As our populaton grows and more people live in urban areas, many find themselves without easy access to large wild areas. More and more children are growing up in cities without ever experiencing what most people think of as nature. However, nature always finds a way to prevail, and if you stop and think about... Continue Reading →
La Leche League, an organization dedicated to providing information and support for breastfeeding mothers and families has historically claimed that their only interest is in providing information to and supporting mothers in regards to breastfeeding. In an effort to reach as many women as possible, they supposedly do not mix causes. I can understand the point of... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared Top 10 lists on a wide variety of aspects of attachment parenting and natural living.... Continue Reading →
When I was making lists of items to make for the I-Spy bags, I had to include animals for my animal loving/pretending three year old. He is often some animal and asks that we refer to him as such. I wasn't feeling terribly inspired to make clay animals, however. In fact, the animals set was... Continue Reading →
Sandra Markle's new book, Scorpions, gives just enough information to inform young readers about these creatures. Markle goes over scorpion anatomy, classification, reproduction, and basic facts about these little understood animals. With full color photos, the book gives young readers and their parents a close-up view of their lives. Focusing on a few species, little... Continue Reading →
February brought many heroic crafts to Our Family Creates! Check out some of the wonderful posts from last month's participants: The Artsy Mama made a personalized birthday hat for her son's first birthday. Learn how to make a Hero's Birthday Hat for your hero or heroine with very few sewing skills. Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children found... Continue Reading →
Beginning in January and going through February, I and my family participated in our own 29 days of giving. We try to do random acts of kindness often. However, our typical random acts are often convenient, occurring where we might otherwise be. For our 29 day challenge, we tried to grow a bit more. We... Continue Reading →
Business cards can offer us much information about a business. They tell us the name of the person and/or business and give us contact information such as an address, phone number, web address, and/or e-mail. Other pertinent information may also be given, such as what services are provided. Being of an average small size, there isn't... Continue Reading →
Erin McKean's book, The Secret Lives of Dreses, is a book about love and embracing who you are. Her female characters transcend stereotypes, going beyond the typical catty females represented in the book, to include some interesting, believable women who have a bond of love and support not often seen in the literary world. Just... Continue Reading →
Please join us for a new monthly blog carnival focusing on families and creativity. Read below for details, both for the March carnival and for upcoming themes - we have a whole year planned! Your co-hosts are Dionna at Code Name: Mama and Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children. So what is the "Families, Create!"... Continue Reading →
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