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Plethora of Painting and Mother Day Books

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JDaniel and I went to Creating Artists for Tomorrow ( an art center for children) with the Mom Later Than Sooner Group we belong to. He had the best time painting with and on all kinds of mediums. Yes, he even painted on a tree. I was hoping to send some of his work to my mom and mother-in-law for Mother's Day. We read several books about creating Continue Reading

Mom Sneaks Fruit, Honey, and Yogurt into Popsicles

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I found the recipe below on the Whole Foods Market website and decided to try and make it for JDaniel. He loves fruit and yogurt. This recipe calls for honey. I thought JDaniel's allergies might benefit from my making something with local honey. Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles   Ingredients 1 cup plain yogurt 1 cup fresh or frozen Continue Reading

Great Posts I Came Across This Week- May 1st

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Each week I travel around the internet visiting blogs. Here are a few posts that I loved, learned from, or gave me great ideas:     Child Related Posts:   Quirky Momma has post on a great learning tool called a Learning to Read with a Cootie Catcher. I am dying to make one.   Mama Jenn has post of Colored Rice. I see Continue Reading

Could a Huge Kite Signal Naptime?

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JDaniel is a pretty good napper in the afternoon. He tends to be a very light sleeper though. Some afternoons the neighbors don’t seem to realize that it is nap time. They start mowing their lawns or trimming trees with chainsaws. The mailperson has to let me know that she has a package for me by banging on the door and ringing the doorbell. The Continue Reading

Hooray! Mom Loop Community on BlogFrog Officially Launches Today!

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Mom Loop is officially celebrating the opening of its fantastic community on BlogFrog today! I am so excited to be a part of it with Rachel from Quirky Momma, Liz from A Belle, A Bean and A Chicago Dog, Nicole from Activity Mom, and Shannon from Milk and Cuddles. I love to visit each of these ladies blogs and look forward to hearing what they have Continue Reading

Eat Nap Play Review and Giveaway

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If you are a mom or dad that has your fundar on you will love the book Eat, Nap, and Play by Robyn Spizman and Evelyn Sacks. What is fundar? The authors define it as unexpected fun. They challenged the readers of this book to plan fun at times and be ready to enjoy it when it spontaneously comes up. The book is loaded with great ideas for all kinds Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Kites

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  The theme for the week on the blog is kites. JDaniel had a tin filled with kite theme foods. He had jelly toast in a diamond kite shape, kite string french fries, box kite shaped cheese, shredded turkey to go on the tail of the kite, grapes spools to hold the kite string, and kite string beans.   JDaniel ate everything except the Continue Reading

Cottage Belles Reusable Lunch/Snack Bags Giveaway

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I used to go through dozens of Ziploc bags for JDaniel and my lunches. It was amazing how many we could consume. Last fall I was really convicted that I needed to cut down on the amount of plastic I was adding to the dump. One way to do that was to use reusable bags or containers. Cottage Belles has the reusable bags in the most fun fabrics. You Continue Reading

Great Posts I Came Across This Week- April 24

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Each week I travel around the internet visiting blogs. Here are a few posts that I loved, learned from, or gave me great ideas: Child Related Posts Superheroes and Princesses have a great play-doh craft for Earth Day. The Home Teacher has great sets of Movement Cards. These can be used in zillions of ways. Other Posts I Loved: The Blessing of Continue Reading

stART- Earth Day Related Books and a Craft

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We read the following books that relate to Earth Day this week: My Forever Dress by Harriet Ziefert is a wonderful book about a little girl whose grandmother reuses fabric from her favorite dress to make new clothing for her. In the end, she has to hand down the final dress to a cousin. Barn Savers by Linda Oatman High is a great book about a Continue Reading

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