Last weekend we went to a birthday party for an eight-year-old who wanted a fairy party, in a park, with carnival games and volleyball playing. Lucky for her, we have a park that fit the bill. And she has a mom who embraces these ideas, helping her make them happen. I thought some of the […]
Archives for May 2012
Our new favorite Kid Made Modern art supplies
We have been a fan of Todd Oldham since I found his book Kid Made Modern last year. When my girls need some inspiration I throw out the book and something always comes to us – like the box houses we made last June to kick off our TV Free Summer. That is why I […]
Playing with dough never gets old
Friday I asked my toddler’s teacher what kind of lessons she likes the most at school right now, because I am setting up some Montessori style activities for her this summer. She told me three things: homemade play dough with flour mixing, bead stringing and paper cutting. That evening we were making homemade pizzas so […]
Positive Discipline with the “Green Chair”
My toddler is quite feisty if you ask me. Really, they all are right? It’s the age of independence and them wanting to do everything themselves. Sometimes it inevitably results in frustration and them acting out due to their inability to rationalize or communicate what is happening. Or maybe it’s just them being mad that things […]
Prepping for major renovations at this old house
It’s official. On June 18 this old house of ours well start the process of a major interior renovation! Exterior renovations were part of phase one. And now the green light is officially on, for phase two and three. A bathroom roof will come off, a mudroom will be built, a new kitchen will transform […]
Weekending with no internet was kind of nice
Friday morning our internet and cable went out, and stayed out through Sunday. We don’t watch much TV except for a movie after the kids go to bed on the weekends. But not this weekend. I caught up on magazines, we sat on the front porch and read the paper, cooked out with friends, we […]
A Simple Moment
A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. Golfing traditions with Dad…and she hits her first […]
A Heart for Guatemala, a cultural lesson for children
One of the parents in my daughter’s Early Childhood Community (ages 3-6) at school, is the Executive Director of A Heart for Guatemala, Bethany Davison-Widby. She will be leading a trip to Guatemala with a group of volunteers from Knoxville this summer, bringing her son along too. The volunteers will be visiting seven different villages around Lake Atitlan […]
Inside our kid-freindly kitchen cabinets
I think it’s official. The girls kitchenware far out numbers my gadgets and fancy dinnerware. These days the only entertaining I do is mostly for children and families anyway. And I like having my kitchen set up for the girls to easily help with things from setting the table, emptying the dishwasher, preparing their own […]