Creative Education

8 Ways Service Can Help Your Kids Become Awesome Adults
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8 Ways Service Can Help Your Kids Become Awesome Adults

I’m always looking for ways to reverse the damage I’m pretty sure I’m doing on a daily basis over here (kidding…kind of). I talk a lot about creativity and nature and how both of these things have really made my job as a parent easier. But, did you ever stop and think that regular, consistent…

How Community Service Changed Our Homeschool
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How Community Service Changed Our Homeschool

My parents tried to teach me that service to those in my congregation and community is at the heart of a happy life. I have been lucky to have that example and habit in my life from the beginning. And although we are not always the best at it, Jeff and I are trying to do…

Last Minute Christmas Gifts for Creative Moms
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Last Minute Christmas Gifts for Creative Moms

It’s crunch time.  Christmas is just around the corner and if you’re like me, you’re just now realizing it’s time to get serious about gifts! If you’re looking for something that will make your favorite creative mom’s heart sing – or thinking about what might make your heart sing 😉 I’ve got you covered! I put…

Writing Practice with Shaving Cream – From The Archives
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Writing Practice with Shaving Cream – From The Archives

From the Archives: September 2012 Another Table Time favorite:  For writing practice [mailerlite_form form_id=11]  Making some pictures or just….  Making a mess! Ingredients: * Cheap shaving cream *Table Keeps them busy for a good, long while and makes them smell pretty good too! 🙂 [mailerlite_form form_id=11]

So Much Stuff! The Day Getting Rid of It Became Really Hard
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So Much Stuff! The Day Getting Rid of It Became Really Hard

From the Archives: June 2010 This is from a series of blog posts I asked my wise and wonderful cousins to do years ago.  Enjoy! So Much Stuff Lots of stuff seems to come with having a family.  With six children in ours, we have plenty of it! Some of it seems to multiply on its own….

Audrey Hepburn’s Secrets to Great Beauty…
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Audrey Hepburn’s Secrets to Great Beauty…

Audrey Hepburn’s Secrets to Great Beauty I found this years ago and just loved it.  Audrey Hepburn often quoted this during interviews and lectures. She also read it to her children on the last Christmas before she died in 1993. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in…

Just a Day in March -Scavenger Hunt Idea
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Just a Day in March -Scavenger Hunt Idea

“It was on of those March days, when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold; when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens     Some drawing time… [mailerlite_form form_id=4]    Time for a scavenger hunt!   Ah, March! [mailerlite_form form_id=4]