Just a quick post to wish you all a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I posted last year about a frugal find for exploring sculpture and how we tied it into learning about Saint Patrick and wanted to share for those of you new to the blog. Enjoy! Pin It http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js I hit the jackpot! Have you seen those Magic Nuudles Bloxx? They look like a … Continue reading Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
If you missed out last year in creating a nesting material dispenser for your backyard birds, buy some onions and hang on to that bag because now is the time! Last year we left out bunches of sparkling ribbon, pink yarn and batting and were treated to some pretty fabulous nests. We’re in a new house now and while walking in the woods, my husband … Continue reading Early Spring Nature Activities
Blanket forts, tree houses, tucked away closets…it’s obvious that the kiddie crowd loves to have places and spaces to call their own. Claire is no exception. Santa dropped this cardboard house off at Christmas and for the following 4 weeks Claire meticulously colored and embellished it in her own style. Now if you’ve spent any time at all here at the blog, you know … Continue reading The Happy Monkey House
We used an eye dropper to water at firstso the seedlings wouldn’t float away We’re so lucky to have two large hoop houses at our new house. Right now I’m mainly using them to over-winter some perennials that didn’t make it into the ground, but back in December I thought a little experimentation with growing vegetables in the winter would be fun. I was … Continue reading Greenhouse Gardening in Winter
My daughter informed me this morning that since it’s Valentine’s Day, M&Ms were in order for breakfast. As cute as she was (especially with her pronouncing them m-E-m’s) we settled on a few red ones to celebrate and had our usual egg breakfast. I’ve received many emails about the batik on paper technique featured here. I guess Pinterest has really taken off, hundreds and hundreds … Continue reading Batik on Paper Revisited for Valentine’s Day
I think as you have children, everything becomes more magical — especially around the holidays. As Claire has gotten older (this will be Christmas # 5 for her, although I’m sure she’s forgotten the first few) I’ve gotten excited myself just watching her anticipation and excitement grow as we draw closer and closer to the 25th. In front of the BIG tree in Boston, MA … Continue reading Embracing Simplicity during Christmas
There’s a great article on Wired.com by GeekDad Jonathan Liu about the 5 Best Toys of All Time. While I wholeheartedly agree about the joy of sticks, boxes, twine and above all dirt — there is a glaring omission from his most excellent article: Tape. And lots of it. Case in point: Claire’s version of London Bridge. Constructed completely on her own in a quiet … Continue reading Why I should buy stock in scotch (tape that is)
Chalk In My Pocket 