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Fabulous Fall Fun
on: by Laura Hutchison
Remember that post I did at the beginning of summer … 40 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Summer with your Kids? Well, it inspired me to create a photo collage for fall. Here’s some ideas ways to have fabulous fall fun with your
Looking for Leaf Man … September Virtual Book Club for Kids featuring Lois Ehlert
on: by Laura Hutchison
This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring the beautiful books of Lois Ehlert. I love the way she craftily creates the art for her books using simple materials and shapes. It was hard to choose among the myriad
A Mario Power Lemonade Stand
on: by Laura Hutchison
One afternoon last week me and the kids found ourselves with a couple of free hours, so I asked them if they wanted to have a lemonade stand. They both got excited and Henry (my 6 year old) stated, “We should
What’s in the BabbaBox?
on: by Laura Hutchison
Have you heard about BabbaCo? Have you received a BabbaBox yet? Well, this month we got our FIRST BabbaBox! And I can’t wait to tell you all about it! I’m also excited to say that BabbaCo and PlayDrMom have formed a
Fun for the 4th!
on: by Laura Hutchison
Here’s some things we did to celebrate Independence Day! I found the “seasonal hits” digital music station on our cable company and listened Americana songs while making Red, White, & Blue crafts and snacks! We attempted a very cool Sprinkle Firework craft
40 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Summer with Your Kids
on: by Laura Hutchison
I was going through old photos of the kids playing during the summer and found 40 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Summer with Your Kids. Happy Summer Solstice to all!
Stars & Stripes Sticker Resist Painting
on: by Laura Hutchison
It’s been awhile since we did a sticker resist painting project, but I figured with the 4th of July approaching it was time! We tried something a bit different with this project … watercolor spray paint! We used a canvas, star
Tinkering with Flowers … and making a window flower collage
on: by Laura Hutchison
The kids and I were very excited to take part in this Creative Challenge set up by Tinkerlab. We took participated in the last 2 Tinkerlab Challenges … the Paper Bag and the Egg Carton Creative Challenges. It’s a fun way
Nature Bracelets
on: by Laura Hutchison
I first heard of Nature Bracelets from my aunt whom had taken my cousin’s daughter (my aunt’s grandchild) to a kid’s event at their local library. That was about a year ago, before my Pinterest addiction had begun. Since then I
PlayDrMom’s 2012 Summer Bucket List
on: by Laura Hutchison
The kids still have a couple weeks of school left. Summer solstice isn’t until June 20. But this weekend, this long holiday weekend … I believe to be the START OF SUMMER! Last summer was the first summer our family had
Compost Cup Snack
on: by Laura Hutchison
By far not original, but oh-so-yummy and fun! I took this spin on the well-known dirt pudding for Henry to bring as snack for kindergarten. They have been learning about composting in class, so we figured this compost cup snack would
Celebrating Mother’s Day 2012
on: by Laura Hutchison
I’m a spoiled Momma! My Mother’s Day was more like a Mother’s Long Weekend!!! Thursday – Honor came home with a present wrapped (in paper she had stamped herself!). I opened it up to reveal … A Beautiful Butterfly! Friday –