Most of you have probably heard of Hot Cross Buns and know that it’s a Good Friday tradition. If not, you can read about it here (that’s what I had to do). Since I love baking with my kids tolerate baking with my kids because I absolutely stink at imaginary play, I thought it would […]
Category Archives: Parenting
April Fools anyone?
My kids have been quite the pranksters lately. Their favorite trick is switching the remote controls for the lights in the bedrooms. Their bedroom and our bedroom have identical controls. When they switch them the victim goes to turn the light on in a room and the lights in the room around the corner start to […]
From the mouth of Ty
At prayer time tonight… Ty: Jesus, dank you I had… What’s dat called ‘gain, Mom? Me: What is what called again? Ty: Pich Me: Pitch? Ty: No, piiiich (pinching fingers together) Me: Pinch? Ty: No. Missue. Me: Miss Sue? Ty: Yah. Dank you ‘at Miss Sue today. Me: Ooooooh. Speech. Is that what you were […]
Tips for Toddlerhood (and beyond)
I apologize in advance if you’re not as excited about alliteration as I am. 1. Touch tactics. Instead of yelling from across the room, get your child’s attention by making physical contact. Then, with him looking you in the eye, make your request (i.e., brush your teeth, clean up your toys, etc.). While this won’t […]
Think GREEN!
Not green like reduce, reuse, recycle. Green like St. Patrick’s Day. Seeing as almost half of our family is named Patrick, St. Patrick’s Day gets a lot of attention at our house. We started last week with a GREEN scavenger hunt. Both little kids have a Vtech – Kidizoom Digital Camera (which I highly recommend especially […]
"Loosen Up!"
That’s what I’ve been telling myself lately. I’ve been really (ok, that’s probably an understatement) annoyed at the mud factor lately. I think (ok, I know) it’s been compounded by thinking about our impending trip to the Mud Auctions (ironic, huh?). For some reason I was just not excited about three kids with nothing to do […]
Shoestring Fieldtrip: Aquarium Local Pet Store
As I stood in front of the myriad of fish tanks at Petsmart today with the two little kids, I was glad (for once) that there were no employees around trying to be helpful. Ty and Mia were enthralled by the hundreds of fish swimming around in front of them. We were actually early (for once) […]
Who knew we were French?
As I perused the January issue of Parents Magazine*, I came across an interesting article that explored the differences in American versus French parenting styles. The author describes her emergence from an over-protective, gear-laden America to a laid back, parent-centered France. While I’m not sure I would send my preschooler on an overnight, teacher-chaperoned, trip across […]