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11 Family Games Even a Three Year Old Can Play

Did you catch this post about 6 Family Games that a Three Year Old Can Play? We’re still enjoying each one of the games I listed there. 6 Family Games Even a Three-Year-Old Can Play: Zingo Orchard Hisss Charades for Kids Sequence for Kids Yahtzee Jr. In honor of the fast-approaching season of gift giving,…

Thanksgiving Resources: Stories, Poems, Hymns & More

Are you looking for a meaningful poem, song or hymn to share with your family in celebration of Thanksgiving? What about great children’s literature about Thanksgiving?

How to Pack a Christmas Shoebox {It’s not too late!}

National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child This week was National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. It’s always exciting to pack up our boxes with the goodies we’ve collected all year, and then to deliver the boxes to the drop off location. Last year, we learned of the option to track our boxes–they…

Rats in the Cellar & Milk on the Garage Floor

Rats in the Cellar and Milk on the Garage Floor

Yesterday I cried over spilled milk. 2 glass jugs of it, to be exact, all over the garage floor. Along with broken glass from said jugs. {Sigh} Little Brother was just trying to help, by toting in the last two jugs of milk from the back of the Explorer. Poor guy. The incident sort of…

Plan a Date Night with your Kids

Recently, Mr. Native Texan and I decided to schedule a once-a-month Date Night with our kids. We’d been noticing some negative trends in our family dynamics, and have been feeling a lack of quality time with the boys might be the culprit. Now that our homeschooling is in full swing, most days at home are…

Laundry Room Makeover, Part 3: The System {The Drying Rack}

I spend a lot of time in the laundry room. It’s like my home-within-a-home. And this space serves as a passageway from the main living area to the powder room, which puts the contents of the laundry room on display for guests. Two very good reasons to give some attention to this small, hardworking room–don’t…

Favorite Children’s Books Roundup {Gift-Giving Alert}

Christmas is just around the corner (yikes!) and what better gift for the young friends in your life than an excellent book? If children’s books are on your shopping list this year, you’ll love this roundup of my family’s favorite children’s books. Before we get to the list, this seems like the perfect opportunity to…

November Nature Study {with book recommendations and free printables}

It’s here! The Handbook of Nature Study Newsletter for November came out today! It’s packed with lots of great tips and resources, including an article by yours truly. 🙂 The entire newsletter is all about using wonderful nature books to enhance your family’s nature study. (Sound familiar?) As usual, wonderful (free!) nature printables are included.

Running Behind: Happy {Belated} Fall!

What with our trip to London {it was so great, and I’ll be blogging more about it sometime soon…} at the beginning of the month, and then trying to play catch up in all areas of life upon our return, we basically skipped the first half of fall. Which is a little bit sad, because…