Parenting and Kids

Watercolor Red Floral Heart Tutorial for Beginners
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Watercolor Red Floral Heart Tutorial for Beginners

This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really easy!  Seriously.  Easy. Watercolor is such a great medium because it’s so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour.  You will love this easy watercolor flower tutorial for beginners. …

How to Watercolor Paint a Butterfly For Beginners and Kids
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How to Watercolor Paint a Butterfly For Beginners and Kids

How to Paint a Watercolor Butterfly Has learning to paint what you see in nature been on your list for a while? Today I’m going to show you how to paint watercolor butterfly and moths even if you are the newest beginner.  This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really…

Watercolor Flower Heart Tutorial for Beginners
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Watercolor Flower Heart Tutorial for Beginners

This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really easy!  Seriously.  Easy. Watercolor is such a great medium because it’s so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour.  You will love this easy watercolor flower tutorial for beginners. …

Phenology Wheel – Nature Journaling Prompt for Beginners – Bullet Journal or Art Journal
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Phenology Wheel – Nature Journaling Prompt for Beginners – Bullet Journal or Art Journal

How to Make Your Own Phenology Wheel for Your Nature Journal, Bullet Journal or Art Journal I’m always looking for easy but effective ways to get myself and my children out in nature, recording what we are experiencing together. So when I saw these posts from Lynn Seddon at Raising Little Shoots I was pretty excited…

Why Cleaning Makes You More Creative
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Why Cleaning Makes You More Creative

I swear some of my best ideas happen when I’m hunched over the toilet bowl with a scrubber.  Maybe it’s because I subconsciously want to be in another place?  I’ve thought about this phenomenon (while cleaning) and wondered why for me, cleaning and creative epiphanies seem to always go together.  Cleaning aids creativity? So I…

Loose Parts – The Ultimate Learning Toys
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Loose Parts – The Ultimate Learning Toys

Am I the only one who spends hours reading toy reviews and guides at Christmas or birthday time – determined to find the ultimate toy for my kids and my pocketbook? I’m always sure I’ll find that perfect toy that will engage my kid’s minds and bodies and make them magically want to leave their ever…

How Time In Nature Helps Me Be A Better Mom
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How Time In Nature Helps Me Be A Better Mom

  We all want it.  That deep assurance that “today I truly connected with my child”.  That knowing smile between mother and child; the shared experience carved deep in our hearts and minds. It can be so elusive in our distraction-filled world.  But I have found a secret to making those moments happen more often…

How American Girl Helped My Kids Love Reading and History
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How American Girl Helped My Kids Love Reading and History

  Our love affair with the American Girl books started with a desire to get the twins excited about reading on their own, for fun. I wanted to find something that would keep their interest and make them want to come back for more. My cousin (who is just enough ahead of me in this parenting…

How the Amazon Echo is Saving My Sanity
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How the Amazon Echo is Saving My Sanity

  Am I really doing a whole post about this electronic device? Yes, yes I am.  I am not on the Echo advertising team (although I should be…I tell everyone about this!). I just had to share.  I‘m always looking for ways to simplify so I can have more reserves for creativity.  This little device really…

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…