Silver Bells Memory Game
This idea is pure genius. I can say that because it’s not mine! I first saw this game on The Activity Mom (who got it from here) and instantly knew it would be a HUGE hit for Big Brother since…
Make It: Homemade "Snowballs"
Last week I posted about using cotton balls for pretend snowballs. Today I’ll show you how you can make “snowballs” out of white yarn. These super light-weight balls are excellent for teaching your baby to throw. Plus, they make for…
ALEX Toys "First Trampoline": Product Review and Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed.* With winter in full force here, I’m always looking for indoor gross-motor activities for our two very active boys. I was so excited when ALEX Toys agreed to do a giveaway…and even more excited when…
A Lesson Learned: Simplicity
We ventured out on Friday night, sick kids and all. Two weeks of being quarantined from the rest of the world was taking its toll on everyone. We enjoyed a nice dinner at Outback (our favorite restaurant) and then went…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Craft Stick Christmas Tree
Isn’t this Christmas Tree from The Amazing Mess adorable? We’ll definitely be making one of these! Head on over here for the tutorial!
Santa Says
I might have mentioned before that for almost 3 WEEKS now, either one or both of the boys have been sick. We all have MAJOR cabin fever! While Little Brother was napping this morning, I decided Big Brother needed some…
Minky Couture: Product Review and Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed.* Have you ever wrapped your baby in one of their bazillion super-soft baby blankets and wondered…”Why can’t I have a blanket like this?” That’s exactly what Minky Couture set out to do…create luxuriously soft blankets…
Christmas Sticker Letter Tracing
This was our first attempt to get Big Brother to write the letters in his name…and it worked beautifully. He was SO EXCITED that he wanted to keep writing the names of everyone in our family. As you can see,…
12 Days of Christmas Giving
We’ve been on a quest this year to instill family traditions that reflect the true meaning of Christmas…a celebration of the birth of our Savior and a reminder of our calling to be a light in this world because of Christ’s gift. So…
throw a "snowball"
A sweet reader, Anna, e-mailed me with the idea to use cotton balls as pretend “snowballs”. Both of my boys loved this! We have all been “sicklings” for the last several days…so it was nice to do something fun together….
Before Dinner Fine Motor Practice
I was attempting to prepare dinner tonight and needed something to occupy Big Brother. I gave him our toothpick holder, dumped out the toothpicks and let him get started putting the toothpicks back in through the tiny hole at the…
bottomless pit
Here is my home office. This is where I write my blog posts from… Do you feel better about your house/organization abilities now? Yeah, I thought you would. And just so you don’t think I’m a total loser…the rest of my…
A Lesson Learned: Memorization
I’ve never really been one to memorize scripture. I guess I never saw the value in it…if I wanted to know a certain verse I could just look it up! That is, until this past year. I participated in a…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Pine Forest Playscape
I love this idea for a Christmas tree forest from Frugal Family Fun! It would be a great activity to do after reading Why Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect (one of my most favorite Christmas books). :)
Handprint Christmas Wreath
httpI just love anything that involves children’s handprints. I loved making handprint crafts with my first graders because I knew it was a gift their parent’s would treasure. And I myself already treasure the few handprints we have of our…
Homemade Snowglobe
I love finding ways to repurpose things that would otherwise be thrown away. This snowglobe is made from a baby food jar we had lying around and a small piece of garland I trimmed off (shhh…don’t tell Prince Charming). :)…
Advent Boxes
A few weeks ago, my mom and I were talking about some Christmas traditions we did as a family growing up. As we were talking, she remembered a special gift that a dear friend had made her when all of…
Dr. Bloom’s Chewable Jewelry: Product Review and Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed* Moms of babies and toddlers don’t wear jewelry very often. Perhaps it’s because we’re constantly tugging necklaces out of the grips {and mouths} of our babies or maybe because we are afraid to have our…