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“Can we do an Easter craft?” asked the Ant Bug. “Uhhh…sure. Let’s see…” And I hopped onto makeandtakes.com, hoping for some quick inspiration. I was thrilled when I found Marie’s Plastic Easter Egg Bunny Craft post. We had plenty of plastic eggs lying around (literally, they were all over . . . → Read More: Plastic Egg Creative Creatures October is a great month, full of fall time fun: leaves and pumpkins and Halloween (as well as a birthday for our family!). At our house we enjoy reading books to celebrate the season. Here is a sampling of what we are reading this month: Dem Bones by Bob Barner: great book that . . . → Read More: Books and Fun for October At our house, we love to read books. I love to read great picture books with my children, and I am always on the lookout for new titles to add to our list of favorites. Today I am sharing our list of favorites with you! Andreae, Giles: Giraffes Can’t Dance; K is for Kissing a . . . → Read More: Our favorite children’s picture books Teaching good manners is a topic that I have been thinking about for awhile. Reminders like “Use a napkin, not your shirt” and “How can you ask that in a nice, polite way?” and “Use your fork, please” are heard often in our home. So I was very excited to find a FHE . . . → Read More: FHE: Use your manners. Be polite. Did you get snow over the weekend? Quite likely, since 49 of the 50 states now currently have snow. I, however, am living in Florida, where snow continues to be elusive and just out of our reach. In my mind, January should equal snow, so this week we have been making our own. Make and . . . → Read More: Let it snow! “At this time of the year my family knows that I will read again my Christmas treasury of books and ponder the wondrous words of the authors. First will be the Gospel of Luke—even the Christmas story. This will be followed by A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and, finally, The Mansion by Henry Van . . . → Read More: December Readings Last year, my Halloween Project To-Do List included making glowing jacks from Not So Idle Hands. It didn’t happen last year, but the girls and I had fun making them last week.Suppliesglass jarstissue papermod podgeblack spray paintHalloween face template (found here) You can find the detailed tutorial here, but it’s pretty simple. Cut your tissue . . . → Read More: Glowing Faces in a Jar (and other Halloween Fun) At the library a few weeks ago, this book caught my eye.Princess Hyacinth: The surprising tale of a girl who floated by Florence Parry Heide, illustrated by Lane Smith Since my girls love everything princess-like (and fancy and fairies and cats and…) I picked it up for a closer look. The inside cover reads “Poor . . . → Read More: Princess Hyacinth: A floating book review I’m happy to be sharing another guest post from my sister-in-law Eliza. I had a chance to read this book while on vacation this month and I thought it was great. Especially enjoyable for any parent! Quentin Blake has a great picture book called Zagazoo. Even though it is marketed as a children’s book, . . . → Read More: A Children’s Picture Book for Parents This week I am happy to be sharing two guest posts from my sister-in-law Eliza. She has great taste when it comes to books for children, and I’m adding these to our library check-out list! We enjoy reading books together, though we have discovered that boys sometimes like different picture books than do girls. Here . . . → Read More: Fun Picture Books for Boys |
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