We Did It!!! Thank You!
WE DID IT! Combined with your donations and my blog earnings for the month, we went above and beyond our goal to help my friend Meagan and the work she will be doing in Zambia! Want to know the total???…
Star-Spangled Sugar Cookies
Behold…the world’s greatest Patriotic cookies! I halved our World’s Best Sugar Cookie recipe to make some festive 4th of July cookies! Download and print the recipe here. Ingredients: ½ cup butter, softened ½ cup sugar ½ cup sour cream 1 egg,…
The World Doesn’t Revolve Around Your Child (Or Mine)
I’m going to say something that flies in the face of everything our culture stands for: The world does not revolve around your children. Or mine. Or you or me, for that matter. There, I said it. I read…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!
There were lots of great ideas shared last week. Here are just a few… Growing a Jeweled Rose shares a fun tutorial for making a water wall in your bathtub! Want to teach your child cardinal directions? Marnie from Carrots…
Book Picks of the Week
The boys and I had fun getting to share our favorite books with you last week, so we thought we would make a habit of it (at least for the summer). Here are our book picks for this week (fyi:…
Simple Sorting for Young Toddlers
Guest Post by Mariette of Mariette’s Meanderings Toddlers learn so much from just living and playing! If your toddler is anything like mine, they also like simple tasks and activities that they can feel successful at accomplishing. Aside from puzzles,…
30 for 30 Challenge: Day 27 (Playdough)
Today we pulled out the playdough and played together. Nothing fancy, just the plain old store-bought kind which, much to my surprise, hasn’t gotten old and crusty while in our pantry. I frequently get the playdough out for the boys,…
Dot Art Flag (free printable)
If your kids love their Do-A-Dot Markers as much as mine do, they’ll enjoy making a festive American flag with this simple template. Print your dot art template now. Here’s what you’ll need: Â the free printable and dot markers. Â You…
30 for 30 Challenge: Day 26 (Legos)
I haven’t been posting our 30 for 30 activities in several days because they have all been quite ordinary: Â playing with blocks, playing together outside, doing puzzles, etc. I didn’t think you all wanted to see pictures of these very…
4th of July Apple-Stamped Windsock
Looking for an EASY 4th of July craft? Look no further! This SUPER SIMPLE project uses an apple core to stamp star shapes! Here’s what you’ll need: Â a piece of blue construction paper, the core of an apple, white paint,…
Fill Their Cups
Earlier this week, I was tucking Big Brother into bed and we were having our nightly recap where he tells me all of his “favorites” for that day. He had been especially sweet, helpful, and kind to his brother this…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!
There were lots of great ideas shared last week. Here are just a few… I think I am in love! From Chalkboards to Strollers shared this AMAZING Messy Play Date! This looks like so much fun, I think I…
The Kitchen Lab: Using Vegetables and Fruit in Scientific Experiments
Guest Post by Max Cooper Experiments featuring vegetables and fruit are a great way to get kids interested in science. By using these everyday edibles to demonstrate scientific reactions, you can spark kids’ imaginations and start them questioning how…
Book Picks of the Week
We’ve been reading a TON lately, mostly due to Big Brother’s desire to fill up his Summer Reading Sheet from our local library. For every 10 minutes a child reads (or is read to), he/she gets to color in one…
Camp Sunny Patch
Did you ever go to summer camp as a kid? I only went to church camp, but my best friend and I hosted our very own summer camp while we were in the 5th grade for our younger siblings and…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!
There were lots of great ideas shared last week. Here are just a few… Celebrate Every Day with Me shares this awesome idea for creating a life-size game board just for Daddy! Learn how to make your very own Rain…
Giving Joy to the Ears
Guest Post by Marji of Do, Re…Me? The beauties of Classical music are wonderful and we need to put these sounds into the ears of our children. One major benefit is that artistic music sparks imagination. As a culture, we…
A Heart for Orphans (Please Help!)
Meet my friend Meagan. Meagan and I have been friends since I was born…literally. We lived just across the street from each other when I was very young and have grown up going to the same church. …