Summer Book Special!

ORDERS for paper editions of this book, will receive a copy signed by the author. If you enjoy this blog, you will really like the book Miraculous, Magical Moments in Minutes: Over 500 Quick, Easy Activities for Adults and Children to Share by Becky B. Baxa Explore more than 500 ideas that are quick, easy, […]

Glove Finger Puppets

  Think Before You Toss! Make your gloves come to life!   You have been working hard and one of your rubber gloves has developed a hole or tear in it.  Before you throw it out, STOP!  You can extend the life of those gloves.  Turn the good parts into finger puppets!  Your kids will […]

SUMMER BOOK SPECIAL!

If you enjoy this blog, you will really like the book Miraculous, Magical Moments in Minutes: Over 500 Quick, Easy Activities for Adults and Children to Share by Becky B. Baxa   Explore more than 500 ideas that are quick, easy, and affordable (often free) to connect adults and children of all ages in an electronic […]

Cloud Creatures

  As I drove to town today I enjoyed the most amazing skyline.  Huge fluffy cumulus clouds decorated a clear blue sky.  Shades of whites, grays and blues decorated the horizon as if someone had whipped up a big batch of whipped cream and flung dollops into the air.. It was a fun sky, filled with […]

Do You Have a Book About That?

 picture source unknown My four year old came screaming into the house carrying a bird’s nest.  At the top of his lungs he yelled, “MOM!, look what I found!  Do we have a book about this?” My husband looked at me, raised one eyebrow and shook his head.  He muttered, “you’ve ruined that boy!”.  […]

Bugs & Beasties

A perfect 72 degrees, the heavens filled with twinkling stars and the serenade of tree frogs filled the air.  The sweet aroma of the buds bursting into daily new eye candy assaulted the senses and I sighed in peace.  This was a perfect night.  And then I saw it… a flash of light so quick that I […]

The GIFT of time!

  A full time working mom once told me that when summer came she would do some activities with her child.  Summer?!  Why wait until summer?    Every day, even if it is for just a few moments, give your child the gift of your undivided time.  Maybe it is before or after a meal or […]

Children’s Bean Pole Tee Pee

My mom loves to garden.  When I was little she would set up places for me to play in the yard while she pulled weeds and tended to her plants.  A blanket would be thrown over the clothes line for a tent, the card table would be brought outside, set beside the garden, covered with […]

Banana Secret Messages

How about a quick, fun idea?  An idea so easy you can do it today! All you need is a banana, an ink pen and a little imagination..   We recently had a party with the movie,  Despicable Me as the theme.    Below are some bananas that became “minion” guests at the party.   […]