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Happy 100th Day of School! Was yours today, recently, or soon? Today, I am sharing some of the projects I did this week. My niece's pants have been on the to-do list for a few weeks, unfortunately. I was feeling pressure because I didn't want her to outgrow them before I got them done! I'm… Continue reading Making Kids Smile!
Happy 100th Day of School! Was yours today, recently, or soon? Today, I am sharing some of the projects I did this week. My niece's pants have been on the to-do list for a few weeks, unfortunately. I was feeling pressure because I didn't want her to outgrow them before I got them done! I'm… Continue reading Making Kids Smile!
Yoga & Psyche - Mariana Caplan, PhD, MFT The speed of life has been kicking my tail recently, and I was in serious need of a little downtime. So this is my relaxing Thanksgiving vacation activity. I have also been playing Wii Sports and Wii Fit with the kids, which are still my favorite games… Continue reading Yoga & Psyche
Freshly baked pumpkin crumb cake, and we were so excited we were having trouble waiting for it to cool enough to dig in. I read a lot of regular recipes online, and rarely have the drive to see if it will convert to something gluten free. If I am going to bake though, it must… Continue reading GF Pumpkin Crumble Cake AKA Dump Cake, “Installing” a Faux Backsplash
If there was one piece of advice I would give on teaching kids to read, it would be to give them as many good memories relateing to books and reading as you can. I now have 2 wonderful readers, and am teaching my youngest to read, along with her kindergarten teacher. Recently, I've also started… Continue reading Early Readers, The Library Tradition, & Recovering From Reading Failure
Making alphabet magnets is a fun way to teach your toddler or pre-schooler the alphabet. I also included other fun ways that helped our kids learn letters and numbers at the bottom of the post. I can't recall where I saw the reel to suggest magnet letters for teaching little ones the alphabet. I would… Continue reading Learning the Alphabet & Identifying Letters
It's not a beautiful Instagram worthy breakfast, but it is fun! We were given some plain oatmeal packets recently, and the kids left the animal cookie container on the table. I was looking for something to put in the oatmeal to flavor it, because my littlest likes the brown sugar kind. I saw the animal… Continue reading Happy Accidents Lead to Fun With Food
Is December my brother's month? It certainly is! He was born on Christmas so despite whatever happens in life, December is still his month. A lot of good things are in the works though! He said, "It's great to be back doing my favorite sport!" Special Olympics Bowling has been a favorite activity of his… Continue reading December, Autism Supports, & Bowling
We started a tradition of going to a beach in a large group. We rent a house that can sleep over 30 people, if you don't mind creative sleeping arrangements. A lot of the guests we bring are kids, tweens, and teens so they will bunk together without a whole lot of complaining. We can… Continue reading Beach Vacations, Accidental Thievery, & Salt Water Taffy
When we took our youngest in to the allergist to confirm her severe allergy to specific tree nuts, we were surprised by reactions to eggs and milk too. She had severe eczema before cutting out these foods and recently she only gets it if she accidentally eats something on her bad list, if she rolls… Continue reading Getting Wiggly at Her Food Challenge & the Easiest Allergy-Friendly Desserts
Well the 1st day of school for the kiddos arrived and true to form we got some of the things done on our to-do list and a few outstanding tasks still to do. Anyone else wonder why outstanding can be so good or so bad depending on how you use it? I spent many hours… Continue reading De-Cluttering & Organizing Kids’ Rooms (& Creating a Healthier Relationship with Stuff)
Since we have discovered my youngest has a dairy and egg allergy we have been experimenting with some dinner recipes. Since gluten is also problematic for another family member we either stick to a meal with mostly meat and veggies, or we make different freezer entres and make side dishes everyone can eat. I was… Continue reading Shepherd’s Pie or Cottage Pie? Plus Adjusting It to Make It Gluten & Dairy-Free
Our oldest's relationship with stuff is just as fraught with difficult emotions as the rest of our family. That is why when she decided to pass toys to her younger sister I wanted to quickly repair this toy so it wouldn't break with the 1st rough treatment it experienced in it's new owner's hands. I… Continue reading Fixing Sentimental Toys aka Barbie Car Repair Shop
Buying a Beautiful Ring & Breaking It The original ring compared to the setting with the corundum ruby. The setting after the stone fell out, and a picture of the "ruby" ring in the light. I bought a beautiful sterling silver ring from a store online because I am absolutely in love with green amethysts,… Continue reading DIY-ing a “Broken” Ring & Designing a Custom Ring
My 1st attempt at animation with Procreate. My latest attempt at animation, using the group feature, is at the end of the tiktok video. I really enjoy turning the kid's drawings into digital art and animations. My niece drew the original panda drawing. You can see her picture in the video below, plus the animation… Continue reading Taking a Panda Drawing, From Illustration, to Product, to Procreate Animation
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