Mother's Day Magnets The hard part about being a blogger around Mother's Day (and Father's Day) is that I can't really share the gift ideas I come up with because the people who receiving these gifts also frequently visit my blog (my mom, my mother-in-law, my husband). This Mother's Day my mother-in-law will be out of town, so we had an excuse to give her the Mother's Day present a little ...
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Make A Personalized Candle For Mother’s Day
Mother's Day Candle Gift Don't you love it when your kids make up the names for their grandparents. Big Brother started calling my mom "Lola" (her name is Loretta) when he was about 18 months old and it has stuck. Our candle above says "I (heart) Lola", though you can't see all the letters wrapped around the candle. He calls his other grandma "Bumba"...a name he created all on his own as ...
Handprint Tulip Towels for Mother’s Day
Mother's Day Handprint Art Post by Contributing Writer Amy Need an easy and inexpensive, yet still adorable and practical gift to make for Mother’s Day? Grandmas and moms will love using this easy Mother's Day gift that the kids made for them. I will, too, which is why I helped my girls make a set of these handprint tulip dish towels for myself, too. Happy mother’s day to me. :) More ...
Mother’s Day Coupon Ideas For Mom
Mother's Day Coupon Bouquet I love the idea of giving "coupons" for Mother's Day. My Love Language is definitely "Quality Time", so things like that always tend to mean more to me than anything else! I also love cute and easy homemade gifts as well, so this Mother's Day gift idea combines these two ideas into one! Another variation of this homemade Mother's Day bouquet could be writing things ...
Shapes For Toddlers
Circle, Oval, Square, Triangle, Rectangle… identifying these basic 2-dimensional shapes and naming them gives our toddlers a foundation to understand more complex geometric shapes and structures in the future. Plus, it is amazing to see how many shapes we can see in God’s creation! These shape activities for toddlers are a great way to introduce toddlers to the shapes they see in ...
Personalized Pot Holders For Mother’s Day
Personalized Pot Holder Looking for a easy personalized gift for Mother's Day? Or even for a Dad who is no stranger to the kitchen? Why not encourage your child to create a personalized pot holder! Most Moms (and Grandmas) are in the kitchen for a good amount of time each day. When they go to grab something from the oven, what better time for them to think of that precious child?!?! Oven ...
Loving the Little Years: Motherhood In The Trenches
Loving The Little Ones: Motherhood In The TrenchesI just love the title of this book by Mom of 5 and author, Rachel Jankovic: Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches. "Motherhood in the Trenches" is such a wonderful description of life with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. At the end of the day it's easy to feel battle-worn when doing life with little ones!I first saw ...
Playdough Shapes Activity For Toddlers
First published Sept 2016.Playdough Shapes What I loved about this easy shape activity using playdough is that it was super simple to set up and used things we already had on hand. Yet provided about 30 minutes of entertainment and exploration for Little Sister. This toddler had a blast making playdough shapes, despite the fact that she hasn't been feeling well.Aside from doing puzzles ...
Roll Hop Shape Game For Toddlers
First published Jan 2016.Hop Roll Game For Toddlers Played a simple game that introduces shapes for toddlers while also encouraging gross motor development! This is a super easy indoor activity to begin with, but I was able to reuse the taped shapes I used for our Tracing Shapes with Trains activity which made it even easier!Little Sister (22 months) loved this Hop Roll Shape Game! ...
How To Make Fabric Easter Baskets
First published 2011. Updated 2019.Fabric Easter Baskets These adorable fabric Easter baskets are so much fun to make and they make a wonderful keepsake you can take out year after year! I used to make them every year in my first grade classroom around Easter.About 15 minutes into making our baskets (and once glue was successfully smeared over every surface in the classroom), I ...
