Drawn Together.
A couple of years ago, my brother gave me a hilarious book for my birthday called I Am Better Than Your Kids by a gentleman named Maddox. Surely, it would be amusing on some level to almost anyone, but I found it even funnier as a parent. Even in the age range of 12-18 months, [...]
Wasn’t I Just Making Christmas Cards??
Aye. But now, it’s time to get cracking on Valentines! We’re going to try making our own crayons for Evie’s classmates and playgroup friends. I saw some pretty simple instructions on Pinterest a long time ago and we’ve been harboring spurned crayon bits in a Ziploc bag in our pantry ever since. I’ll attach the [...]
Crafting Failure.
If you craft, you’ve done it. If you sew, you’ve certainly done it. If you use a sharp object to fashion a material from nature (i.e. marble or wood) into a shape that it was not evolutionarily destined to become, I am almost POSITIVE you’ve done it. What am I talking about? Messing up. Maybe [...]
Instant Gratification with Instagram.
I recently got an iPad and am just loving it. My favorite app, hands-down, is Instagram. Instagram allows users to take pictures with their device, apply an awesome filter (there are 18 to choose from!), and share. Instagram photos can be shared immediately to Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, and automatically go into the user’s Instagram [...]
The Power of Paint.
Gaze upon my enchanted preschooler! Despite the gentle wonderment in her eyes, going into school while Mama drives away has provided an opportunity for adjustment. One of the weird things about being a mom is that you know, just know, things about your kids. I know that Evie is ready for school. And that [...]
Skirting the Issue.
One of the best gifts that my daughter got for her 2nd birthday was actually a gift for her Mommy & Daddy–season passes to Dutch Wonderland. In the instant after we got them, I was worried (because I always have to be worried about something) that if we went several times in the summer, the [...]
A Story Most Artful.
One really hot day in July (does it matter which one it was?), Evie and I went to the library. A trip to the library with a 28-month old is a lot different than one with an 18-month old. An 18-month old will stop and sit on the floor and actually pretend to be interested in [...]
