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Dreaming of Snow: Snow Globes and Snowflakes

Here are a few fun (and easy) winter-themed projects to do with your kids. Snow Globes What you need: a glass jar with a tight fitting lid super glue glitter (we had white and gold on hand, so that’s what we used) small plastic figures, plastic beads, plastic trees, etc. water Instructions: Have your...

Holiday Hospitality with Children

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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. -Washington Irving My children love for our home to be full of friends, big and small. Whenever we host a dinner or party, their excitement is overwhelming in those important hours before guests arrive. Instead of...

Making Time for Art

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. ~Pablo Picasso Does art continually get pushed to the next day in your home? Maybe by the time you made your way through all the essentials, the energy needed to pull out the paints and brushes is pretty much gone. I’ve been there. But...

When You Are Frazzled…Seek Help From Your Children

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Imagine this scenario. The house is a mess, you burned dinner, you have a mountain of laundry that needs to be done, guests are coming over for Christmas dinner, and your nerves are shot. What in the world are you going to do? I have been there one too many times. At this point, all my resolve would be gone and I would feel...

Making Your Home a Haven

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I am really not OCD about keeping my house clean, but I have been told that quite a few times. To be honest with you, I have always kept a clean house. But it wasn’t until a few years ago that my reasoning for keeping my house clean changed. I grew up in a home where my mother was determined to make sure the house stayed...