Because of the kidlet’s early history (he is adopted, was badly neglected the first six months of his life, and was very delayed), we did our own version of homeschooling from the time he was very little. At first we worked with an early head start program; after the adoption was final we didn’t qualify […]
 Obtain a bottle of hand sanitizer. Gather your supplies – rub-ons, stickers, ribbons, die-cuts – its up to you! The hardest part of this whole elaborate project is getting the stickers off the bottle. When you purchase it, make sure there’s nothing printed ONTO the bottle. Everything must be removable. Most are, but just check. […]
 A little glitter, a halved paper plate and doily and some pink paint = Royal Magic! Upgrade this classic children’s craft with some glitter, iridescent ribbon, a doily, and petal pink paint.  To make the paper plate purse, you’ll need:  1 paper plate (stronger sturdier models work better!) Scissors Hole Punch (use […]
You don’t have to wait until Halloween to have fun with homemade masks! • tempera paints • water • paintbrush • hole punch • safety scissors  • glue • paper plates • yarn • markers • glitter Talk with your child about her favorite animals and explain that she can make an animal mask. She can refer to a picture of a real animal […]
Teacher Appreciation Day? Just need a way to thank them for doing something particularly nice? Re-purpose a bottle! For a tutorial on how to alter not only the bottle but the cardboard carrier as well, visit iStamp/aka stampin at 6213.
Like many things, kindness is a quality that children learn over time and through practice. Thankfully, there are many things you can do to encourage your child to be a kinder, gentler person. Research has found that the desire to help and comfort comes just as naturally to humans as being self-centered or hurtful. “It’s […]
3 cups flour 1 ½ cups salt 6 tsp. cream of tartar 3 cups cool water 3 Tbsp oil Food coloring Mix dry ingredients in a big cooking pot. Blend liquids together in a bowl. Combine with dry ingredients and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat when dough pulls away from the […]
I’m not much of a baker. It’s generally too much work and requires too much preciseness for me to really enjoy it, ESPECIALLY with the kidlet.  Getting exactly one cup of this and 25g of that and 2 teaspoons of this other thing is hard enough for me. Add the kidlet in — some ingredient […]
