I don’t even mind. It is almost gone & the nice weather is here. It felt great to get outside. Sunday we spent the day at […]
Mai & I have been working on learning our planets together for a little while now. I am proud & also a little embarrassed to say that she has a better grasp on our solar system than I do. The only ones that I can name are Saturn & of course the Earth. Earth Day is coming […]
Our little girl is growing up so quickly. It seems as if she went from baby girl to young lady virtually overnight. She has become quite the little girly girl. A tutu must be worn at all times, she digs into mommy’s make-up brushes and she has already found her love for hats & […]
April showers bring spring flowers. This spring also is bringing us some baby showers. With my sister-in-law, a good friend of mine & my cousin all expecting at roughly the same times, we will be busy shopping for these new little bundles. Our daughter is very excited to welcome all of the new babies. I […]
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Our house just cannot catch a break. This winter we traded one illness for another. With the spring finally here, we thought that our luck would change. Unfortunately, we were mistaken. Our daughter is sick again. She has a runny nose, a junky cough & laryngitis. Trying to keep an inquisitive 3 year old from talking […]
The wonderful thing about doing crafts with my daughter is watching her creativity grow. Lately she has been taking the lead in what kind of crafts we do. A couple of nights ago before bed she told me that she wanted to make boats out of milk cartons. After I stopped grinning from ear […]
As much as we would all like to be super mom or dad every day, the truth is there are times that we are less than perfect. There are moments in parenthood that we are not always proud of. 1. We use our children as excuses not to go places. – “I would love to […]
Teaching your children science doesn’t have to be complicated. Here is a simple experiment that toddlers and preschoolers will love. Science for kids does not need to be complicated. The simplest of things can be fun & educational. I like doing experiments that require very little set up, clean up & are done with […]