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Princess Honor’s Favorite Princess Books

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Laura

My daughter LOVES princesses.  Anything and everything to do with princesses.  She is well-known (on this blog and in real life) for regularly wearing a princess dress … or at least clothes with princesses on them.  With that being her … Continue reading →

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Upcycled DIY Dandelion Vase

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Laura

… and a lot of these? You make an … Like most kids my sweeties are always picking wildflowers and giving me bunches of them.  I saw this cute idea from the Red Chair blog on Pinterest and just had … Continue reading →

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Making Stretch Putty … having fun with ALEX Toys

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Laura

Last week I shared the fun the kids and I had Creating Tape Town from a super cool kit that ALEX Toys sent us to review.  This week I have another great kit to share “Make Stretch Putty” … Everything … Continue reading →

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Utilizing the Books of David Shannon in Play Therapy and as Parenting Resources

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Laura

David Shannon is one of my favorite children’s author and illustrator.  I love is simple, child-focused pictures and story contact that is fun, yet usually has a great message for kids.  For this reason his books are also wonderful to … Continue reading →

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Creating Tape Town … having fun with ALEX toys

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Laura

A few weeks ago I received some complimentary products from ALEX toys so that I could review them here on my blog.  WOOT!  The kids and I had a terrific time with them!  The first toy we would like to … Continue reading →

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Using Water Beads in Play Therapy

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Laura

When I entered into the blogging world in the summer of 2011 I was first introduced to the world of water beads.  An amazing substance of gel-like beads that grow or shrink depending how much water they are with … … Continue reading →

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Easter in a Jar

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Laura

I’ve been pretty busy this month … so I didn’t get my Easter shopping done until today.  But even so I was able to quickly put together this cute Easter gift.  I got this super cute and simple idea from … Continue reading →

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DIY Conversation Heart Valentine Frame

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Laura

I saw different versions of this project popping up on Pinterest, so I thought I’d give it a try.  It was super easy and took about 30 minutes on a Sunday afternoon.  I used a wooden frame that I had … Continue reading →

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Exploring Snowflakes

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Laura

I found some great books the other day while at the library that really inspired us to learn a lot more about snowflakes.  These are the books … Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin … tells the story of Wilson … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Christmas with Books, part 3

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Laura

We’ve continued to have fun opening up our new Christmas books.  Here’s what we’ve received and read this week … 21.  Merry Christmas, from Biscuit, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli – Biscuit explores all his favorite things about Christmas and at … Continue reading →

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