It’s a busy week for many of us in the U.S. as we prepare for 4th of July get togethers to celebrate our nation’s independence. So, this week, I thought I would share with you past parenting posts from here. You might also like Song Titles That Sound …
The Bipolar Mom….Perfectly Imperfect: Parenting with Mental Illness {Blog Carnival}
This post was written as a contribution to the Perfectly Imperfect: Parenting with Mental Illness Blog Carnival. The participating bloggers are sharing their experiences, thoughts, and opinions on how living with mental illness affects their daily lives and parenting practices. My name is Andie. And I’m bipolar and chronically depressed, with borderline personality disorder and …
What is your favorite song?: Kids Spell It Out
Welcome to the Kids Spell It Out series! Every Monday will be a post filled with funny and adorable answers that kidlets give to questions. This week’s question is: What is your favorite song? The New Kids and Veggie Tales.Bear {4.5} Do.Play.Learn. Gruffalo.Cakes {2.5} Learning to Play and Playing to Learn …
When Mommies Don’t Play Nice
This post was inspired by a recent comment from a fellow mom on Facebook that I was not meant to see, but did. Ever had a tiff, a beef, or a disagreement with a fellow mom? Yeah… I’ve been there, done that. Nothing is worse than feeling as though your parenting views are challenged or …
DIY Wood Planter Turned Transportation Book Bin
I was so excited when we were invited by Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores to participate in a craft challenge based on the 72 kid-friendly crafts in the Cape Discovery catalog. After looking through all of the great crafts, we decided to create our own version of their Jungle Window Box. After we got our …
3 Words that Describe My Dad: Kids Spell It Out
Welcome to the Kids Spell It Out series! Every Monday will be a post filled with funny and adorable answers that kidlets give to questions. This week’s question is: What are 3 words that describe your dad? He’s stinky and he’s healthy and he’s taking me to the horses.Bear {4.5} Do.Play.Learn. Strong, smart, …
Ann Voscamp One Thousand Gifts Book Review
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of One Thousand Gifts via Shelton Interactive. As a mom that home-preschools, takes college classes, keeps house, creates art, and writes this blog, I often find myself short time to do things that I enjoy doing just for the sake of doing them. So when …
Delivery Truck Words: Milk Cap Phonics
Bear {4.5} can sometimes be hard to get involved in learning activities. To meet this challenge, I have to create activities that center around his favorite things: anything with wheels. We have used our alphabet milk caps and simple word flashcards to practice the alphabet and spelling words in our Little Blue Truck and Garbage …
Kitchen Science BabbaBox Kit
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BabbaBox. I was so very excited when BabbaBox offered to send us their Kitchen Science kits to explore and share with you. Awhile back, we had the opportunity to check out their Sun, Moon and Stars activity box. Knowing how amazing that box was, …
Car Bocce Ball
I don’t remember how exactly this game came about. It was an uneventful day when Bear {4.5} was bored beyond belief and not at all interested in playing with any of his toys. At the time, we were playing with Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars and our Fisher-Price Little People Garage. Then the idea popped into my …