I searched a long time for a suitable play tea set. I really wasn't pleased with the selection available. They seemed to be either made with toxic paint, aluminum, cheap plastic, or were ridiculously priced. I had mainly given up on the idea, although since I still thought my children would enjoy a set,... Continue Reading →
Happy Ostara (also known as the Spring equinox)! I had all of the items for my children's Ostara baskets finished long ago, including some handmade playfood and a handmade tea set which will be showing up here in the next couple of weeks. Earlier this week, I came across these wonderful sewn eggs that Kim... Continue Reading →
My children, just as many other children, love to create. Our house has plenty of artwork made by my precious little ones. Also, like many families, there is always the question of how to organize said art supplies. When our oldest child was still a toddler, it wasn't any problem for me to have the... Continue Reading →
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Our festive decorations so far this month, minus the artwork the kids have been making, includes these lovely salt dough shamrocks. Normally, I would just hang the 6 larger ones and call it finsihed. However, my 5 year old daughter really thought that the smaller ones were needed, too. The differences... Continue Reading →
We keep our holiday decorations pretty simple. Too many makes our home feel cluttered. Besides children's artwork, which there is no shortage of around here, an easy, inexpensive way to decorate is with the use of salt dough ornaments. We have a shelf in our living room with six hooks. It's the perfect place to... Continue Reading →
This year my children asked if they could plan their father's birthday cake. I didn't see any problem with this, although I did begin to wonder after they started throwing out possible ideas. They decided on a hockey rink theme. This went through many phases, but the end result turned out well, even with the... Continue Reading →
One day at lunch, my 5 year old was asking me about colors. "If you mix blue-green with yellow-orange, exactly what color do you get?" We had been through several, with me mentally calculating how certain mixtures would come out and with me asking her what she thought for some of them. My 7 year... Continue Reading →
We've been making salads as side dishes a lot lately. Throw in some baby spinach and chop up an assortment of vegetables to go in it. Add some chopped hard-boiled eggs and cheese to the mix and then lightly toss with some healthy salad dressing. This is a great simple project for kids to help... Continue Reading →
Up until last month, I had never hard-boiled eggs. Yes, I can hear the gasps. How did I ever manage to make it to adulthood without learning to hard-boil eggs? Yes, I know how to cook. I've been told I cook quite well and especially turn out fabulous desserts. Hard-boiled eggs just never made it... Continue Reading →
Our family celebrates Earth centered holidays, but for some reason, I never seem to be able to get everything together and organized for Imbolc, the holiday that both Ground Hog's Day and Valentine's Day stem from, on February 2. So every year, we push it off and celebrate closer toValentine's Day. This year, I wanted to make the... Continue Reading →
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