I just love it when two things I love collide! We were outside today enjoying our country property (did you see it yet? If not, let me show you around!) and gathering some stones. Our new(ish) place, being on a dirt road, has made my stone collectors very, very happy. I gave my collectors a mission…
Calming Technology
I am excited to partner with Hale’s Tale today to bring you this post on calming technology. I have been a Mama now for 15 years and can say that it feels as though parenting my oldest as a preschooler happened in a completely different world than I am parenting in now. We did not…
The BEST Rhyming Activities for Kids
Get ready friends. It is time to rhyme! This post is full of rhyming activities for kids. These rhyming games are hands on, easy, and kids love them. We started thinking about rhyming the other day when we were outside. We saw a bird (a bird!) and I said, “my word .. a bird!” so…
An Earth Day Craft for Preschoolers (and Kindergartners and Grade Eights…)
Earth Day is just around the corner – so I thought I would reshare this Earth Day Craft we did last year. I am happy to say we have avoided any horrible bugs this year, and that the boys are a bit better at taking medicine as well. So if you are in the mood…
Playdough is for the Birds!
It is the season for birds! Which makes it my Mamas least favourite time of the year. She is utterly terrified of birds. Which also means she is not such a fan of coming over to the farm, you know, given our flock of lovely feathery ladies. Especially since those ladies are so tame and…
From One Knit Square
Sammy’s school is hosting Mayfair and I had offered to do a little crafting. Sewing, knitting, painting, I said I would be most happy to try my hand at whatever was needed. The verdict was knitting. Gulp. You might remember my knitting struggles of the past – which I (sort of) began to overcome this…





