What’s on our Most Important Shelf? — World Peace Shelf

August 20, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you know that this Most Important Shelf has gone through many variations of names [including (jokingly)(mostly…) Basic Human Decency Shelf, I Shouldn’t Even Have To Make This Shelf, Let’s Move to Canada Shelf, What the @&!$ Shelf, and Can We All Just Love Each Other Shelf]. I’ve finally settled […]

Summer Activities for Kids — Ice Cube Excavation

August 15, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’ve seen this idea on Pinterest for years, and I’m not sure why it took me so long to try it at home! It’s been alternating between way too hot to go outside and thunderstorming over here, so I decided it was time to do this ice cube excavation activity to mix things up a […]

Geoboard Giveaway!

July 27, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

I never thought I would reach 1,000 Instagram followers so quickly when I started my account just four and a half months ago, but I am so thankful for the amazing community I have found there! To celebrate, I am holding a giveaway of this GORGEOUS geoboard that my talented husband made [if you are […]

Activities for Infants — 9 to 12 Months

July 26, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Well, that’s it. N has discovered the dog’s food and water bowls. I will never sit down again. That’s not the activity… that’s just the reason I had to find an activity! I was baking cookies with L when N kept crawling over to dump the dog food all over the place. I grabbed this […]

Summer Crafts for Kids — Painting with Seashells

July 21, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Sadly, we are home from our vacation at the beach. Unfortunately, young children don’t take a few days to get back into the swing of things — they start right at 60mph the first day they’re back! It’s been a bit rainy since we got home, so we’ve had to find some fun indoor activities […]