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My kids love crafts so when this book came in, I handed it to my daughter and said, “Have fun!” She’s been crafting since then. I stopped her to ask her a few questions about the book and she said she’d like to do a little interview. So…here’s an 8 year old’s review of the…
Two things to know about my oldest daughter: she loves art and she really loves tattoos. With her birthday money she decided to buy some sparkly tattoo pens. They look a lot like regular ballpoint pens but they write on skin easily and don’t wash off as easily. Although she can draw fairly well, her…
For most people Labor Day probably means a day on the lake or beach or maybe a big barbecue with family and friends. My family will be coming over for dinner but it won’t be a big shin-dig. We might make some ice cream and play some board games (because we’re wild and crazy like…
A few years ago, I attended a conference and was introduced to the concept of mandalas. Before learning about mandalas, I was already doing something called “praying in color” where I would draw a design and color it in. (I still do that quite often). But sometimes I prefer a preset pattern. Mandalas are…
Okay, okay…I’ll say it. I thought all the hype about essential oils was just that: hype. I thought that there was no way that it actually worked and that a lot of those “oil people” were just having a little placebo effect going on. But about a month ago I was able to connect with…
With four children and a dog, I find mystery stains on my carpet all the time. That big brown, gross one up there? Yeah…I have no idea what it is or how it got there. I do know that I’ve tried to clean it before with no luck. So I have to admit that I…
A few years ago my husband told me about a friend of his who was opening a bookshop in Athens, Ga. My husband grew up in the area and we both attended college at the University of Georgia (GO DAWGS!), so we still go back fairly often. But it wasn’t until just last month we…
Since we homeschool, a lot of back to school necessities aren’t necessary for us. But one thing that I do think is really important it to remind my kids how to stay healthy. Even though we homeschool, we do spend one day a week learning with other homeschool families so I made a little print…
My oldest love facts, especially science facts. He might not always completely understand said fact, but he knows the basics about tons of things. In a few years, he’s going to be one of those people you hate to play against in Trivial Pursuit! I assumed that even though he’s almost 10, he’d enjoy…
Don’t like the idea of using Facebook messenger? Neither did I. I actually don’t even use the Facebook app on my phone. I access Facebook through my browser (usually Safari) and it looks more like what you see on your desktop. Here’s a quick look at how you can create a Facebook icon on your…
I don’t know about your kids, but mine love to get mail and little notes. (That’s why we started our Family Mail system)! But sometimes I just need something quick so I created a few little notes that you can print out and have ready for those last minute moments. Just slip into their backpack…
Only a few weeks ago I shared with you about eeBoo, a boutique toy manufacturer that specializes in useful, beautiful and well-made educational games and gifts. (Seriously. Go take a second to read that post. That posts tells about our new favorite games.) Anyway, this past weekend was my daughter’s birthday and I wanted to…