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Olympic Ring Pretzels

Olympic Ring Pretzels

There aren’t many things better to eat than a warm, buttery, salted pretzel…unless, of course, it is a pretzel in the shape of the Olympic rings! Have your child help you throw together these pretzels to watch the Opening Ceremonies…

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Book Club for Moms:  Introductory Chapter

Book Club for Moms: Introductory Chapter

I really enjoyed the Introduction chapter of Cleaning House:  A Mom’s 12-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement. I felt like it gave me a window into the author’s home, letting me get acquainted with her and her family…

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Olympic Cookies:  Gold Medals & Olympic Rings

Olympic Cookies: Gold Medals & Olympic Rings

Are you having a party for the opening of the Olympics? Or would you just like to have a festive treat? Make some Olympic ring and Gold Medal sugar cookies to celebrate! We used our tried-and-true World’s Best Sugar Cookie…

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Book Club for Parents:  Intro

Book Club for Parents: Intro

  I thought I would try something different for Sunday posts, at least for a while. I typically have written a post about a lesson I have learned related to parenting or spirituality, but lately I feel like I’m still…

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Cookie Sheet Travel Activity: Magnetic Picture Puzzles of Your Destination

As promised, I’m sharing another cookie sheet travel activity (if you missed the first one, go here). For this activity, you’ll use photos of your travel destination. It can be a photo of your child the last time that you…

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Cookie-Sheet Travel Activity:  Magnetic Sandpaper and Yarn

Cookie-Sheet Travel Activity: Magnetic Sandpaper and Yarn

Over the next week or so, I’ll be sharing some simple activities for road trips using a cookie sheet! Believe it or not, a cookie sheet is a great asset to traveling with children…it can sit in a child’s lap…

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Star-Spangled Sugar Cookies

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,…

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The World Doesn’t Revolve Around Your Child (Or Mine)

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…

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Fill Their Cups

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…

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30 for 30 Challenge:  Day 12 (Edible Playdough)

30 for 30 Challenge: Day 12 (Edible Playdough)

It’s Day 12 of our 30 for 30 Challenge! The boys and I decided to make Edible Playdough today! They both helped gather the ingredients (honey, dry milk, and peanut butter) as well as helped me measure and stir!  …

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30 for 30 Challenge:  Day 10 (Family Game of Hide-and-Seek)

30 for 30 Challenge: Day 10 (Family Game of Hide-and-Seek)

It’s Day 10 of our 30 for 30 Challenge! We had a super busy day today with church this morning and the start of our VBS tonight, but we managed to squeeze in a family game of hide-and-seek this afternoon….

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30 for 30 Challenge:  Day 7 (Human Choo-Choo Train)

30 for 30 Challenge: Day 7 (Human Choo-Choo Train)

It’s Day 7 of our 30 for 30 Challenge! Today was one of those times when playing with something ordinary (sidewalk chalk) led to something extraordinarily creative! After handing Big Brother the chalk, he was determined to build a railroad….

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30 for 30 Challenge:  Days 5 & 6 (A Mini-Vacation, Swimming, and an Aquarium)

30 for 30 Challenge: Days 5 & 6 (A Mini-Vacation, Swimming, and an Aquarium)

I didn’t completely slack off on Day 5 of our 30 for 30 Challenge…we were traveling (and I intentionally left the laptop at home). :) Prince Charming is out of town on business until Friday, so my mom and I…

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Gift Idea:  Science Kit for Kids (with free printables)

Gift Idea: Science Kit for Kids (with free printables)

  I love the idea of giving a gift to a child that involves quality time together, discovery, and maybe even a little learning! A Science Kit offers just that…plus lots of fizzing, zooming, and reacting! Actually, the entire reason…

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30 for 30 Challenge:  Day 4 (Poppers)

30 for 30 Challenge: Day 4 (Poppers)

It’s the fourth day of our 30 for 30 Challenge and I already feel more connected to my kids! This evening we played with some Snappers (or what we call Poppers) that I bought the day after 4th of July…

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30 for 30 Challenge:  Day 3 (Zingo)

30 for 30 Challenge: Day 3 (Zingo)

It’s Day 3 of our 30 for 30 Challenge! We had a hectic and crazy day today with church this morning, lunch with my family, helping host a baby shower at church, and small group at our house this evening….

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30 for 30 Challenge:  Day 2 (Water Balloon Fight)

30 for 30 Challenge: Day 2 (Water Balloon Fight)

We had lots of fun this evening with a good ol’ fashioned family water balloon fight! I’ve forgotten how much fun this can be! :) Ready for a “fight” (sorry for the blurry picture)!   This picture makes me laugh…obviously….

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30 for 30 Challenge

30 for 30 Challenge

  I have a confession:  I am not very good at playing with my kids. Sure, I can create activities and facilitate play with the best of them…but I am normally content to just sit on the sidelines and watch…

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