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Lacing Mittens Craft for Preschoolers
January 6, 2014
The house always seems so empty when we take down the Christmas decorations, and so this year, I decided that we would do a winter unit right after Christmas and…
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Easy Wooden Peg Nativity Sensory Bin
December 15, 2013
As we approach Christmas, here is an idea for a simple nativity that preschoolers can touch and explore. This project came together very quickly, and Owen and Jonathan (ages 4.5…
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Parachute Cord (Paracord) Candy Cane Christmas Ornaments
December 12, 2013
This summer, Aidan and I got into crafting with parachute cord (paracord) and made several bracelets and keychains. We have plenty of cord left, so we experimented with a way…
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Celebrating a Merry Christmas When Money is Tight
December 10, 2013
We never really have a whole lot of money to spend on Christmas gifts, but this year feels especially light. December and January are always slow months at my husband's…
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Ninjabread Men Homemade Christmas Ornaments
December 2, 2013
Earlier in the fall, the boys and I were out shopping when we ran across some cookie cutters called Ninjabread Men (Amazon affiliate link). I immediately thought of making Christmas ornaments…
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Download and Print Advent Jesse Tree Devotions
November 26, 2013
Download and print Advent (Jesse) Tree Devotions to use with the whole family! What are Advent devotions? The Advent season is almost here - my favorite time of the year!…
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Thanksgiving Craft for Kids: Paper Bag Turkey Puppets
November 5, 2013
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Here is another fall idea from Gresham (age 7)! If you've been following our blog, you might remember that he came up with the…
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Fall Tree "Snow Globes" Craft for Kids
September 26, 2013
The other day, Gresham (almost 7) told me that he had an idea - he wanted to make a snow globe, but instead of snow in it, we could put…
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Ninja Pumpkins
September 16, 2013
As I mentioned the other day, we're pretending that it's almost fall! Today's high was 97... Really makes you want to break out the sweaters! Gresham is especially ready to…
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Craft for Kids: "Welcome Fall" Sign with Coffee Filter Leaves
September 15, 2013
It's mid-September in Texas, which is pretty much still summer. We've been having highs in the upper 90's, but the long range forecast has a few days in the 80's,…
