I love a good bargain. I'm that girl who, when complimented on a piece of clothing, gushes about how inexpensive it was. I love buying things on sale, cheap. I don't love "cheap" things. There's a difference. With four kids, shopping for clothes can be very costly. In the past I've ended up with more… Continue reading Create a toddler wardrobe for under $50.
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Bat Lollipop Free Downloadable Craft Template
Click on the image below to download your free lollipop bat template PDF. Enjoy!
Decorative Halloween Garland
Yeah, yeah, I know – it’s actually spring where I live. But with an abundance of fluoro orange and black plastic Halloween decorations threatening to overwhelm my decor (Who am I kidding? My home looks like the inside of Toys r Us after the Boxing Day sales), ahem, I thought it would be pleasant to incorporate… Continue reading Decorative Halloween Garland
Spooky Spiderweb Weaving
Today I'm kicking off the week of Halloween-themed craft with this easy and enjoyable activity for kids. Please follow along each day this week for more crafts. This activity uses fine motor skills and mathematical understandings. You can talk to your child about the way in which they use their fingers and hands to carefully… Continue reading Spooky Spiderweb Weaving
The Elves are landing!
We love books. We love traditions. We adore Christmas! So it's so exciting when we find a new quirky little tradition and hop right onto the bandwagon with millions of other parents around the world, right? Last Christmas we were welcoming a very special new arrival to our family - our sweet baby Rosie, born… Continue reading The Elves are landing!
Scary Spiders on Sparkly Webs – work together activity for children and parents.
Materials: Paper plates (small size) Chenille sticks (pipe cleaners if you're old-school) Webs (bought from Riot but available at craft shops) Large pom pom and small pom pom per spider Googly eyes Craft glue Cotton tips Stapler Activity: 1. Adult cuts the inside circle out of the paper plate. discard outer circle. 2. Child spreads… Continue reading Scary Spiders on Sparkly Webs – work together activity for children and parents.
Frankenstein’s Monster Handprint Art for toddlers and preschoolers!
Your kids will love getting their hands dirty and producing a cool little monster print, which may be used as a card, framed as a hanging picture, or displayed on a window (suitable for children aged 3-5). Materials: Green paint Black marker Medium-size googly eyes Craft glue Paper plate Glue brush or cotton tip… Continue reading Frankenstein’s Monster Handprint Art for toddlers and preschoolers!
Celebrate the Tradition of Giving with Myer Christmas Giftorium
Retail giant Myer today launched a revolutionary way to shop for the festive season. Myer's Christmas Giftorium will appear in all 67 of its stores nationwide on 8 November 2014. And it's nothing short of incredible. I was invited to be one of the first to experience this new way to shop. I took along my two eldest,… Continue reading Celebrate the Tradition of Giving with Myer Christmas Giftorium
Conversations With Strangers: The first-date question that changed my life.
Do you like kids? Yep. Do you? Yep. Good. It should have been no surprise to anyone that we both liked kids. We're both teachers. We first met in a computer lab at university where we were both studying to become teachers. And although a platonic, fairly distant (like, as in, long-haul-international-flight-distant) friendship developed over the following… Continue reading Conversations With Strangers: The first-date question that changed my life.
The Lying Face.
My husband pulls the most adorable (and totally transparent) Lying Face. I can't tell you exactly what this entails, because...well...then he would know how to stop the Lying Face and I'd never catch him lying again! Der!Not that he's big on fibbing. He's the most truthful, direct person I know and that's just one of the main… Continue reading The Lying Face.
Four to Adore 