I love giving and receiving gifts that include a child’s handprint or footprint. This particular gift idea is also a great reminder for any parent that our children look to us as their example, spiritually, emotionally and physically. This is…
Several years ago, the girls at our church began making these quilts for each new baby. A baby boom occurred soon after, so we began limiting it to the firstborn child of each family (simply because the two of us…
I opened a new package of cosmetic powder the other day and kept the round circular plastic thingy inside of it…knowing a use for it would suddenly come to me! And it did! I used hot glue to attach this…
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…
I first made this banner when Big Brother turned 1, already 2 years ago. I got the inspiration from a felt Christmas banner my mom had. Even though it took a couple hours to make, it was totally worth it…especially…
Each year at Thanksgiving, my family has the tradition of going around the table and saying what we’re thankful for. Even though there are some eye rolls from certain members of the family, it is something I look forward to…
I have had this idea from Lori Danelle bookmarked on my computer for a couple of weeks. I have been wanting to make it, but didn’t want to go to all the effort or drag my sewing machine out (plus part…
We have a stainless-steel refrigerator. And since I don’t want scratches on it from magnets, we’ve been taping Big Brother’s artwork to our pantry door. This has been a problem because the tape doesn’t stay and we are constantly having…
Handwriting was one of my LEAST favorite things to teach when I taught first grade! With all of the standards and benchmarks I was expected to cover, I had a really hard time finding the time to squeeze handwriting practice…
I recently wrote a guest post on Money Saving Mom about whether or not to give your child an allowance. In short, I suggested giving an allowance (or commission…whatever you want to call it) for certain chores while others were…
Don’t be taken by purchasing a new toy box for your child’s toys–they are quite expensive. You can easily refurbish a chest (or basket with a secured lid) that you already have or buy one inexpensively at a garage sale…
These little books are so cool! My good friend Sarah introduced me to these plastic baggie books and I decided to use pictures to help teach my boys their body parts. I made one last year for Big Brother and it was…
