In spite of a bit of snow (rather than the full-force blizzard we were promised), we’re still feeling the Spring love. Bring a little Spring to your craft table with these simple pecking chicks!

To make them, cut circles of cardstock in various sizes (I used my circle cutter, but they don’t need to be perfect…you [...]

We’re feeling much, much better, and thank you all so much for your kind comments and emails.  The week of recovery gave us a little extra bit of quiet time and some much-needed peace.
Friday, though, the weather was so lovely and the kids so stir-crazy that after lunch we packed up and headed to the [...]

Daisy’s sixth birthday was in early January and (with all due thanks to Martha) we celebrated with a teeny tiny party.  Mini invitations invited friends to come in their fanciest dress-up to decorate tiny treasure boxes, feast on itty-bitty sandwiches (made with teeny-tiny cocktail bread), small juice boxes, mini-fruit kebabs on fancy toothpicks, and the [...]

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)! [...]

I use clothespins for everything.  I’m still working off a shoeboxfull that came with our vintage fifties ranch so I haven’t had to buy any for a long, long time.  That said, I was getting a little tired of the old, not so cute ones so we decided to pretty some up with buttons snatched [...]

@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 [...]

I was excited to learn about Freedom to Read Week, an “annual event that encourages … to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.”  Then I realized that it was just for Canadians.  Now, I love books and appreciate Canada, so I’ve decided to celebrate the opportunities I have to read, think, and [...]

Marie at Make and Takes posted last week about ways that she encourages independence in her kids.  I’ll admit that I sometimes have to let go of my clean-house-hangups, but I try to give my little ones age-appropriate opportunities to serve themselves rather than continuing to depend on me for, well, everything!  As they’ve gotten [...]

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 [...]

We’re looking forward to another windy, snowy day tomorrow after a few lovely ones in a row. The kids’ energy has just been building and building and we’re going to need something to burn a good bit of it off if we’re going to be stuck inside all afternoon. How about an indoor [...]