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I need to help my dad at the grocery store, of course. There’s a lot of important product inspection that I’m in charge of. I sit criss-cross-apple-sauce in the cart (a pre-truck as far as I’m concerned). It’s safer. So when dad gets sodas, I can’t have them in my way, so I told him, [...]
We’re big fans of getting kids involved in any hands-on experience. From coloring and crafting to building and fixing, there’s so much more we can learn when we get our fingers moving beyond the keyboard. The earlier kids start getting their hands messy and busy, the easier it is for them to pick up new [...]
My big sister Lexi is fun. She’s 11-years old, and mostly cool. One of the best non-lame things about her is that she likes art projects. It’s OK that some of her projects are about dresses and Barbies and stuff—please note: NON-truck projects are kinda lame. But it’s extra fun when her creativity combines with [...]
Decorating for the holidays can take several different kinds of approaches. It can be traditional, themed, crafty, or whatever approach captures your family’s mojo best. We usually start by digging out the boxes of ornaments and decor that we’ve collected throughout our life together and that we’ve been given from our parents and grandparents. [...]
Bench-building is in my blood. I’ve been building them since pre-school, where I developed my technique: two wide legs and a nice top. My preschool bench is made to tip over so my friends and I can laugh and build another one right away. I have another bench I use all the time, too. [...]
Make way for the candy! Halloween is a favorite holiday. When else can kids dress up in costume and gather sweets from neighbors? But it can get a little out-of-hand. There’s so much candy that comes home from just one night of candy gathering. And we’re those parents who limit sweets, so the Halloween candy [...]
We’ve been talking a lot about Man Caves lately, so we thought we’d take a step back and check out the evolved ‘Kid’s Cave,’ or what we used to call a make-shift fort or swing set. Kids are definitely scoring huge fun points with these amazing Kid Caves we’ve been pinning from Pinterest.
Theresa and I love projects we can do with the kids. A terrific one is small lawn repairs. Ideal for late summer/early autumn where we live, it only takes a few tools and some seed that will catch quickly. After stacking some firewood this summer, Lexi and I found the grass beneath the old pile [...]
We have the ‘forever collection bag’ that we pile our kids’ too-small clothes. Usually we give them to littler friends, the Salvation Army, or the nonprofit Clothes’ Box at the hospital my mom volunteers. But, sometimes there’s something special that’s been outgrown, and trying to figure out how to make a new life for the [...]
Something about bubbles that captivates most of us. Bubbles are fun to play with in the bath, and even more fun to run around and create in the backyard with friends. We like to make it easy. Buy the bubbles from the store, so we have the bubble wand and container. (You also can buy [...]
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