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Sometimes a Mama LIES …
I wish I wasn’t writing this post. I wish I was writing to tell you about all of the fluffy baby chicks we now have in our barn. I wish I was writing about what a wonderful Mama Chloe turned out to be....
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Independent Toddler Activities
Guess what? I have been doing this for a long time now. Writing and sharing ideas in this space. So long in fact, that I am re-using my own ideas! This post on independent toddler ideas I wrote when I...
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A Rustic Wedding Shower …
Alright friends, some exciting news – my little sister is getting married! This weekend my Mom, older sister, and I threw her a lovely rustic wedding shower at my farmhouse. My little sister is one of...
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Paper Plate Apples, and Apples on a Plate!
Have you ever met someone, in real life or online, and think …”Wow. This person has some awesome ideas! I kind of want to be adopted by them so I can do those crafts too!”? Well, let me introduce you...
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A Pumpkin Pinwheel
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...
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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....
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Giveaway: Cobble Hill Farm Apothecary!
I have exciting news today – I am hosting my very first giveaway! Today while you visit you can get not only fabulous, playful, learning ideas for your little ones – but also gorgeous, natural soap and...
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The Ultimate Playdough Recipe
Merry (almost) Christmas! I hope you are enjoying some special moments with your little ones among all the hullabaloo this season brings. We are in full hullabaloo mode, so I am going to be a little...
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Why read fairy tales?
Today I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow to bring you a post on a topic I love! Fairy Tales – and specifically: why should we read Fairy Tales to children? I am in the middle of taking my final...
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Teaching kids to STOP and THINK
My little boys are incredible people. Kind, funny, and smart — and impulsive as the dickens. They are certainly not alone. In the kindergarten classroom I see the same things again and again and again....
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Meet Silly McGilly {Giveaway!}
Okay my friends. Wrinkle your nose with me, squint your eyes just a little, tip your head slightly to the right, and get ready to say … what the heck? But bear with me – I promise you are going to love...
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Snow-Frozen Yogurt Melts
In the summer we made these yummy (oh so yummy), simple (oh so simple), and healthy (oh so … well, pretty healthy) yogurt melts. Since February has hit hard, with a one-two punch in the face with snow...
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Egg-cellent Easter Egg Hunt Ideas!
You know how sometimes you do the same thing, year after year, just because it is what you have always done, year after year? That might sound deep – but it’s not. I’m just talking about Easter Egg...
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Tea Cup Candle
Here’s the thing about homemade Christmas presents. I love them! But I hardly ever (never) accomplish all that I hope I will. Luckily my sisters have birthdays in March which gives me a few extra...
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Spring!
The most amazing thing happened on the weekend – Spring! Well, one day of it at least. The snow did return yesterday, but that is just part and parcel for living in Canada, eh? But that one day –...
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GIVEAWAY! How to help a colicky baby in 5 steps!
I am so excited to partner with Happi Tummi to bring you this post on How to Help a Colicky Baby. Now of course I am not a doctor. I am a Mama who has had three babies, one of which was very, very...
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The Heart of Learning GIVEAWAY x 3!!
I am eagerly partnering with Oak Meadow today to tell you all about the book The Heart of Learning. And Oak Meadow is generously offering this book to THREE lucky winners! I first read The Heart of...
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Frozen Yogurt Melts Recipe
The most delicious, AND healthy, summer treat we make – Frozen Yogurt Melts. This post was from last summer, but I had to share it again. You MUST make these with your little ones! Here is the original...
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Chickens and Kids
I have realized that I don’t write enough about my chickens. So today, I will do exactly that. Oh where to begin? These ladies were precisely the reason we moved out here in the first place. Silly? I...
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Pole Bean Teepee {A photo on Friday}
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. (But I have a little story this Friday too …) Last year I shared a snap pea trellis fort I had made in the garden for my little ones....
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