How To DIY Chinese Jackstones from Orphan Socks
Remember playing Chinese jackstones? Nope, not the one with the rubber ball and pointy jacks, but the pillow ones, those 5 velvet-y mini bean bags of delight that you and your friends used to play after school. Find out how to make your own DIY set from orphan socks — yes, the ones whose matching pairs magically disappeared after your last load of laundry…and turn back the clock to your childhood (and bring the kiddies with you)!
Speaking Life: 20 New Year Declarations for 2022!
Instead of starting the new year with resolutions why not start it with lifegiving declarations? As we start 2022, let’s go back to the basics — as every foundation determines how high or how strong the structure is, knowing who we are, who created us and who holds our hearts and our lives in His hands determines how we will face the coming year and all that is in store for us. Here’s our list of 20 lifegiving verses to declare as we welcome 2022!
11 Key Questions To Get You Started On Your Family Mission Statement
What is a family mission statement? And why is it important? As the kids get older, it’s just good practice to have in plain black and white a rundown of who you are as a family — your core values, your goals, your purpose — but not just as a whole but as individuals and what you hold near and dear to your hearts. We made a list of 11 important questions to ask so you can get started on yours — a great way to get the family together to start the new year!
DIY Simple Star Streamer / Advent Calendar
Going back to the basics: using simple materials to decorate little areas around the home which need a little TLC. Five minutes, a few things from the dollar store, some paper clips and scrap paper are all we need. Then simply clip and hang…and spend the rest of the time (you would’ve spent decorating) with the family. Merry Christmas!
DIY Cheese and Pepper Pasta Your Kids Will Love
Have you ever found yourself looking at an empty pantry at the end of a very busy week and wondering how you’re going to prepare a quick, satisfying meal for the kiddos before your next grocery run? Find out how to make a well-loved, simple, two-ingredient pasta dish your kids will love to have during mealtime.
DIY Cardboard Vending Machine
A cardboard box transforms into a vending machine your child will enjoy creating! An engaging DIY project that will surely get your child’s creative juices flowing. Encourage fine motor skills, scissor skills, resourcefulness and coordination with simple materials you can find in your home.
The 5 Best Slip-Ons You’ll Ever Need this 2021
Known as the slip-on, slide, or sandal (aka ipis killer), the ever reliable “step-in” has fast become the choice footwear this 2021. FInd out what the top 5 picks are that answer the 3 C’s of comfort, cleaning-convenience and cuteness.
My DIY Batik-Inspired Desk
Do you want a new look for your children’s work stations? This simple, DIY Batik-inspired design will inspire you to liven up their workspaces! All you need are leftover paint, school supplies, a steady hand and a little creativity. Personalizing their own desks and allowing them to give design input will encourage them to get excited to use their “new” desks this coming schoolyear!
Space-Savers You Need For Your Desk Right Now
As our desks become ground zero for all “from-home” functions, work/school/life clutter can get out of hand pretty quickly. We share with you 5 hardware store finds that will do wonders for your messy desks
The Book You Need To Read This Year
Beautifully illustrated and brilliantly written, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy kicks off our first ever book review. Catering both to the “eight and eighty year-old” reader, this book crosses over literary lines and touches both the minds and hearts of adults and kids with unassuming presence. A definite must-read.
Shop in Your Closet: How To Breathe New Life Into Your Tired Clothes
We all have them. You know what I’m talking about, clothing we’ve had for years but still have the tags attached and ill-fitting dresses that were bought on impulse because they were on sale. What about those pre-pregnancy or more aptly phrased, pre-pandemic clothes that are now two sizes too small that we’re still optimistically […]
Connecting Childhoods: 5 Nostalgic Games To Play With Your Kids
Pick-up sticks, jackstones, hopscotch (piko), Tex cards…favorite childhood games to play with your kids that will create wonderful family memories that can last a lifetime; natural conversation starters about our growing up years that encourage an exchange of meaningful stories and shared experiences.
DIY Wooden Cat. For kids by kids.
Simple DIY kids’ activities to do at home. Thinking of an easy do-it-yourself project your child can do this summer? Why not come up with their own DIY tutorial using what’s at hand?
Generation X: A Brief Photo Essay
Generation X, the middle generation (hence the X) born between Baby Boomers and Millennials, teetered on the fence between the analog and digital eras. Growing up mostly without internet and social media, this generation can still remember the days when cassette mix tapes, boom boxes and the Walkman were the height of tech! So, if […]
5 Tips and Hacks to Elevate Your Home Design (without spending a lot)
Home design doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. Try these 5 tips and hacks to elevate what you’ve got and not have to spend a lot
Throwing Out the Trash
Teaching our kids to practice Philippians 4:8-9…whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
DIY Paper Cup Popsicles
Create a healthy summer dessert using everyday kitchen items and good-for-you breakfast ingredients with this simple DIY dessert
Body Beautiful: The Perfect Swimsuit to Rock The Mom Bod
I’m feeling it. I’m feeling hotter…literally (and, NO, it’s not menopause). With Summer 2021 beginning to feel like it’s going to be a scorcher, thoughts suddenly turn to hopeful imaginings of sandy toes, pristine waters and sunburned noses.
Top 5 Can’t-Do-Without Household Essentials
If there’s anything we love, it’s a product that multitasks. Through the years, we’ve obsessively tried and tested many products to clean, sanitize, polish, refurbish, de-bug, de-clog, and de-stain (is this a word?) our home and these 5 products have always been the ones we’ve relied on to work reliably and safely for a bustling […]
Flimsy Fortress
The dining room was a mess. Three little girls had decided that this was going to be the location of their fort and they were running around the house excitedly grabbing items to make their little place “homey”. Two bedsheets ended up over the table and provided the giggling, enthusiastic trio with their “walls” while […]
