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Blogger Corrine Jacob brings us a few great activities that bring science learning to our spring celebrations. Thanks, Corrine! Spring is a great time to get outside, explore and learn, and the spring holidays — as well as summer break — provide parents with time to explore with their kids and help them learn even […]
Learn how to decoupage a box with old maps to give it an instant antique look. When I made my DIY Dragon Eggs, the dragon had a box for the eggs to go in. This was a last-minute addition to the plan (which was all pretty last minute, since I started working on it the […]
Journalists have the best job in the world, because whenever someone gets boring you can stop paying attention. I’ve never heard an editor say ‘let’s go find something boring to cover today.’ — A sort of quote from Bob Woodward I happen to still live in the town where I went to university (all of […]
The girl has lately become really interested in dragons. We picked up the book Dragonology rather at random at the library. It’s written like an early 20th century guide book to dragons, and it’s really cool. She decided she needed her own copy, and, later, that she needed a dragon hunting kit like the one […]
Today’s Natural Parenting and Earth Month Blog Hop subjects are all about teaching our children about the earth. Kids need to know the importance of protecting the environment and what they can do from an early age. The girl knows all about recycling and why we use cloth bags when we go to the grocery […]
This week I’m taking part in the Natural Parenting Blogger Earth Month Blog Hop. Today’s posts are all about natural parenting, green toys and crafts. Making things out of things that would otherwise be considered trash or headed to the recycling bin is a lot of fun. The girl loves to make constructions from random […]
The idea for this week’s Iron Craft Challenge was to make something just for you. It was supposed to be, in fact, a treat, but I went with something completely practical, something that fixed a problem that’s been bothering me for a long time. It’s my purse straps. You see, a couple of years ago […]