Shape Hunt and Sort
After using the painter’s tape yesterday for our walk the line toddler activity, I decided to “recycle” the tape for an activity for Big Brother as well. I just tore strips of tape and arranged them into 4 shapes: Â a…
Toddler Time: Walk the Line
Balance is a tricky thing for a toddler. This one safe way to ease into learning to balance. Just lay a piece of masking tape (or painter’s tape) on the ground and encourage your little one to “walk the line”. At…
Magnetic Scripture Frame
This scripture frame is actually just a repurposed picture frame…magnetized! I love the idea of having the scriptures on the outside of the glass so that you can easily change them out. And guess where I ended up putting this…
Build A Monster!
Go Away, Big Green Monster has been one of our favorite books to read lately! This is a wonderful book for young children because it is repetitive and has a predictable pattern (as is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You…
Finding Triumph in the Midst of Tragedy: Andrea’s Story (Domestic Violence)
Guest Post by Andrea of Walking in the Light In 2005 I made the most frightening decision in my life. I took my 3 little girls (then age 2, 3, and 5) and left a marriage that had been filled…
Meatloaf Muffins
My husband loves meatloaf. I, on the other hand, am not a huge fan. Something about slicing a pan of meat like bread just makes me lose my appetite. But I think I might have found the perfect marriage…my friend…
A Lesson Learned: A Dream
God spoke to me in a dream this week. No, not an audible voice. Not even with a clear direction or anything. He simply revealed to me a simple everyday scenario…an interaction, very similar to one that happened earlier…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up
There were lots of wonderful ideas submitted last week. Here are just a few… These bubble wrap prints from Mess for Less look really neat! My son recently did something similar and I love how it looks on the…
Winner of the Coordinating Paintings
The winner of the coordinating paintings from the Mud Pie Makers is… Comment #96: Â Carla Reed who said, “I LOVE the color of these art pieces!” Congrats! You’ll be receiving an e-mail from me shortly. A special thanks to the…
The Lazy Mom’s Guide to Doing Laundry
One thing that irritates me more than anything is washing and matching socks. A sock inevitably gets lost. It takes a million years for me to “triple roll” all those socks. I can’t differentiate one boy’s socks from another,…
M is for Monster
Use the letter “m” to make a unique monster! All you need is a piece of cardboard, some fuzzy fabric (cut into squares), wiggly eyes, glue and a sharpie. 1. Take a piece of cardboard and using a Sharpie, write…
Playdough Monsters
This was Big Brother’s favorite monster activity yet! He spent over an hour playing with the playdough monsters…which is like an eternity in little boy time! We used wiggly eyes (sent to us by Craft Project Ideas), pipe cleaners, and some…
Finding Triumph in the Midst of Tragedy: Kelly’s Story
Today we are starting a new series titled “Finding Triumphs in the Midst of Tragedies.” As someone who has experienced a loss, I can tell you that it is often hard to find the “triumphs” when you are knee…
World’s Best {Homemade} Chicken Nuggets
Once upon a time, we used to have the most amazing fast-food chicken restaurant in our mall. But then one day, it vanished…never to be seen again. Anytime we go out of town, I always make it my mission to…
Never Forget!
It was just like any other ordinary Tuesday. I was a senior in high school running late, as usual, to College Algebra. I don’t remember what was taught that day (probably something I didn’t understand anyway), but right before the…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!
45 amazing ideas were submitted last week! Here are just a few: I just love this open-ended art idea from Art for Little Hands. This inkblot reminds me of a chest x-ray! Do you have a school-aged child who…
Magnetic Monsters
I adapted this idea from Pre-school Play (via Pinterest) and it sort of took on a life of it’s own. First you’ll need to cut up some pipe cleaners… And then use either your hot glue gun or some gorilla…