Making Books with Children :: All About Me
Recently I taught a course for children entitled “Beyond Books”. Each week I selected several books in the same category/theme/area of interest and planned activities based upon these books. I tried to come up with fun, engaging & hands-on learning activities for the children. My hope in this class was to encourage a love of...
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter from our family to yours! I hope you’ve had a marvelous day! We spent the day with loved ones, sloshing through the mud looking for eggs, eating way too many sweets, giggling, chatting, playing in the rain, making music, and feeling blessed.
Easter Eve: Getting Ready for Holidays
Today is “Easter Eve”. I’m spending the day doing what I do the day before almost any major holiday…cleaning, preparing, organizing, list-writing, cooking, etc. Just readying our family for the chaos that can come with holidays. I feel like everyone is much happier going from place to place and missing naps if we are ready...
Cupcakes from Heaven: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
I have been on quite a cupcake kick lately. And the most recent concoction I tried was Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes. I have found some interesting and tasty recipes on the world wide web, and I have been making my own icing too! I think that the homemade icing really makes it extra tasty....
{this moment}
Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....
Cirque du Soleil is coming to town!
If you live in the Greater Cincinnati area you’ve probably heard that Cirque du Soleil is coming to town and raising their tents at Coney Island for the show OVO. The show opens on April 21, 2011. I, along with the other ladies who blog for Family Friendly Cincinnati have been lucky enough to receive tickets to the...
Highfield Discovery Garden: Sam & The Caterpillar (then and now)
Highfield Discovery Garden 2008 & 2011…pictures taken at the Highfield Discovery Garden, one of our favorite places to play in Cincinnati.
{this moment}
Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....
Tiptoe Through the Tulips at Cincinnati Zoo Blooms
Yesterday we spent hours at the Cincinnati Zoo…and we were captivated by all of the beautiful blossoms. The Cincinnati Zoo Blooms are a sight to behold! Tiptoe Through the Tulips at Cincinnati Zoo Blooms We love the Cincinnati Zoo Blooms display each year, especially the tulips. Ella wistfully said to me as we left: “Don’t...
{this moment}
Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....
