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Pin it I love pattern blocks – they are one of my all-time favorite toys! Which is saying a lot, because I tend to get as excited about toys as my kids! One way in which they sometimes frustrate my kids, though, is that they will be in the middle of building some huge, [...] Pin it Lily was thrilled to discover that you can “paint” on construction paper with icicles! The paper is fairly porous, so the water shows up right away, then dries so you can paint all over again! This was a great distraction from the virus she was battling, and she surprised me by [...] Pin it Today I’m sharing my favorite post form 2011, along with several other wonderful kid bloggers! I had a hard time picking my favorite, but our baking soda and vinegar trays are a definite favorite – both in our house and according to pinterest and blog stats! We all love the magic fizzing, [...] Pin it So far this year, I’ve made a few favorite Christmas crafts with the kids, but I haven’t introduced any new ideas. They, however, have been hard at work – decorating, cutting, and taping. I love it! Most of what they make doesn’t look anything like a “standard” Christmas craft – one day [...] Pin it My kids have been thoroughly enjoying all the cards they have received through The Toybox Years Kiddie Christmas Card Exchange. They have been hard at work making cards to send off, which I have to finish mailing by the end of the day today! It’s fun to see all the different cards [...] Pin it This week we spent a LOT of time playing with cardboard, courtesy of my brother’s generous gift of THREE large cardboard boxes! Cardboard makes the best toys!!! More coming on that, soon =) Lily took her weekly nap, which she likes to time for when we are out and don’t have [...] Pin it My kids love decorating cookies – making them, too! They love every step of the process, beginning with mixing the dough and rolling it out. These photos are from a cookie-making session in January, when then-17-month-old Lily was very happy to roll out flour while Emma rolled out the dough. 28-month-old [...] Pin it Johnny was super proud to bring home this bird feeder from preschool this week! So far the birds aren’t too interested in it, though. Maybe the bell scares them? I’ve also wondered how easy it is for birds to even eat cheerio bird feeders – they are very fun to make, but [...] Pin it I’ve wanted to make this tree ever since I saw the giant Thankful Tree Sherri made with her kids at Families are Fun! Emma saw their tree, and kept on asking until we got it done! Our tree isn’t nearly as elegant, but the kids really enjoyed putting it together and [...] Pin it Johnny brought home this cute tissue paper Thanksgiving turkey craft from preschool this week. He actually made five different turkey crafts, and this was my favorite. I love the googley eye; I think it’s the perfect touch. As expected, my little minimalist kept the actual decorations very simple, but a different child [...] |
 
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