Oh Valentine’s Day. Such a sweet and joyful holiday; a time we celebrate love and friendship. And what a perfect opportunity to practice skills used the rest of the year, too! Need to fill out valentines for friends and neighbors? It’s a great time to practice penmanship, and review the
Category: Arts, Crafts, and Stories
If you’re anything like I am, you have moments of reflection from time to time. For some of us, this happens when journaling. For others, this happens at random times just through thinking about things. Maybe you reflect in both ways, or a completely different way altogether. Whatever your reflection
Do you ever look through old journals or even old calendars you kept? Recently, I stumbled upon an entry from the final week of March twelve years ago. What a blast from the past! As the young mom of a newborn and toddler, I tried to imagine what life would
The day I’ve been looking forward to all month is here! It’s finally St. Patrick’s Day! Did silly leprechauns visit your house? Did the kids wake to find pennies hidden for them to find? Is your milk green? Maybe there is rainbow colored gelatin awaiting eager fingers to grab and
I just love a great art project, don’t you? And this one is so much fun for kids of all ages! It can be adapted to be very simplistic for young children, but it can also be adapted for older, more artistically experienced students, too! Even adults have fun with
Did someone say chickies?? I love chickies! They are so sweet with their little “peep, peep!” noises, and their fluffy, downy feathers. I created this art project for the springtime to remind myself and the kids of the new beginnings Easter brings; and the sweet innocence of baby chickies that
Top O’ the Mornin’ to you! Something you should know about me is that St.Patrick’s Day is my favorite holiday. I have only the tiniest bit of Irish in me, but that’s enough for me to go green with envy over anything St. Patrick’s Day related. From leprechauns to shamrocks,
There is so much to do after the holidays are over. It’s a little bit exhausting just thinking about “The Great Cleanup.” Do you put it off? Or are you the take- everything-down-the-day-after-Christmas type? Regardless, I am inviting you to take a walk with me for a moment down memory
The branches. The lights. The ornaments. Christmas is such a magical time, and what fun it is to bring our children into the fun by having them create one-of-a-kind homemade ornaments! I love to wake up early in the morning, pour a cup of my favorite holiday coffee, and sit