I love to color and I especially love zentangles. Here are some adorable zentangle Christmas gift tags to color. They are awesome because you or your children will actually be able to finish the coloring project rather quickly! I love all the coloring book fad but some of the pages are just way too intricate […]
It has been a few days but starting up again with the What Who Where questions for the getting to know you, inQUIZitive challenge. So for day 8 here we go: Who is your best friend? Who do you wish you could meet and why? Who is the one person you love to take shopping? […]
As the cold weather approaches and you are lucky enough to get snow, send the children outdoors for hours of fun and fresh air. Most kids truly don’t need many ideas of how to play in the snow. They usually run outdoors and jump, roll, sled and even eat the snow creating so many wonderful […]
After seeing these Sponge Painted Gingerbread Cookies on Artsy Momma we decided to give them a try today. This was a great activity for my two year old. We had some cut outs all set to go in our craft closet so that made this activity super easy to prep for me. My son really loves to […]
How is it going with your conversation starters and questions? Today, there are four “what” questions. Here we go – What do you prefer, camping or high end hotel? What would you change your name to if you could? What is your favorite color? What new skill would you like to learn? Happy talking!
Merry Christmas again from Growing Play! Here is a great, FREE, Santa pretend play packet to encourage imagination, creativity and fun in children during the Christmas season. Hang up the posters around the room to create different stations. Use the printables at each station to encourage fine motor skills, physical activity and literacy. Super easy, […]
We are at day 7 of the getting to know you, inQUIZitive challenge with four where questions. This is harder than it looks to post everyday but I am not doing too bad. I have posted 7 challenges in 9 days. Not too behind. Today’s four questions are “where”… Where do you want to live when […]
Lately, I have been feeling very nostalgic about my family. I am the youngest of seven children and we have six children ourselves. The older my parents, siblings and children get, I find myself frequently reflecting on what an amazing family I have. Growing up we have always had large gatherings on Christmas day and […]
Uh-oh I missed two days! Wednesday, I ran out of time (kids had half day of school) and Thursday was my birthday and Thanksgiving. Trying to get back on track while everyone is asleep. My husband has a tradition of taking the older kids out shopping for Black Friday. They used to wake up and […]
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! Enjoy the day.