When my children were small and under my feet while I was preparing meals, I would keep dry macaroni, spoons, rice, fennel, etc in a drawer they could open themselves. I would lay out blankets do they could cook with me! Allow children to crack eggs in a separate bowl to catch any shells before they get into the other food! Wash hands well and often! … Continue reading This Works for Me!
As part of ridding my house of toxins, I have done tons of research on different homemade products. I wanted something like Febreeze, but didn’t want the chemicals. Here is a recipe I have used. Ingredients: 1 cup baking soda 10-12 drops of Essential Oil Water Directions: Combined all ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake until well mixed. Enjoy! Do you have any homemade products … Continue reading Crunchy Living: Homemade Febreeze
July 4th can be a lot more than just a cookout and fireworks, below are a few fun activities for the family to celebrate the 4th! Organize a neighborhood parade. Help the children decorate bikes, wagons and outfits in red, white and blue. Have a picnic before the fireworks start. Usually there is music and fun activities for the children. Host a side-walk chalk contest. … Continue reading Family Fun: July 4th
Wow, I can’t believe how fast the year is going. Can you believe that it is going to be July next week? Man does the time fly fast! It isn’t too late to get some 4th of July crafts and activities for next week. Craft: Take a large piece of blue construction paper.Cut red and white streamers (or tissue paper) into long strips (@ 12″).Have … Continue reading 4th of July Crafts and Activities!
I have been told many times not to spend a ton of money on clothes because children grow out of them so quickly or wear them out. I understand now that they are only in the same size clothes for at most a season, so paying a lot of money every season can really break a budget. I have a few tips to save money … Continue reading How to Save Money on Childrens Clothes
Have you ever been blocked creatively? Can’t focus on which direction to take? Or maybe you’re overwhelmed with ideas? You don’t know where to start? Your mind floods and maybe you even shut down? Well, “Pick 6.” This idea is the creative genius of my friend and artist Shirley. When you’re beginning a project, when you’re stuck, when you’re overwhelmed, just pick 6 different items. … Continue reading Pick 6 – A creative process
Use CLEAR PACKING TAPE to repair odds and ends around the house, repair books, hang pictures on walls. Works better than regular tape! My kids love “drawing” on STEAMED-UP WINDOWS. After they’re done I hand them a paper towel to wipe!! They’re having fun and the windows get cleaned! When children use bad language or misbehave, try sending them to the BATHROOM since they are … Continue reading This Works for Me!
If you’re like me, everything you see is a potential craft or art project! Every scrap of fabric, each piece of yarn – what could I do with that? What would I do with that? We save textured paper, tissue paper, buttons, felt – you name it, we’ve got it just waiting for a project! I find myself scanning through magazines and books and thinking, “Wow! … Continue reading A new technique for exploring art. Try it….
Fresh ideas for filling Easter Baskets: Peanut butter crackers Sugarless gum Slim jim Bubbles Nail polish Stick on earrings Baseball cards Pencils Crayons Chalk Stickers Gift Cards Make-up Our how about a family Easter Basket. Fill one easter basket for the whole family. Choose items for each person and place in one section of the basket! Do you have any other ideas to put into … Continue reading Easter Basket Ideas!
Each family has different holiday traditions, throughout the years those traditions may be altered or change entirely due to marriage, babies, location. There are many different traditions that I enjoyed as a child and I plan on continuing as an adult with my family. My Christmas Holiday starts on Thanksgiving weekend. We always put up the Christmas tree, decorate the house and start the baking! … Continue reading Holiday Traditions
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 