Creating a home that's nourishing, creative, and fun
No matter how many fun Christmas activities we do each year, one thing is constant, we always make Christmas treats together. My girls love to help out in the kitchen and as they've gotten older, they've been able to do more and more ...
Christmas always makes me nostalgic. I pull out all the ornaments we've collected over the years and I hang up the stockings my Mom lovingly cross stitched for everyone in our family. I set up my Grandmother's nativity scene. We read some of ...
Some of my favorite and most long-lasting kid-made ornaments on our tree are made from salt dough. Salt dough is such a fun medium to use. It's easy to make, simple for little hands to work with, and the creative possibilities are ...
The girls love making new ornaments for our Christmas tree. In fact, if I ask them if they want to do a craft project, they usually tell me they want to make a new Christmas ornament. One of our recent creations was our Stained Glass Window ...
Have you seen all those themed Christmas trees? They're beautiful and often very clever. I'm always blown away when I see some of the themed trees. My tree won't ever be on display in a store window, but it does have a theme. My very favorite ...
And what happened then... Well... in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day! from How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss Can you picture the scene in your head? The Grinch straining as he holds the ...
I don't know about you, but I love to get a little festive this time of year with everyday things - like math practice. So let's practice counting, counting, patterns, symmetry, addition and more while getting in the Christmas spirit. We'll use ...
My oldest daughter is a maker. She love to draw, craft, sew, and bake. I love to buy her gifts that support this interest. Gifts that promote creativity or that can teach a new skill. I want to give a gift that may be the beginning of a lifetime ...
Did you ever make a chain of paper dolls? My girls have been making paper dolls for weeks now and I'm finding them all over the house. I decided to capitalize on their interest and added a Christmas twist. We made gingerbread man paper dolls. It was ...
Every single year by the time mid-November rolls around, I think about making an advent calendar. I'll do a search on Pinterest, find tons of great ideas, start making a list... and then I get caught up in the busyness of life. It never ...
