This week, I’ve been loving a California twist on the Classic Chandon Brut, like this limited edition of patriotic bubbly: Chandon’s summer bottle, named “American Summer,” boasts pear and apple flavors, with a hint of spice. Could there be any better way to celebrate independence? You Might Enjoy:CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Love [...]
Happy Friday! It’s time for our playdate! It’s already another weekend and we’re still recovering from a big Father’s Day Weekend of strawberry picking and making jam This weekend we may be looking at biting the mom car bullet and taking a few swanky minivans for a spin. I know, don’t get too excited just [...]
“How do you come up with all these ideas?” my friends who read the blog ask. I would so love to take credit for everything here and pretend I have some unsurpassed level of creativity and energy, but really the kids often are the ones who inspire the activities we end up doing. Many times [...]
I wrote a post about Jane’s Free Play Fun activity a while back when I needed an easy way to give myself a few extra minutes of downtime and make sure Jane was actively occupied with something she was interested in (that wasn’t television). I’m writing about it again because a friend mentioned to me the other [...]
This week, I’ve been craving Edible Artwork, like this incredible edible makeup display I found on Pinterest from The Cake Mommas (TM): {Source: style.icanhascheezburger.com via Outlaw Mom on Pinterest} And this stained glass cookie art from Maggie Austin Cake: You Might Enjoy:CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Crave Homemade Pop Tarts{Bake} Chocolate Drizzled Rice Krispies CirclesCRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE [...]
Happy Friday! It’s time for our playdate! The kids finally got better this week, so we were outside bird watching, making mud pies in preparation for International Mud Day, and exploring some fun shipped straight to our home (more on that later!) What have you been up to this week? Need some inspiration? Here are [...]
Of course, just playing around and exploring play dough is enough in and of itself. Just ask the kids, who like to smoosh, poke, prod, push, mold, and mix it any and every which way they can imagine. But, there are a lot of great teaching opportunities, too! Here’s how we played with the concept [...]
Hi. My name is Chrissy. And I’m a Supermom. (Did she really just say that?) Yes, I did. And I’ll say it again. I’m a Supermom. There’s no Supermom Myth. I’m right here. I take care of my kids as best I can. I take care of my family as best I can. I take [...]
This week I’ve been coveting glamorously scented locks without the need for a tedious wash and blow dry, like Serge Normant’s ylang-ylang and jasmine-scented Avah promises: Who has time for the full blowout anymore? Sadly, not this former prima donna. You Might Enjoy:CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Covet Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse ORCRAVE IT. COVET. [...]
Happy Friday! It’s time for our playdate! The kids were hit by a particularly nasty virus this week on top of all the busyness of late. I haven’t had much time for anything, but taking care of them, so there are about 30 one or two month old activities I have in backlog that I [...]
Last year, I contemplated our anniversary by the numbers, so to be consistent, here’s the numerical play-by-play of Year Five of our marriage: Our 5 year anniversary - the first real milestone. Hubby’s 4th decade - guess we’re really grown ups now. (Well, he is.) Jane’s 3rd birthday - she’s an official preschooler. Sam’s 2nd birthday [...]
It’s time for Tinkerlab’s Creative Challenge #10! Rachelle‘s challenge this time around was all about flowers. I had envisioned a contact paper flower collage or some kind of glued flower medley, but as things normally go around here: I am not in charge. So, I followed Jane out to the “garden” with some scissors to [...]
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{Play} Kids Co-op Playdate #11
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{Play} Kids Co-op Playdate #10
{Play} Color Shading With Playdough
{Live} How to Deal with Pinsecurity
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March 4, 2012 in All Posts, Play, Toddler Activities
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 [...]
