Archive for September, 2008


Tuesday: Weekly Book Review—Rookie Biographies

“That will be so great when she is older.” “I bet she will love that in a few years.” “I cannot wait until she is old enough to that kind of stuff.” I got sick of hearing and saying that stuff with my oldest daughter and threw those rules out of the window. I try
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Nature Day

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 in Freebie Posts

It was windy, it was cold, it was raining and at one point it was even hailing. We still a fantastic Nature Day! We did some plant recognition, took a walk, played with plants, saw some ducks and got all muddy splashing in puddles Thanks for coming everyone! We had a good turnout for how
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Monday: Weekly Family Activity—Harvesting

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

The Kids Yoga Giveaway is a few posts down. My first experience I can remember of Harvesting was getting permission from the librarian to climb the huge apple tree in front of the library to collect apples to make pies, applesauce and juice. Fall is the perfect time to do this with all of the
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Sunday: Entertainment Review—Halloween Party Supplies & Ideas

Sunday, September 21st, 2008 in Sunday: Entertainment Review

The giveaway is a couple of posts down. I so want to have a Halloween Bash…I love all the catalogs that come around Halloween, all the fun Halloween trinkets at the home design stores. I enjoy it more than Christmas! Check out some of my favorite supplies I have seen to throw a Kids Halloween
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Giveaway #9 Start Yoga With Your Kids!

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 in Giveaways

This giveaway is now CLOSED! Kid’s Yoga Set Giveaway   Mandy from Etsy Shop Yoga Seedlings/The Final Fifteen is awarding the winner of this giveaway a yoga mat and yoga carrying bag. You also have to check out her blog, it is one of my favs.   Never thought of starting Yoga with your children? I had not
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Enter Martha’s Blog Contest

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 in Uncategorized

Make sure to enter Martha Stewart’s Blog Contest!

Saturday: Shop!—-Halloween Costumes

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 in Saturday: Shopping!

Have you decided on what your family is going to dress up as for Halloween? Here are some interesting, cute, beautiful or down right weird costumes I have seen lately: I just gotta feel bad for the bread and bacon people in this family costume. Classic BLT   Dragonfly Girl Pirate Autumn Fairy Pirate Scoundrel
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Giveaway #8 Results

Friday, September 19th, 2008 in Giveaways

All of you really liked the giveaway from Layers Clothing! I am so glad! My giveaways are piling up so I will be doing one a week for a little while. Check back to enter yourself into a yoga giveaway, craft supplies and craft book giveaway, stationary set giveaway and some other ones I am
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Friday: Play!—Wonder Bowl

Friday, September 19th, 2008 in Friday: Play!

Click here for the giveaway. At the end of the book Last Child In the Woods by Richard Louv he gives tips on exploring nature with your children, this was one of them: Keep a “wonder bowl.” Kids fill their pockets with acorns, rocks and leaves. Empty those pockets into a bowl, so kids can
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Thursday: The Importance of the Arts—Beethoven

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Click here for the giveaway. Today was the first day I started to teach the girls about Beethoven. They both love listening to his music and loved hearing little facts and stories about him. I have listed some information on him below. I of course did not read them all of this and reworded some things
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