I am slightly obsessed with making handmade gifts. There is something so fun about the creative process and then giving the results of your dreaming, planning and creating to someone… This last Christmas, my boys were excited to join in. My sister had sent me this link since she knew that Keegan had clay to work with. We were […]
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Community Matters
Community matters. And I’m a firm believer in not putting all of our {relationship} eggs in one basket. While I adore my online community, I also love having {in real life} community. And my kids really love it too. In this digital age, I think it is easy to try and fill our relational needs with […]
Learn to Play –> Play to Learn!
Any guesses as to what we’ve been reading about lately??? I just love how they bring it into their everyday play! Boston Tea Party Time!
Why Nature Walks?
A repost from the archives… because it is that time of year. Here is some fresh inspiration to take your children outside and enjoy time together in God’s beautiful creation wherever you may live! What is a nature walk and why are they so beneficial? When a friend posed this question and asked me […]
Illustrating the Imagination.
We read. …a lot. So it would seem natural that my artist boy, especially, would want to undertake writing and illustrating his own. Since it is so laborious for him to write at this point, I took his story down from dictation. After deciphering how many pages we would need, I proceeded to cut and […]
Mud Play and a Handbook Freebie…
(photo credit: my sister, Bethany) No, it isn’t chilly enough for coats around here, although the weather is taking a downward turn. I’m simply feeling a bit nostalgic today… It is my sister’s birthday and I’m missing her. I can’t help but think of our last visit to the nature preserve near our home back in […]