The weather has been so lovely all week that we’ve been spending every day outside.  With all of the playing, gardening, and bike/trike-riding we’ve been ready for an early bedtime and I’ve enjoyed curling up with my computer (or a book, or my little sewing project) for a little evening relaxation.  Here are a few [...]

@Let’s Explore: Daisy’s into origami, although her fingers haven’t quite caught up.  These cute origami bunnies (kitties?) seem like just her speed.
@Whimsy Love: I knew that there must be a simpler method for DIY screenprints, and she found it!
@Adventures with Mimi: Create your own backyard bird buffet with snack-o’s that you’ve got around your kitchen.

@This [...]

@The {NewNew}: A recipe for recycling scrap paper into paintable beads (and a moldable paper material that I can think of plenty of other uses for!).

@ParentDish: Seemingly-frugal-but-really-expensive mistakes that break your budget.  Such common sense (which is probably why I’ve made more than one of these).
@My Little Gems: We’ve been alternating lovely weather and drizzle, [...]

I’m working feverishly (and with feverish children, to boot) behind the scenes to get the Jamboree together (are you in, or are you out?) and to get my move over to WordPress, er, moving, so for this week’s Finds I’m sharing my revised blogroll.
I currently have 167 blogs in my feed reader, some fantastic, a [...]

Thursday brought a wonderful early-Spring blizzard (much needed–the weather’s been so nice we haven’t been able to stay inside!), 18″ of blowing snow, beef stew, house+made doughnuts, puzzles, and books.  Such fun.  All the kid-fun really wore me out (or maybe it was the cocoa drinking?) so I’m keeping it short this week.  Or trying [...]

I’m so excited to share my finds this week, but even more excited to hear about yours! If you’ve posted any links on your blog this week, please share a link so we can see what you’ve discovered, and if you’re blog-free but have something fun to share leave a comment. I can’t [...]

There were so many great ideas out there last week it was hard to share so few! Next week I’ll be adding a “Friday Finds” Linky so any of you with a blog can share your “finds” posts with all of us (whether you post them on Friday or, well, any other day)! [...]

@Grace Violet:  Create a child-sized skirt from a dishtowel.  I just loved the ruffled one!

@Chica and Jo: I love this personalized hand sanitizer idea for teacher gifts!
@Confessions of a Craft Addict:  A giant, cupcake sized rice krispie treat would be perfect for any celebration (or no celebration at all!)
@Happy to be @ Home: Raising good [...]

The wind has been keeping us inside this week so I set out looking for some new printable activities. There’s a ton of fun to be had! Here’s a list of my favorites for kids:
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@Betsy McCall: Printable scans of the old-time McCall Magazine paper dolls. @Weelife: Scavenger hunt photo guides. Choose [...]

I’ve been debating a bit about the Friday Finds…I love digging up all these goodies and sharing with you, but I don’t want to push myself into the ‘pro-blogger’ role and force myself to stay up late every Thursday night to post when I really should be finishing off a pint of ice cream getting [...]