A Book of “Me”

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As a fun teaching tool at our house — and you’ve probably heard of it before — I landed on the idea of making an age-appropriate “book” for each of my kids using a three-ring binder and a digital camera. This has been such an interactive way to encourage my kids, equip them, and make [...]

Valentine’s Day Crafts to Do Together!

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These crafts are designed for you to have some quality time together, and participation can be adjusted to your child’s capabilities. Have fun celebrating love! (Tip: While snipping and pasting, have some conversations about what it looks like to show special love to the people we want to honor — and some people who might [...]

A Tutu How-To

My three-year-old girl wears her play tutu about three days a week: sometimes under the dress (loves dresses, too), sometimes over; sometimes to the library; sometimes with a helmet and sword (think girly girl with brothers). But I recently discovered that these garments, which add a magic touch to pretty much any girl outfit, don’t [...]

Rice Krispies Mother’s Day Mug

Mother’s Day is coming! Sometimes we can get it in our head that our children are going to instinctively work at making Mother’s Day great for us. However, we are the primary teacher in their lives so maybe, just maybe, we need to get proactive and help teach them how to esteem us (and other mothers) on [...]