Summertime. Truly bittersweet to those of us who are parents. On the one hand, absolute freedom from the slavery of schedules and locked down bedtimes and every minute of every day having to be somewhere. On the other hand….absolute. Anarchy. Those sweets babes that you had to drag out of bed by their toes on school days now wake with …
Pinterest Holidays and a DIY Holy Week Box
We’ve all seen them, and most of us have even attempted some of the outrageous crafts, activities and surprises that correlate with every flipping holiday on Pinterest. Every. Single. Holiday. Now, don’t get me wrong, they can be wonderfully fun with awesome memories made, and I promise there is no judgement coming from the other side of the computer! But it …
Working Their….Mine…OUR fine motor skills
Mommy Confession: We’ve been watching A LOT of TV lately. I keep telling the boys I can see their brains melting and oozing out their ears, and since they are of course boys, they love it. But we needed to get back into doing some activities that stretch that mush between their ears, so today while at Hobby Lobby (with only …
Moon Sand and Baby Sensory Bag
I am an aesthetics girl. I’m that woman you see at the toddler sensory table still playing after her son has ran off to some other activity. When I walk past the bins of dry rice and beans at the grocery store, it’s all I can do to prevent myself from running my fingers through them! So I found this easy to …
My Children’s Song Revision
I love a good children’s song or finger play! Now that Liam and Cohen are at the ages where they enjoy a good song n’ dance gig from mommy, I have started bringing out all the ones my mother taught me and those I learned while studying Child Development in college. There are a lot of old ones and quite …