Last summer, I saw a bunch of ideas of things to do with pool noodles, including this great list, so I bought a bunch at the dollar store while they were in season. They mostly sat in the kid’s closet until this weekend (minus that one time that we made a marble run out of … Continue reading
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Playdough Perils*
I volunteered to make Playdough for C2’s school this week. They have parents take turns making it, and they provide the recipe. All I had to do was make it. So, I started to make it last night. I began mixing the dry ingredients and discovered I didn’t have any cream of tartar. I know … Continue reading
C1’s Favorite Things
I thought I’d share a few of C1’s favorite things, in case there’s a six year old (or thereabouts) in your life that might enjoy some of these things, as well. 1. Books Not too long ago, we finished reading Fortunately The Milk as a read aloud book. It was a gift from Mary-Heather, and … Continue reading
Following Your Arrow
I’ve never done a mystery knit-along before. I tend to be pretty picky about the patterns I want to make, and I want to see the finished product before I make it. But, when I heard Ysolda was doing one, I decided to give it a shot. Well, I ended up having so much fun … Continue reading
Go Pick Some Fruit!
We go strawberry picking every year at Froberg’s Farm. If you are in the Houston area, I highly recommend it, and if you aren’t, you should find a place to go pick strawberries (or other fruits). I’ve had good luck in the past finding pick your own places through pickyourown.org. There are lots of reasons you should … Continue reading
Happy (enter holiday here)!
I got a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas (it’s basically a fancy die cut machine that will cut lots of materials), and have been putting it to work with all sorts of projects, but I think my favorite one is the holiday banner in our breakfast nook. It all started with making a banner for the … Continue reading
Advent Days 1 and 2
A little note about my blogging this, it feels a bit weird to me only because talking about doing nice things for others feels a little braggy, like it makes it more about us. So, I thought I’d add this disclaimer that I’m just sharing in hopes that it helps other people with their advent … Continue reading
Advent Planning
I thought I’d bring the blog back to talk about our Advent Activity calendar so that I have a record of it and share it with others, in case it is helpful. Each year growing up, we had an advent calendar. I remember counting down the days to Christmas and being excited about it each … Continue reading
A Monstrous Valentine’s Day!
It all started when I was looking at Pinterest with the five year old looking over my shoulder. He saw these monsters and thought they were so great. I had been trying to decide what to suggest that he do for his classmates for Valentine’s Day. He has a small class this year, so I … Continue reading
Going Bananas!
I’m walking through our local farm/produce shop on Saturday and we pass by a table with large buckets full of ripe bananas marked $1 each. Sometimes I’m too frugal for my own good, but I couldn’t resist the bargain which led to a morning full of banana baking on Sunday. Here’s the full details of … Continue reading
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