Did you know that I am afraid of horses? Well, maybe not afraid, but I am definitely nervous around them. They are so humongous! Once, I was at a horseback riding camp when I was little and I got stepped on. My toe was purple for years and years! A purple toe for years and…
Homemade Halloween Costumes for the Wild Child
Don’t you just love sweet homemade Halloween costumes? I was perusing Pinterest, as I have been known to do a time or two (hundred), and kept finding these adorable DIY costumes that I thought were perfect for this nature-loving Mama and her little free spirits. Since I know so many of you also fall into…
Free Printable Planner Pages | A Year at Home
It is ready! It is ready! My patient friends, thank you for waiting. Our annual, beautiful FREE Printable Planner Pages are now available to you! A Year at Home Planner This resource is downloaded year after year and is always given as a gift from me to you. A little way for me to say,…
Take Your Time…
A good friend told me she is working on strengthening one parenting skill every month. I found that pretty admirable. And while things often seem like sunshine and butterflies in this space, there are many parenting skills I could strengthen. ‘Many’ is probably not the right word… loads? Plenty? Let’s just stick with many; it…
Creating a Gentle Daily Rhythm
Have you ever noticed how little ones love to read the same story again and again… and again and again? While fabulous for developing language skills, this also gives little ones a much-desired sense of control and predictability in their day. The same holds true with a daily rhythm. When little ones know what to…
SPECTACULAR Minute to Win It Kids Party Games!
Has your family tried Minute to Win It games? We have recently gotten into them, and guys—they are AWESOME for family fun! I decided to pull together a collection of our 10 favourite Minute to Win It games for kids. As you might know, we have a big range of ages in our children: from…
Rockin’ New Year’s Eve Ideas for Families!
If you are staying home this New Year with the little ones, why not make the absolute most of it? Wish the old year farewell, welcome the New Year with those you hold dearest, and make some amazing memories too with these New Year’s Eve ideas! I have found some absolutely Rockin’ New Year’s Eve…
Helping Baby Crawl with 5 Fun Games!
It has been a couple of years since my youngest started to crawl, but oh how it seems like yesterday! We had so much fun helping little Norah learn how to crawl. Today, I wanted to share with you 5 of the ways we helped our baby learn to crawl. Now, given that this little…
The Ultimate No Cook Playdough Recipe
Sometimes it is fabulous to have a trick or two up your sleeve for when you need a quick craft or activity to save the day. My ULTIMATE, Easy, No Cook Playdough Recipe is definitely one trick that needs to be up there friends. Five minutes to make, and lasts for 6 months! I am…
This is NOT Homeschooling
Today I wanted to share with you a personal post. I wanted to share with you the struggles we have been having with homeschooling during this very challenging season. I like to think of this as just that – a ‘season’. I know that this will pass. I know we have much sunnier days ahead….