Do you ever remember playing in the kitchen while your mom or grandmother were baking? The wonderful smells and the fun conversations not to mention the amazing treats that came out of the oven!
I know that technology and modern conveniences are great things but sometimes I really want to kids to experience life without all the bells and whistles. So I thought I would ‘re-create’ a day in Grandma’s Kitchen as part of our Discover & Explore December Activities linky.
We wanted to make something different for Halloween this year. We’ve done bats and ghosts and pumpkins — lots of pumpkins!
I love it because it involves folding, tracing, cutting and creating — perfect for kids of all ages with lots of ways to practice fine motor skills.
If you were standing right next to me when I tell you this, I’m sure you would laugh a little because it’s hard for me to say it without jumping up & down … We have written a book! Being an author is a life goal of mine so I’m really excited about this first …
Have you ever noticed that normal sized things are boring for kids? “Want pancakes this morning?” and all I hear is “Ok.“ But if I ask “How about a pancake the size of your plate?”, then I hear “AWESOME!” Yep, size matters to kids 😉 They LOVE things that are super big or super small …
Thanks for joining us for The $0 Summer: Making Memories without Spending a Dime! Here’s your first freebie! Download & print your free copy of the 105 Days of Free Summer Fun or click on the image below. Please do not share these printables with others as they are created especially for …
We are on countdown in our house — only 9 more school days left for us!
Yep, only 9 days, 4 finals, 3 school activities and 1 graduation event — then we can enjoy sleeping in, long days without schedules, fun day trips and some relaxing time to connect.
I do love summer!
Yes, some days are longer than others and the kids do get bored by mid-July — but we wouldn’t trade it for the world!
I’m sure you’re familiar with the old saying idiom — “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” In the month of March, life seems to revolve around the crazy weather. And every once in a while, if you’re lucky, you are treated to something beautiful … a rainbow! …
One of the best things about summer is that slowed down schedule — it’s a time when I don’t mind that our projects take more than a day to complete.
Kids can take their time with the creative process and enjoy each step. Summer is a time to think about creating art that has multiple steps in the project. You know, those “we need to wait for it to dry before the next step” type of activities.
Time with the kids is precious.
You really begin to understand this as the kids grow up and especially as those long, relaxing days of summer turn into the more busy back-to-school hours that are beginning this month.
When the kids are born, you have approximately 940 Saturdays together before they fly the coop. Yes, someone somewhere counted up all those days and we get less than a thousand weekends (really not much when you look at it like that, is it).
When they’re young, “The days are long but the years are short” as Gretchen Rubin would say. Then they get older and both the days and the years fly by quickly.
I only have 55 more Saturdays with my oldest.
And here’s what’s been eating at me lately — as the kids get older, their schedule becomes full of things (fun things) that they want to do. BUT (and it’s a big but), they still REALLY need that time with you!
I hope your December has been going well. For us, the days seem to be flying by — the kids are on a countdown for winter break and we are all looking forward to family coming to visit for Christmas. And with guests in mind, we have a few activities we are working on to …