I have always loved word search puzzles. When my daughter started bringing them home from Kindergarten I was so excited that she seemed to like them as much as I do. The word searches she brings home from Kindergarten contain sight words that she has learned. I thought it would be fun to make her a personalized word search puzzle that contained her own name and other family member names along with site words that she knew. I Googled "make your own word search" and came across this website. It was the best one I found because you can choose how many letters you want in each column and row and you can also choose to overlap words or not overlap words. I wish I would have gotten a picture of Nutty's reaction when she realized that her first, middle and last name were in her puzzle! She thought it was the coolest thing in the world! Making your own word search puzzle is a great way of teaching your children their sight words and building their confidence. Personalizing … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Fun Stuff Fridays (#20)
Welcome to Fun Stuff Fridays. We love seeing what our readers have been up to and cannot wait to share some of our favorites! Wanna know more about our linky? Click on "Fun Stuff Fridays" above, then "about". We wish we could feature all of them! Can't wait to see your amazing submissions this week! Feel free to submit as many ideas as you want over that time. And remember-spread the word! One thing we've added is something that we hope you will like. We've been pinning each weeks featured picks into their very own Pintrest board! We hope it brings you loads of linky love....you've earned it! You can find our Featured Pintrest Board HERE! Our joint favorite pick was Pizza Flag submitted by My Judy The Foodie. We liked this for a few reasons: first, it's patriotic and in the month of May (Memorial Day) we love that even more, second, because it looks delicious and healthy too, and last because this is a fantastic way to get the kids involved in the kitchen! Jamie's number one … [Read more...]
Plates In The Dryer Recap
Our Plates In The Dryer event was a HUGE success! We had a great turn out and fun was had by all (at least we hope)! OK, so it started out a bit rocky...Lindsi and I were late for our own event!! How embarrassing for our first ever IRL (In Real Life) event!! Blame Lindsi's truck's great way of breaking down and fabulous traffic on 494 (notorious for being stop/go traffic). However, when we walked in (only 9 minutes late) and saw everyone having fun, we knew everything was ok. Huge shout-out to Jamie's friend Pam for helping us not be even later by picking up the Caribou coffee for us! And, yes, that is a Toys In The Dryer plate made for us by the staff of Color Me Mine! (Jamie's daughter and husband) It was as fun for us to watch the kids painting the pottery with their parents as it appeared they were having. It was also great to get to meet some of our readers and interact with other local bloggers! We painted pottery, socialized, ate delicious cheesecake from … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Harmonica
My daughter came home from Kindergarten with this homemade harmonica and I thought it was so cool and simple that I had to share it with our readers! My girls spent hours (I'm not joking!) playing with this simple harmonica! For hours of fun with your kids you'll need: 2 large popsicle/craft sticks (or tongue depressors) 1 large rubber band 2 small rubber bands 1 straw scissors Step 1) Cut 2 pieces off of your straw that are 3/4 to 1 inch in length Step 2) Wrap the large rubber band around one craft stick Step 3) Slip the straw pieces under the rubber band (one on each end) Step 4) Use the 2 small rubber bands to put the other craft stick on top and bind the two sticks together. One rubber band on each end on the outside of the straw pieces. Step 5) Play your harmonica! If no sound comes out at first, have your kids press down with their lips while blowing to make the sticks come together a little more. … [Read more...]
Lemon Pound Cake–Guest Post
Today we are so excited to have Kate from Kate in the Kitchen guest posting for us as we take time to recover from our Plates In The Dryer event yesterday. Kate is an awesome person and a fabulous food blogger. She has a great way of combining recipes with stories so her blog is anything but boring! Looking for some delicious food to try? Check out her recipe index to find all kinds of healthy stuff! Without further ado, here is Kate with Lemon Pound Cake (Yum!)... ------------ My son just turned 18, so I've moved in to a much different stage of parenting, with a new set of joyous occasions. Still, the one aspect of guiding someone's life that I will never lose is wanting to fill them with healthy foods that not only nourish their bodies, but give them a mouthful of plentiful taste as well. I've learned so much in the course of his lifetime about feeding a little person, and helping them to negotiate the big world of flavors, textures and eating, and the one constant I've held … [Read more...]
