2013-01-09 06:01
Me: Emery, can you stay in bed tonight?Emery: What if I need to tell you something?Me: Put it in your memory bank.Emery [starting to cry]: I don't have a memory bank, just a regular memory.E… Read More
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Teaching Kids To Have Fun One Project At A Time
2012-09-26 15:50
Today was Wacky Wednesday for Tate at school. He decided to wear pajama pants with a regular shirt. Mis-matched socks with his pants tucked in them. Mismatched shoes. A pin that says "Birthd… Read More
2012-09-12 17:42
For the last month or so, Emery has been practicing doing cartwheels. She has been doing them on cement. She has been doing them on the trampoline. And she has been doing them inside… Read More
2012-08-22 05:01
I have never been one to get overly sentimental about things that everybody does. While I think that it is a big event in a kid's life when they start school, it is something that everybody… Read More
2012-07-06 13:49
While on vacation in Colorado Springs, we visited the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. This particular zoo is known for having the largest giraffe herd of any zoo in the world. According to this sign… Read More
2012-06-17 13:39
For Father's Day, the kids each brought home a jar of peanut M & M's (which I promptly gave back to them) and an envelope. Inside the envelope was a form that each of the kids fill… Read More
2012-06-06 16:06
Last night, the kids (along with two neighborhood kids) were playing with sidewalk chalk on the driveway. First, they were taking turns drawing foods and then the others would guess what it… Read More
2012-05-09 05:01
Every time that I make a video with the kids, the first thing that Emery asks, even if I am not done filming yet, is if she can see it. After her Easter Egg hunt video, she wanted to make a… Read More
2012-05-05 05:01
Making a balloon shell is a project that I have a vague memory of doing when I was a kid and it seemed like a fun thing for the kids to try. This is a relatively easy project tha… Read More
2012-05-03 05:01
One day, Tate stated that he was done eating because he was full. After he had put away his dishes, washed his hands and face, he immediately asked for dessert. So I asked him what it mean t… Read More
2012-04-19 06:09
It wasn't until my kids started daycare that I realized the true value of toilet paper rolls. They have consistently proven their worth with kids activities. On Good Friday, I didn… Read More
2012-04-15 05:01
In case you can't translate 5 year old, this says: When it thunders, I feel mad.Teaching Kids To Have Fun One Project At A Time Read More
2012-04-08 05:01
I don't remember going on Easter egg hunts as a kid. I honestly don't know if this is because we didn't go on them, or if I just don't remember doing it. As a parent, I am always trying to f… Read More
2012-03-14 07:01
When I am looking for activities to do with the kids, ones that have few steps and/or items are generally a quick sell. Bath bombs are an item that you can purchase pre-made, but they are re… Read More
2012-03-01 08:01
This was a project that my mom actually got for the kids. This was amazing and it held my attention as long as the kids. When I opened up the package, there were very few components. A plast… Read More
2012-02-23 08:01
Unless you are a senior citizen or clean clothes for a living, you probably don't know what bluing is. I am neither. So when I ran across this integral component to growing salt cyrstals, I… Read More
2012-02-16 14:13
This was the first year that the kids wanted to have separate birthday parties. Quite frankly, I am surprised that it took this long. For their parties, they each invited four… Read More
2012-01-16 15:01
One thing that my parents did an excellent job of was instilling the seed of wonderment and curiosity in both me and my siblings. They took us to the ArtCenter, Art in the Park, and the Scie… Read More
2012-01-16 15:00
In my mind, nothing exemplifies a good old fashioned activity with the kids more than making rock candy and building a volcano. Since I already tried (and failed) at rock candy, I figured th… Read More
2012-01-16 14:59
Before I had even started this project, it was one that I wished that I had done as a kid. I got this from The Daring Book for Girls. This science experiment required five different items; a… Read More
2012-01-16 14:55
What is more embarrassing than a failed attempt to make sugar crystals? Failing twice. The first time was as a thirteen year old. I kept a glass of sugar next to my bedroom window and checke… Read More
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