For those of you lovely folks who have asked or wondered, we are well. We are settling into our new routine. The kids adore their new little sister and we are taking things slow and easy. It’s a very nice time of year to welcome a new babe into our family as we are naturally…
Christmas Sensory Bin and a Sticky Tree
Too soon for a Christmas post? Nah … it’s November! This was one of the boys’ favourite activities last season—a sticky Christmas tree to decorate! Super simple, and lots of learning can be added. Counting, colour or size sorting, and patterning can all easily come into play (Ha! Play—I didn’t even do it on…
Crazy Healthy Breakfast Casserole
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. I have a very good friend who cooks very good food. Super healthy food. Food that I would never believe my children would actually eat. But once in awhile – they do! This breakfast casserole is so very healthy. The main ingredient is…
Sight Word Games on the Pumpkin Patch
I have been wondering for a little while what to do with my older posts. Since I have been doing this for quite some time now, some of my old posts feel a bit awkward to me. I sort of feel like I was in that awkward teenage phase where I was trying to impress…
The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs!
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture! We LOVE the Jillian Jiggs books. All of them! We have made wonderful, marvelous pigs out of cardboard tubes, socks, nylons – and most recently paper bags. And no matter which way we make them, they turn out CUTE. Craft pigs are simply…
Chalk Ghosts
I bought these neat Halloween cookie cutters last year when they were on sale after Halloween for maybe a dollar. And the most incredible thing happened … I remembered I bought them! Well, I actually just stumbled upon them when cleaning out the junk drawer (which is actually another incredible thing – me cleaning out…





