I’m prepping and planning for the most joyful day of the year, today, Christmas. The goal in my mind is the perfect event: the kids will be adorable, the food delicious, my look flawless. But it won’t be. Never totally is, at least in my mind. I made this confession to my Bible study buddyContinueContinue reading “Un-gifting Perfectionism”
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Favorite Middle Grade Book Quotes
I’ve been compiling a book full of best quotes for years. When I find one I add it to the pile. I’ve noticed a trend of having quite a few from books from the middle grade reading level. Here they are and I hope you have as much joy in them as I do. “TheContinueContinue reading “Favorite Middle Grade Book Quotes”
Pimp My Playset: Finished (nearly)
So it’s been a few years since I talked about upgrading our play set in the backyard. Let’s just say it’s been low on the priority totem pole. But this summer it finally happened. I didn’t follow my plans exactly from my last post but the effort has been valiant. Here’s how I transformed ourContinueContinue reading “Pimp My Playset: Finished (nearly)”
9 Ways to Make Writing Fun for Kids
Kids are so smart and creative, it blows me away. Last week I had the honor of teaching a word camp for kids 9-12 at Alvan N. Belding Memorial Library. It was the best experience I’ve had all summer. We took some extra steps to make writing fun and made some discoveries along the way.ContinueContinue reading “9 Ways to Make Writing Fun for Kids”
Finding Your Picture Book’s Place
So you a have the most wonderful, adorable, unique idea for a picture book. Great! But what kind of picture book is it? Does it matter? Yes, it really does matter if you are planning on sending those words out into the world. First, you’ll need to decide on the age range of your story.ContinueContinue reading “Finding Your Picture Book’s Place”
Autumn Art- Harvest Tree
A stroll through the woods with my toddler this past weekend resulted in a basket full of sticks, moss, and leaves of blaze and gold. The biggest leaves she wanted to paint but once we got out the craft box we changed our plans. Using a paint stick, baby food jar, jut string, packaging paper,ContinueContinue reading “Autumn Art- Harvest Tree”
Picture Books and Other Tough Things
It has recently occurred to me, the more stories I write the less and less adult they seem, or maybe it’s my toddlers speaking through me. Either way it’s a tough business. There are only a handful of children’s magazines available to submit to and fewer still big publishers that want to look at yourContinueContinue reading “Picture Books and Other Tough Things”
Jumbo Easter Eggs DIY
We’ve all done the school time paper mache on balloons right? It’s so old fashioned I think most of us just skip over it at a DIY project, that and it’s a big mess when you do it with kids. But here’s a fresh take on the idea: Jumbo (any size you want really) EasterContinueContinue reading “Jumbo Easter Eggs DIY”
DIY Birdhouse for Free
Taking a walk through our local park my toddler found several types of pinecones and soon my coat pockets were brimming with them. Like special rocks you can’t toss a good pinecone. To pacify my toddler we took her found treasure and a couple other items and made an adorable bird house with viewing window toContinueContinue reading “DIY Birdhouse for Free”
Homemade Play Lands: Your DIY idea source
As most parents know, kids toys, especially ‘sets’ of things, can get out of hand in quantity and cost quickly. If you’ve got hot-wheels then you need the mat, the garage, the towers, the race track. If you have Barbie you need the cloths, the house and the convertible. Do I need to continue? MyContinueContinue reading “Homemade Play Lands: Your DIY idea source”
Holy Homesteading 