Tomorrow is May Day and as Louisa May Alcott shared in her book Jack and Jill today is the day to make May Day baskets in all “shapes, sizes and colors.”

The job now in hand was May baskets, for it was the custom of the children to hang them on the doors of their [...]

My ten-year-old loves doing origami. She can make all sorts of things using this Japanese art of paper folding, including cranes, frogs and these origami balls. Since making origami balls (or any other origami shape) are not my strong suit, I asked my daughter to demonstrate how to make them. So I could learn later [...]

Just like there’s a lot of junky TV shows for kids, there’s a lot of junky computer games for them too. And when I say junky, I mean these shows and games are like junk food . . . enjoyable, but not really good for you. So I looked around today and found some fun [...]

I absolutely love Dr. Seuss! My hubby bought me Six by Seuss when I was pregnant with our first child. Since she wasn’t even born yet, he inscribed the book with her in utero nickname:
Sweet Pea and Mommy,
What new family can go without Dr. Seuss? I hope Horton, the Grinch, et. al. bring you both [...]

As far as I’m concerned, spring has sprung. The sun is shining, the temperature is warmer and the birds are chirping. Something is missing though. The flowers aren’t blooming . . . yet. So I decided my girls and I would make our own spring flowers to tide us over until Mother Nature has time [...]

Spring is here . . . finally!!! I was beginning to think that the sun was no longer hiding, but had been taken hostage by the clouds and freezing rain. Now I’m inspired to do spring crafts! So today I’m taking down this snowflake craft and this snowflake craft and putting up my first spring [...]