Seasons/Holidays Archive

Ever noticed how much Motherhood is like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?  Every time Alice thinks she has things figured out … everything changes.  She needs to be small to fit through the door … only to find out she needs to

I’m not yet in my Easter Bonnet – with all the frills upon it- but I do know that Easter is on it’s way!  So here are the ABCs of Easter … fun ideas to help celebrate the return of the

Here’s some great Easter books for kids!  Perfect to read to kids over this month … OR maybe the Easter Bunny might even leave one or two of them in an Easter basket!!! Amazon.com Widgets The Easter Egg, by Jan Brett

There are a BUNCH of great books about bunnies and rabbits … perfect for reading this spring  … and great for Easter too! Amazon.com Widgets Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt – The classic touch and feel book. The Runaway Bunny,

My favorite jokes are usually ones that are play on words … and the English language is so wonderful for this!  Here are some past “play on word” pranks I’ve done for April Fools Day … For more playful pranks for

This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring Marcus Pfister.  The kids and I had fun reading through some of his wonderful books, but we decided to focus on Henri, Egg Artiste. Henri is a professional Easter egg painter

This week I’m taking a break this week from featuring the ABCs of a fellow blogger to highlight the ABCs of St. Patrick’s Day.  Below you will find amazing ideas for celebrating the Irish, shamrocks, rainbows, and everything green … from

My fingers are finally thawing out, so I can finally write a post about one of the fun activities I did with the kids when the Polar Vortex hit here in Michigan. The kids had already been out of school for

Frigid temperature and lots of fluffy flurries make for some great snowmen weather … but when the temps are too low and the snow isn’t right for packing the next best thing is reading books about snowmen!  Here are some of

I’m going mix things up a bit this week (and now and again throughout the year) by breaking from featuring the ABCs of one particular blogger.  Instead I’m going to highlight posts, projects, and activities for an upcoming holiday … and

With all the snow, chilly temps, and grey skies around here I wanted something to brighten up our window and bring warmth inside the house.  Doing so was very simple!  All that was needed was some paper heart doilies, watercolor paints

One of my favorite things to do as a mom is read to my kids.  And some of my favorite books to read to them are special stories that talk about the special bond between kids and parents.  Here are some