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
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
Don’t go with the flow- create your own current. Don’t let the sky stop you. Dare to be different. Don’t say it can’t be done. Remember, others have good ideas too! Have no limits on your imagination. Dare to be corky, wacky, weird, and outrageous. Anything that can be done, do it. Explore the known and unknown. Do not ask why, ask why not! Remember to … Continue reading 10 Steps of Creativity
I stumbled upon The Logan Family Blog, while on Pinterest, and just had to share her post about A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents by Dr. Kevin Leman. 5. I am a special gift from God; please treasure me as God intended you to do, holding me accountable for my actions, giving me guidelines to live by, and disciplining me in a loving manner. As … Continue reading A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents Part 4
I was reading this article where the mother talks about something that a lot of mothers go through. The aftermath of mommyhood. The sleepless nights, the hair undone, light make-up, the extra baby weight, the stretch marks….the list could go on and on, but to our children we are the best thing. We are the super hero Mom. We are their comfort. We are their strength. … Continue reading We are a SUPER MOM to our Children
I read this idea in Focus on the Family Magazine and just had to share! A mother asked how she can remove the parental advisory music from her daughters collection without taking it away. The response was to start a buy back program with your child. Offer fair value and offer to buy back the music. By doing this, you are able to explain why … Continue reading This Works for Me: Music
I stumbled upon The Logan Family Blog, while on Pinterest, and just had to share her post about A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents by Dr. Kevin Leman. 3. Housework will always be there. I’m only little for a short time-please take time to explain things to me about this wonderful world, and do so willingly. This is something I struggle with every week. I … Continue reading A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents Part 3
The Italian Grandmama's Guide with Angela DiCicco 