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{Play} Eight Indoor Hopscotch Activities

The game of hopscotch has been around for ages. We played it as kids, our parents played it, our parents’ parents played it. It’s fun. It’s active. And it’s as much a required childhood activity as jumping rope and patty cake. But what to do when the weather’s wet, windy, or too cold? Here are [...]

{Play} Weather Blog Hop | Make Your Own Cloud

I’m thrilled to bring you another great blog hop started by one of my kid blogger buddies. You’ll find so many weather-related activities, crafts, experiments, and play ideas in the linky at the bottom of this post. Our activity was a science experiment: Make Your Own Cloud It was raining last week and Jane and [...]

{Craft} DIY Personalized Bottle Caps

For Hubby’s recent 40th, the theme was Curry, Cake and a Keg. We had a keg of Sierra Nevada, lots of spicy Thai curries, and a special cake. Hubby said he didn’t want any type of theme-y cutesiness, but I had to make something. So, I ended up making two things - homemade tile coasters (like [...]

{Around The World In 12 Dishes} United Kingdom | Shepherd’s Pie

Welcome to Around The World in 12 Dishes! Starting this month, we - and 12 other amazing bloggers and their children - will be taking you on a culinary adventure around the world, exploring 12 different countries in 12 months by cooking one dish from one country each month with our kids. This project is [...]

{Bake} Twelve Tasty St. Patrick’s Day Treats

It’s March! Time to start thinking about St. Patrick’s Day activities and treats. Even though Hubby bah-humbugs St. Patrick’s Day, we still celebrate the day at our house for fun. Last year we made these delicious green Shamrock Rice Krispies Treats: Recipe and complete how-to here. Here are 11 more goodies I’d love to make or [...]

{Play} Book Club For Babies And Toddlers

Book clubs are not just a chance for exasperated mommies to get together and drink too much wine. And as for book clubs where actual reading and literary discussion take place, they’re not just for reading age kids. Babies and toddlers are the perfect age for Book Club and will love this pre-reading activity. Years [...]

{Live} I’m Back And Pleased As Punch!

I’m finally back from my overseas trip - without the kids or Hubby - and am happy to report I survived! More on that later when I can dig myself out of the jet lag haze. Just wanted to share my excitement that our Sparkly Treasure Box was included in Elmer’s Memory Keeping Holiday catalog! [...]

{Live} Bye For Now + Raspberry Milk & Love Coasters

If you can believe it - I can’t - I’m off on holiday WITHOUT the kids. I’m going on about the 20th breakdown for the week, missing them so utterly madly, even though I’m still here. But, it’s a well-needed rest and an opportunity that won’t come around for many years more, so here I [...]

{Play} Valentine’s Day Art, Craft & Activity Ideas For Kids

I never said I wouldn’t post more Valentine’s ideas…just that I thought you might be sick of them! I’ve given you a few, like our Valentine’s Day Lacing Hearts Activity Valentine’s Day Stained Glass Heart Cookies Valentine’s Day Jar of Hearts and Valentine’s Day Jello Play but here’s one more - not necessarily the last! Heart [...]

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{Live} Mindful Living | What I Scored On Black Friday And What I’m Buying This Cyber Monday

November 28, 2011 in All Posts, Live, Outlaw Posts

You could say we experienced the antithesis of Black Friday the day after Thanksgiving.Instead of mauling other shoppers for a discounted Christmas sweater, we spent three quiet hours at a local wat and emerged with the equivalent of five shopping bags less of unnecessary mental, emotional and spiritual garbage than the worthless material goods we would have [...]

Tags: buddhism, children, family, identity, life, love, mindful living, mindfulness, parenting, respect, wat
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{Live} Clearblue Queasy

June 10, 2011 in All Posts, Live, Outlaw Posts

I’ve been nesting, you could say. (More on that later). So I’m cleaning out even those drawers that you never touch until moving day when you’re packing up for the next house. In one of those drawers I found a stash of Clearblue Easy pregnancy tests. On a whim, I decided to pee on one. [...]

Tags: baby, children, motherhood, pregnancy
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{Live} I Taught My Daughter To Throw Like A Girl

May 10, 2011 in All Posts, Outlaw Posts

I don’t know if it would be accurate to say I underestimate children, or my own kids in particular, but sometimes I find myself wondering how in the world these tiny, little things can do so much on their own without prompting or guidance from adults. I’m not referring to walking or talking or learning [...]

Tags: bubbles, children, lipstick, parenting, somersaults
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