Valentine’s Day has a way of feeling extra—extra pink, extra sugar, and sometimes extra pressure. It’s easy to think of it as a holiday meant for couples, cards, and candy, but at its heart, Valentine’s Day is really about love. And that makes it the perfect opportunity to celebrate the little people who fill your […]
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Children love their birthday. It is a special day to them! They enjoy counting down the days until their birthday and spend the days leading up to it talking about all the things they want to do for their birthday. We treat birthdays like holidays in our house and focus on making the birthday person
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Do you want to design and create a dedicated playroom in your home for your toddler or young children? Do you need some inspiration on how to set up and organize this play space? Do you want to create a playroom that is fun, colorful & encourages hours of imaginative play? If you answered yes
Decorating my home for the holidays is important to me and I make time for it. I love putting up our artificial Christmas Tree and all the lights. So do my kids! But there is no reason I need to limit that excitement to Christmastime. A few years ago someone at church told me they
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Do you enjoy jigsaw puzzles? Do your children enjoy jigsaw puzzles? Well I have great news for you, doing puzzles is not only enjoyable, it also offers a multitude of benefits to children and adults alike. Putting together jigsaw puzzles is a timeless activity loved by all ages. It doesn’t matter how many pieces there
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In December 2022, a group of moms and I started “Declutter December” together. While at a MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers) meeting at our local church, a guest speaker discussed organizing and decluttering our home. One of the moms in my group decided to create a Facebook group for us to share the ways we are
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As a mom of an active Kindergartener, preschooler and baby, snacks are life. We never leave home without snacks. While we have our favorite pre-packaged snacks, I love making snack mixes because I can control the ingredients, be creative and include ingredients my kiddos and I enjoy eating. Yes, I enjoy snack mixes quite a
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We love making cards for birthdays and holidays. Making cards is such a simple, easy, inexpensive and fun activity to do with your children. I think that making cards is a bit of a lost art, but I believe it should become a key activity to teach children how to think of others on special
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March is just around the corner, which means it’s time for some St. Patrick’s Day learning activities and crafts. We love to engage in a variety of learning activities and crafts centered around St. Patrick’s Day. Our favorite activity is our St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin. This easy and inexpensive activity invites learners of all
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Reading is a favorite activity in our house, especially in the winter when it’s too cold to be outside. We enjoy curling up on the couch under a warm blanket reading lots of good books together. What better way to mark our page than with a fun winter bookmark we color ourselves?! Today I am
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