Read me a Story Daddy
With Father’s Day coming up, I asked the kids what they loved best about their Dad. Without hesitation Ben said, “I love when Daddy reads to me.” Every night since Ben was a baby, Drew has read him a story. …
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Summer is for Reading…
Are you ready for summer? My kids are out of school at the end of next week. Yikes! There goes my “free” time. With finances tight… we aren’t going on any big vacations and expensive summer day camps are out. …
Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch
We went to the park this past weekend to take some Spring pictures of the kids. Instead of hiring a professional photographer, my husband Drew took the pictures. It was a great way for us to “Make it Do” and…
Blowing Bubbles
There is something so happy about bubbles and kids. My kids can sit out on the lawn and blow bubbles forever. And I must admit, I love to join them. Is it the challenge of blowing the biggest bubble? Or…
Strawberries for Sweetness
I love berries of all kinds. A bowl of berries tastes better than chocolate… almost. Now I’m thinking of berries covered in chocolate…. mmmm. Strawberries are the easiest berries to grow in your garden. They aren’t mean and invasive like…
Feed the Birds… for Tuppence
The weather is still not cooperating with our Spring Break Plans. With all the snow, we are feeling sorry for the “poor little birds who are out in the cold!” So today we made pine cone bird feeders and Summer…
Use it Up on a Rainy Day
“Making it Do” means looking at everything differently. Instead of just throwing something into the recycling bin or the garbage, I ask myself… Could this be used for something else? I am amazed how often the answer is YES when…
Kid’s Night In…
After a day at the zoo, what’s better than going out for pizza and a movie? It might be making really delicious pizza at home, renting a great movie for a $1 at Redbox… and popping popcorn topped with fresh-grated…
Spring Break! Vacation at… Home?
It’s Spring Break this week and my kids wish we were going to Disneyland. But, with the scary Economy, we just couldn’t splurge on a vacation. My goal: Make it Do and create a memorable vacation at home. It’s just…
Easter Basket Ideas
When I was a kid, my Easter basket was filled with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, Peeps, and plastic eggs filled with jelly beans that we found on our Easter Egg Hunt. There might have been a small toy or two,…
Make your kids something Ugly
Lily and Emma have been talking about Brookie’s ugly doll for weeks… “Brookie shared her ugly doll with me on the bus. Will you help me make an ugly doll like Brookie?” Brooke is our darling 8 year old neighbor. …
Four aprons…
I admit it, I am in love American Girl Dolls. If they had been around when I was a kid, I would have been in seventh heaven. Luckily for me, Lily and Emma love them too. Kit Kittredge and Ruthie…