Popsicle stick catapult
Sometimes, boys just need to throw things. Rather than fight the beast, I try to find structured ways for Little Man to unleash the destruction-loving boy inside. This catapult is nothing crazy...
View ArticleHazard lights & realizing you’re not alone
Last Friday, I completely lost it. Not the yelling-like-a-maniac-over-spilled-milk lost it, but the collapse-on-the-floor-and-cry kind of lost it. It started out with a simple plan to go to the store...
View ArticleKid sized food: mini blueberry muffins…healthified
There are some foods that just go together, right? Peanut butter and jelly. Macaroni and cheese. Well, in our house, one of those perfect combinations is yogurt and muffins. I’m not sure how it...
View ArticleChicka Chicka Boom Boom Alphabet Game
Little Man LOVES board games. I didn’t know that until I bought him Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders for Christmas and unwittingly created a monster. In the months since he got Candy Land, we have...
View ArticleGetting on his level: a behavior experiment
It happens every day: I ask my three-year-old to get his shoes, and he’s too lost in a world of car-eating dinosaurs to even notice me. I repeat myself louder, from across the room as I’m trying to...
View ArticleKid Sized Food: Mini German Puff Pancakes
Happy Friday everyone! We’ve been LOVING the spring weather around here, and I’m getting so excited for all the fun things we can do outside now that we’re not bundled up drinking hot chocolate all the...
View ArticleThe Rainbow Road: a life-sized learning game for preschoolers
After the success I had with the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom alphabet game I created a few weeks ago for Little Man (age 3), I got inspired to make up some more games for him. We’ve been learning about...
View ArticleFive beautiful lullabies you probably don’t know…but you should
Bedtime is one of my favorite times of day. Yes, partly because I know I’m finally about to have a little time to myself, but also because it’s when my crazy wild boys finally slow down, snuggle close...
View ArticleBlueberry Lemon Cheesecake Pie
Every year, my sister and brother-in-law host a Pi(e) Night party in celebration of National Pi Day. His number nerdiness combined with her love of hosting a great party have made for some pretty epic...
View ArticleWe’ve Moved!
Hi all! This blog has been a wonderful adventure so far, and because I’ve loved it so much, I’ve decided to take the plunge and self-host. What that means for all you awesome readers is that from now...
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