So you have a little one on the way and you already have a couple of furbabies at home. There are a few things that you can do to help prepare them for the arrival of your baby. – Start with noises babies make. Youtube is great for this. Look up babies crying, screaming, laughing…. Play the video so that your furbabies can hear. Start … Continue reading How to Prepare your Pets for Welcoming a New Baby.
Watching my son “teach” my daughter to clap. Then when she puts her hands together, he cheers for her like she has just won the gold metal! Observing my son “taking” care of my daughter, knowing that he loves her so much. When she is crying, he asks her “What is wrong? It’s ok I am right here!”. He always wants to make sure that … Continue reading Heartwarmer
The Penny Whistle Any Day Is a Holiday Book is a great book that has wonderful ideas for different days to celebrate with a party. With 24 different party themes one is able to host a party for even the smallest things like getting your braces off or loosing a tooth. All you have to do is grab the materials listed and have fun!Is there a … Continue reading Book Review: The Penny Whistle Any Day is a Holiday Party Book
I love hearing my husband sing to my son to help calm him down. Seeing my son take care of my daughter already, always wanting to make her pain go away. Ashley Continue reading Heartwarmer
Buy a puzzle and put the individual pieces in each egg. Number them so you know you have all the pieces. Buy each child a puzzle and put the individual pieces in the egg. Have the children sort which pieces go to each puzzle. Fill the eggs with the Alphabet, have the children put it them in order. For younger children, fill the eggs with … Continue reading Ideas for Stuffing Easter Eggs besides Candy
Family Volley has a great craft to make Easter Egg Garland with the plastic Easter Eggs. Please stop by and see a detail of how they made it! Photo by Family Volley Do you have a fun Easter Craft that you do every year? Please share! Ashley Myers Continue reading Kids Kornor: Easter Egg Garland
BE ACCEPTING. Not all of your friends are going to think and act the same as you. BE A GOOD LISTENER. Make sure to make eye contact and even respond to what they are saying. DON’T BE A SHOW OFF. Not everyone you meet will have the same interests or abilities so don’t rub it in. DON’T JUST USE YOUR FRIENDS. Don’t only want to … Continue reading Tips for Making and Keeping Friends
I love my son, but sometimes he can be a bit of a smarty pants. It started when he was about 18 months old, we asked him to use an inside voice because he was inside. So my son stepped outside on the deck, turned toward the house and proceeded to scream and then smile. As a parent I didn’t know whether to laugh or … Continue reading Parenting with a Sense of Humor
Seeing an older sibling comforting the younger one all on her own. Having an older sibling help the younger to learn new things. JN Continue reading Heartwarmer
It was the day after Christmas and two days after my son’s second birthday, where he got tons of toys for presents and what do we see him play with? The box and peanuts a package came in on Christmas Eve. Yep that is right, he wasn’t playing with any of his new toys….he was playing with a cardboard box and peanuts. At that point … Continue reading Toys Children Play With
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 