every day living with a touch of creativity
Last year, I did something a little naughty when it comes to parenting…but my kids LOVED it! I served CANDY for breakfast (along with a couple of healthy things)! I thought it would be fun to surprise my kids with a special Valentine’s Day breakfast. I woke up early and made waffles for breakfast and [...]
A few years back, my daughter randomly said, “I wish we could go to the dentist again.” WHAAAAAAT???? Since that was the weirdest thing I’d ever heard a 6 year old say, I asked her why she had said that. She told me that she wanted to go back to the dentist so she could [...]
A while back when my kids and I visited an old friend, her kids introduced my kids to the magical world of Shrinky-dinks! My children were instantly fascinated and spent the next two hours designing and shrinking Shrinky-dinks. If you don’t know what I am talking about, Shrinky-dinks are a children’s toy/activity kit consisting of [...]
A couple of years ago, my sister-in-law sent us Trudy, the naughty little elf. She came with magical dust that makes her come to life in the middle of the night. When she comes to life, she is NAUGH-TY! She tips over chairs, dumps out the laundry basket, pulls down the stockings, etc. She even [...]
To help my children think beyond what they will be “getting” for Christmas, we started doing a “Christmas Jar” a few years back to help them serve others during Christmas. We use an empty canning jar for our “Christmas Jar” and fill it up with loose change throughout the year. Then as Christmas draws nearer, [...]
I am always trying to find fun and memorable ideas that I can do for or with my kids on the holidays. Last year I got inspired as to what to do for future Halloweens when a friend and her kids came over and made homemade root beer with dry ice. My children’s eyes were [...]
I have been using this same sticker chart for the past 3 years with my kids now and it STILL works! The reason it is successful is because it is simple and easy to implement on a daily basis. HOW IT WORKS: Using the good, old-fashioned pencil and paper method, I draw a picture of [...]
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