Fall is the perfect time to take down that dead tree or collect firewood. This gives you the opportunity to create a wonderful children’s activity. Children, young and old, love to stack blocks. Towers, fort boundaries, balancing acts, tunnels, bridges, etc. The possibilities are limited only by the imagination. Cut small manageable pieces of […]
Today have you… … taken the time today to look at your child? …smiled at your spouse and children? …hugged everyone in your family? …taken the time to really listen, with your eyes as well as your ears? …sat down and played with your kids? …interacted with family members in person, without an electronic […]
Costumes, Jack-o-Lanterns, Fall Leaves, Corn Shocks, Scarecrows and Pumpkins… Fall fun has a wide variety of options available for hours of enjoyment. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Enjoy! One year I remember cutting out felt eyes, nose and mouth and stitching it on a pair of orange pajamas whose cuffs […]
Yesterday was a picture perfect Autumn day. The sun shone brightly on the emerging colors that announce that fall has arrived. There was a brisk, cool breeze that nipped at your nose, made your hair fly around in crazy patterns and instinctively commanded you hug your jacket close around your neck. The air smelled like fall. How can you […]
A long time ago there was a festival on October 31 to celebrate the harvest season. People tried to scare away evil spirits by dressing in scary costumes. The children would dress up and go door to door telling people that if they gave them a treat the evil spirits would go away. Years later the […]
As the holidays approach, it brings to mind an exciting activity to do with old greeting cards or those beautiful calendars once the year is over. Lace-Up or Sewing Cards Materials Needed: 1. Greeting cards, old calendar pictures glued onto cardboard, food box panels 2. hole punch 3. yarn, cording or a long shoe lace […]
A new appliance has joined the family and you are getting ready to throw out the packing material. After all… It’s just a cardboard box… STOP! Don’t throw it away. Create, pretend and play first! If you aren’t in the market for a new appliance, do not fear. Contact any store that sells appliances and […]
It is 84 degrees today. The sun is shining brightly, the trees are starting to turn and there is a wonderful smell of expectancy in the air. The crops in the fields have turned beautiful shades of brown resulting in a flurry of activity as harvest begins. It is a perfect Fall day! Most pools have been […]
Family was all around and conversation turned to the car my youngest son drove. I knew the make of the car and the color. That was pretty impressive for me! But then, a cousin asked if it had two or four doors. Sounds like a simple enough question, yet I paused…I didn’t know the […]
Teach kids how to take their pulse. This is a fun and fascinating thing to learn, as well as a valuable life skill. Kids feel the wonder and excitement with this new knowledge and it makes them feel grown up. How to take your pulse: Your pulse can be found on the inside of your […]
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