Today Mrs Dallas was back to help out while Adrian and Holly have sickies. The kids enjoyed her being here. It's amazing what a kind word can do. One of the little girls was singing…continue reading
Early this morning Elliette brought in an icicle that was hanging from her car. We placed it in a clear pitcher to see what would happen to it. Of course it melted just like the…continue reading
Today started out pretty normal . You know boys pretending to be Ninjas. Then they wanted to make ninja masks. Well ... what does that look like ? What do we need ? Let's google…continue reading
Yesterday afternoon it was freezing. I looked at the forecast and realized today was going to be the same. We've had few days with extended periods of play outside. I felt like we needed to…continue reading
I've never really been a girl that gets down in the dumps. Most days I am a person who sees life through rose colored glasses. I have heard of people getting really down in the…continue reading
This morning I explained what "the news" is. Most of the kids thought it was where you hear about a tornado or hurricane. 🤷🏻♀️ They watched Paul Pettite film them playing And even having a…continue reading
The Rabbit Listened After reading our blog last week A dear friend thought of this book and ordered it and had it sent to the house. I reminded the kids of the day that Scarlet…continue reading
I want each of our days to be filled with play . I really want that play to be initiated by the kids. Sometimes I plant a seed. That seed may be materials laid out…continue reading
Stepping on soap box A minivan weaves through afternoon traffic. Theres a bumper sticker on the back that proclaims "mom's taxi." A generation ago few children had as much organized activity in their lives as…continue reading
Today I took out a different " toy" and added some new colored sand, Obviously , when anything new comes out it becomes the favorite activity of the day. The way we manage that chaos…continue reading