Made By Humans
Sometimes it pays to have a really messy playroom. Recently the girl asked me to paint with her, which she doesn’t often do. She’s usually content to create by herself, which I love, but it’s fun to work alongside her as well. We each got a piece of paper and she started painting in the […]
I get a lot of things done. I don’t always feel like I do, but usually, when I can be objective about it, I realize that I really accomplish a lot. I ended a recent week feeling like I hadn’t gotten a lot done, or at least not everything I meant to. But when I […]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MiFabuloso #CollectiveBias Here’s a little story about recovering from the craziness that has been life lately, with a little help from the all purpose cleaning power of Fabuloso® Multi-Purpose lavender cleaner. Really. I can always tell that I […]
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 […]