Toddle Ring Toss
I was desperate the other day for an activity. This kept M (and G) busy for a while. You can make this with paper plates and a paper towel tube too. But I didn’t have the one we made like…
New Foods
It can be SO HARD to get kids to try new stuff. I swear, my babies eat almost everything then they start getting opinions about food. WHICH IS FINE! It is totally normal to not love everything you try. I…
Egg Beginning Sound
We did this cut and paste. It was a success. G is getting really quick with matching beginning sounds. I did help her out some by dividing the pictures up by page. She tends to get overwhelmed still when she…
Word Family Legos
G has been super interested in reading lately so I have been trying to come up with lots of ways to help her. For CVC words she seems to do better with putting the last 2 letters together then adding…
Lentil Curry Soup
We make this A LOT. It’s a hit with both kids and the adults. I usually serve it with naan. It did make M smell extra yummy for a few hours.
Pasta Carbonara
I love this dish. I thought it was going to be a lot harder than it is too. I mean… it’s pasta, bacon, cheese, cream… I had to try it. And let me tell you, it’s so good SO good.…
Curly Hair Problems
I remember many, many days with frizzy, puffy hair. Curly hair in the south with a mom that has stick straight hair made for an interesting hair don’ts. Once I figured out how to deal with it, I fell in…
Masking Tape Roads
This was another quick set up and we left it on the floor for a while. Make “roads” with Masking Tape. You can even make tunnels with Construction Paper. Drive your cars through. We also had fun walking on them…
Black Bean Brownies
Made these. I did not add coffee. Ate them straight out of the pan. Didn’t want to share but I was nice and totally did. Don’t I deserve a crown or something for that??? Even G approved. I might add…
Mema’s Recipes
My grandma passes away almost a year ago. She was a great cook. My aunt was able to save some of her handwritten recipes. I scanned and laminated all of them so we would be able to keep them forever.…