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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…
With all of the “big kids” back in school now, how do you go about keeping the “littles” busy so you can get a few things done around the house? Cloud dough! This awesome recipe is sure to keep your toddler content long enough for you to vacuum the living room (you may even have…
Being that last week was the last week, for us, of our summer vacation, I basically crammed in all the fun one family could have in a short 5-day week. We ran all around…and we stayed home. We did it all! We even had a few neighbors over for a fun crafternoon with an awesome…
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…
I don’t know about you, but we have officially reached the part of the summer in which my kids have completely and utterly run out of things to do. They are sick of being home and ask me every day how many days are left until school starts. Even on the sunniest of days, they…
My 6 year old daughter LOVES making cards for people. Sometimes she makes them for birthdays or to say thank you for a gift. But most of the time she makes them just to show her love for her friends and family. Today she made a going away card for our nanny’s best friend who…
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…
When I think Back to School supply shopping, I never really thought to check out Kohl’s. I mean, for me…Kohl’s is all about fashion and home. That is what I always shop for when visiting my local Kohl’s. However, I was recently informed that Kohl’s and Office Max have partnered together for {in store only}…
I am a writer. I write stories. I write reviews. I write notes. I write lists. I have journals filled with words and scribbles and doodles and this and that. And my children, like many children, copycat what they see Mom doing. So they write and doodle and draw. Even the 3 year old has…
I don’t know about your kids but mine are simultaneously blissful about their summertime freedom and bored because they have nothing to do. Oh, to be a kid again. Most of their days are spent running around in our sprinklers, catching frogs (yes, real frogs) and eating Popsicles in the summer sun. Summer days, drifting…
I don’t live in a pinterest-perfect house. I never will. Even once the kids are grown and gone, I can’t imagine that I’ll ever be able to have everything exactly as it should be all the time. It’s just not who I am. But even if it’s not photo-ready all the time, I still love…
If you’d asked me a month ago what eeBoo was, I would have had no idea. But now? It’s my go-to store for kid toys, games, and crafts. eeBoo is a boutique toy manufacturer that specializes in useful, beautiful and well-made educational games and gifts. Their products are sold in specialty toy stores, high-end gift…