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21 Days of Contagious Gratitude

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Laura

I just LOVE this idea that Mari from Inspired by Family …  … over 21 bloggers who have joined forces because we believe that gratitude can be contagious and we desire to spend this month being grateful with our families.  Each day … Continue reading →

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More Halloween Reading for Kids

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Laura

Last year wrote this post on our favorite Halloween books.  But this year we have some new favorites … Haunted Halloween Mazes by Patrick Merreli The Halloween Play by Felicia Bond Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman The Night Before Halloween … Continue reading →

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3 Fall Crafts … for me

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Laura

Last weekend I got to spend a fabulous time welcoming in autumn by going on an annual trip I make with my girlfriends … which are all part of a craft group I started the same year I became a … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Fall Fun

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Laura

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 of ways to have fun with your … Continue reading →

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Looking for Leaf Man … September Virtual Book Club for Kids featuring Lois Ehlert

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Laura

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 … Continue reading →

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Duck Toss

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Laura

Have any of those fun rubber ducks laying around?  We have several sets … including Halloween and Thanksgiving ones.  And other than them being a cute table decoration and/or give away at a party, we invented a fun, easy game … Continue reading →

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Fall Crafts for Preschoolers

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Laura

Here’s a collection of Fall/Halloween crafts my kids have done at school!  Those teachers have had some wonderful ideas! Henry’s NOvember book …

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Thanksgiving Day Cards: Watercolor Coffee Filter Turkey

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Laura

I was looking for a fun and simple way to include the kids in sending out some Thanksgiving cards this year and came across this idea The Chocolate Muffin Tree’s coffee filter turkey cards.  We used cardstock paper folded in half … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Fall Art: Gel Glue resist with Watercolor

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Laura

This project was TONS of fun … and pretty simple for the kids to create TRULY beautiful art.  We used small canvas in which I drew a leaf with pencil: I then took gel glue and traced over the pencil … Continue reading →

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Turkeys With Crayon on Marker Resist

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Laura

Here’a another simple Thanksgiving art project that I found.  I drew the turkey for Honor & I, first in pencil and then with a black sharpie marker.  I had Henry draw his own!  We then decorated our turkeys with crayons … Continue reading →

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