Finding The Good
As you may know, my cute kidlets are growing out of the little kid stage and moving into their teens and tweens, so I don’t have a cute little preschooler anymore. But I have to say that is one of the stages of childhood that I love the most. I adore the preschool age. So I still create preschool items… Read More
You know we are truly living in modern times when playtime is combined with learning. Nowadays the combination of learning and fun is so creatively done that kids may not even notice how much they are learning because of the pure enjoyment that comes from these new activities . . . well at least that’s the hope, right? My daughter’s… Read More
Free printables and 11 ideas to help you light the world this Christmas. #LightTheWorld I’ve been thinking . . . thinking about Christmas. Usually at this point, I’m fully into all the magic this holiday provides. It’s my favorite time of the ENTIRE year. But this year I have been BUSY. Just busy with good, normal life things and I… Read More
I’ve been thinking about happy families lately. It’s September, it’s a new school year. My kidlets are growing up and I sometimes feel like I’m grasping at straws to keep us all together–to figure out the uncharted territory of teens and the new problems we face. Having a connected family is extremely important to me. I’m one of those that… Read More
What is your story? We all have one. Mine started with Oreos at the dinner table. As I sat one evening with my family chomping Oreos together, I watched my kidlets start licking the creamy middles of their cookies. It brought back a memory from my childhood. I randomly sang out the Oreo jingle from the 80’s, “Who’s that kid… Read More
All about the symbols of Christmas and their meaning. Learn the symbols of Christmas and what they mean. Do you know what all the symbols of Christmas are? It’s easy to forget that all the lights, tinsel, and presents have a reason for being a part of Christmas. Bells, stars, evergreen trees, wreaths, angels, holly, and even Santa Claus are… Read More
I teach music to children every Sunday. It’s my way of helping at our LDS church. I am the Primary music chorister for all children in our congregation (or ward as we call them) ages 3-11 years old. Then I also teach music to the tiny kids in nursery, ages 18 months to 3 years old, every Sunday as well…. Read More
I swore I would never ever do any kind of Elf on the Shelf thing. I thought it was ridiculous that we had to add another “store-created” Christmas tradition just because it was trendy. My Baby Girl began to wonder why she was the only kid who wasn’t visited by a skinny elf during the holidays. I told her it’s… Read More
I wished I had a parenting handbook today. Once again I had to find a way to talk to my Baby Girl about HONESTY. We’ve had trouble before like The Chocolate Milk Fib and Go Fish Cheater-Pants. Apparently, my parenting tactics used previously have not been super effective yet. And today, I pulled out the good ‘ol “dishonesty leads… Read More
I’ve noticed something about Baby Girl lately. She’s seeking independence and her power to choose. Anyone got kids like that? It’s not that these things have been taken away from her on purpose . . . it’s just that sometimes we forget she wants to decide for herself. Let me ‘splain . . . Last Monday, I got out of… Read More
So I decided it’s about time I really think about how the “glow” of electronics is affecting my family. I wanted to step back and really reflect on how our electronic devices have helped or hindered our family. I even listened to a little lecture on the “Pull of Electronic Devices” in which they discussed the positive and the negative… Read More
So summer is coming and the kidlets are gonna be bored . . . at least some of the time. You’ll have already taken them swimming, had friends over to play, made homemade popsicles, joined the library summer programs, and done the latest cool pin on Pinterest with them. But there’s still 5 hours of daylight left!!!!!! So you turn… Read More