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Simple Summer Fun

After an extended school year, brought about by using too many snow days in the winter, classes are officially over for kids in my neck of the woods. And by woods, I mean fenced in backyards where parents can let their kids roam free before cabin fever sets in. If you are looking for simple projects to keep your kids entertained during the endless days of summer, consider the following: Fluorescent Slime Materials: Glow-in-the-dark paint Elmer’s glue gel Borax Hot water Directions: Combine one cup of hot water with a cup of Borax.  Stir until the Borax won’t dissolve anymore. … Continue reading →

Simple Life is the Most Rewarding

Leading the simple life is not only less expensive, but it can be more rewarding, too. The last few days after Christmas have been wonderful. We’ve spent no money at all, but we have been having the best time. Days have been spent playing board games, cooking good meals, watching a gentle snowfall and the winter birds outside our windows, visiting neighbors, making a snowman, drinking hot chocolate, watching a Star Wars marathon, and just being together. It has been a perfect time after the busy Christmas rush. The simple life. Today, we’ll go to church and maybe hike through a … Continue reading →

Simple and Affordable Seasonal Fun

Summer 2012 officially ends on Friday. However, that doesn’t mean the end of outdoor family fun. Fall marks the start of apple and pumpkin-picking season. Whether you live in the north, south or mid-Atlantic, the nation is teeming with farms that allow visitors of all ages to pick their own produce. These u-pick farms offer fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices. What’s more, you will be able to bond with your clan in the great outdoors, which is a priceless experience for most folks. In addition, if you have kids, visiting a farm is a great way to show … Continue reading →

Simple Summer Fun

Summer does not have to include trips to the beach or Disney to entertain the kids. Preschoolers are easy to please when it comes to fun. They still have the ability to use their imagination to make up for the imperfections of a backyard vacation. Simple Summer Fun Ideas: Backyard Picnic: Lunch can be made delightful with a picnic! Grab a blanket, paper plates and cups, and a simple fare of fruit, sandwiches, and veggies. Fruit kabobs are sure to get you a mom of the year award. Just get some skewers and add on melon, apple, peaches, bananas, and … Continue reading →

Simple Ways to Preserve Easter Memories

Pretty Easter dresses, bonnets, bunnies and flowers. These are just some of the many holiday images you likely gathered today. Now that Easter is just about over, the next step is to start figuring out how to display all the memories you captured. For starters, review all of the Easter-related photos you snapped. Then, ask yourself if you have enough to create a comprehensive layout. If not, you might consider adding a few spring-themed images, such as daffodils, Easter baskets, baby birds, a cross or some fluffy chicks. These generic spring subjects can help supplement traditional Easter shots taken of … Continue reading →

EA Has a Sweet Deal on Games

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EA is a company that makes video games. Right now, they are having their second annual “Sweet Deal”. They have slashed the prices on many games that can be played on various mobile devices. Some of these apps are free to download! Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. If your family celebrates Easter, then it is likely that you will be spending a lot of time over at the home of one of your relatives tomorrow. If you don’t live nearby, this could mean that your family will be spending hours together, in the family vehicle, with little to entertain themselves with. … Continue reading →

Simple Easter Project

Time is ticking down to the great sugar rush. My daughter has a list made to leave out for the Easter Bunny in hopes that she can persuade him to leave a few toys instead of the traditional chocolate eggs and pretty Peeps. Wishful thinking, kiddo. She also wants to leave out something more for the bunny (besides carrots) to sweeten him up a bit, you know, just in case. Of course, she came to me to see what “goodies” I had to leave out. I suggested lettuce, but upon further consideration I decided that it might make the bunny … Continue reading →

File Folder Games

Have you ever seen file folder games? Several publishers have gotten on the bandwagon with this inventive idea, and you can find the books in just about any educational bookstore and online. They come in a wide variety of topics from reading and math to social studies, and they are great for preschoolers on up. You purchase them as a book, and then you take the book to the copy store. After making your copy, you can color in the pictures if you like, and then cut out the images and have them laminated. There are two parts to each … Continue reading →

The Simple Things in Life

Sometimes the simple things in life can be so much fun. Even doing ordinary things together as a couple can make a lot of difference. Recently we had our son and his wife and children staying with us for a few days. One night we were sitting down after the children were in bed, two married couples doing crosswords and other puzzles. Only one of us, our son had the crossword book. The first couple of puzzles tested our memories of world events from things like Olympic Games to music or movies or other world happenings of the time. It … Continue reading →

Simple Games

One of the things I find particularly magical about children is their ability to pretend and imagine the most amazing things with the least amazing materials. Their minds are unbelievably active and this contributes to both the joy they make and the joy they share. I’m very much looking forward to my son speaking and walking as his imagination will be more readily accessible rather than only in his mind. When I was little a big cardboard box was a fantastic and wonderful thing. Forts were immediately created! Windows were cut, drawbridges were constructed using duct tape or dental floss, … Continue reading →