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March 2, 2015 By Kimberly
My girls love their 18″ American Girl type dolls and of course their clothes and accessories. I have found with any toy if it is displayed well or easy to get into it is played with more. We have a cupboard we have used over the years for many different purposes. I thought it was about time to change its purpose yet one more time. I wanted to make it into an Doll Closet because I wanted the doll clothes to be easily seen. I used a self adhesive shelf liner for the inside of the cabinet. The width of the liner was just perfect for the width of my cabinet. I measured each side panel and cut the liner to match the length. Then I peeled off the backing and adhered it. I repeated the process … [Read more…]
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February 27, 2015 By Kimberly
I have been trying to teach my Haley her colors for almost 2 years. I started teaching her at the same age I started teaching my 3 older girls. For some reason, possibly her brain tumor, possibly not, she has not been able to learn them. I know some kids don’t learn them until Kindergarten and perhaps I should just leave her be and hope that she will get it later but that isn’t me. I’ve since learned that she does know some of her colors but she is unable to recall the words when I quiz her. One way to help her is to give her more exposure to the words. She gets tired of me helping her so I have to find creative ways to teach her. One way is through apps. Fun games on a computer keeps … [Read more…]
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February 26, 2015 By Kimberly
Fun St Patricks Day Ideas Lucky Clover Frame Rainbow Fruit Parfait St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt St. Patrick’s Day Word Art St. Patrick’s Day Personal Pizza St. Patrick’s Day Irish Clover Hair Accessory … [Read more…]
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February 25, 2015 By Kimberly
My cute Haley has some word retention issues because of her brain tumor. I’ve been reading a lot about how to help her and how to improve the damage done. One thing I can do is help her categorize her brain. When we play with animals we name a few other animals. When we eat bananas we talk about different fruits. When I was young we went swimming everyday in the summer and we would play Categories. We would wake up and do our chores each morning, have lunch and then ride our bikes up a big hill to the swimming pool. For a few years I rode my mom’s bike with my sister (10 years younger) in the baby seat. My legs sure did get a work out. But, it was easier and faster then walking with her … [Read more…]
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February 23, 2015 By Kimberly
I had the great opportunity to go to the Build Your Blog Conference this past weekend thanks to Taste of Home. I had a plan of what I wanted to accomplish. I had questions written down for specific classes and for specific people. Thankfully I was able to get many questions answered and I was exposed to many new ideas. There are many things I learned this weekend. I thought I’d share a few to get an idea of what a conference is like and what to expect. Little America was fabulous and beautiful. There is no demographic that is not represented. Bloggers are a very diverse group which is what makes it fun. Bloggers are mostly social butterflies so it is easy to strike up a … [Read more…]
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February 18, 2015 By Kimberly
One thing we love about the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day is rainbows. My kids also LOVE fruit! This Rainbow Fruit Parfait is going to be perfect for our St. Patrick’s Day dinner. We just had our Valentine’s Day Dinner and I’m sure you can guess it was a lot of work, but my kids absolutely loved it! My oldest said she wished we could do dinners like this all the time. It seemed like it was a day long affair. We were preparing or talking about it or crafting something new for it. I was jumping from one child to the next helping them with their idea for the dinner. That is what made it special. They each had a contribution or two or three they were proud of and wanted to show off. I … [Read more…]
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February 16, 2015 By Kimberly
I love shopping the after holiday sales. This is where I find a lot of my fun crafting supplies. This past January I went to an after christmas sale and found some green burlap ribbon. I knew I could make one or two St Patricks Day crafts of some sort. I love a white frame with a simple picture inside. I decided to create a clover out of the burlap ribbon. The tricky part is making a clover the right size when the ribbon isn’t wide enough, but I was able to figure it out. If you haven’t checked out my St. Patricks Day Scavenger Hunt it is great for kids. I just updated it! Supplies: green burlap ribbon printable Lucky background printable clover template white … [Read more…]
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February 13, 2015 By Kimberly
I’m so excited that in just one week I am going to BYBC- the Build Your Blog Conference. I was not planning on going but thanks to Taste Of Home for sponsoring me I am able to attend. Because I have been given this opportunity I am planning on learning as much as I possibly can. There are some questions I have always wanted to ask others more experienced and this is my chance. I am getting some buisness cards printed so I can connect with other bloggers and affilliates. I am writing down the questions I have so when I connect with the right person I have all my questions in hand. I seem to forget everything I want to say when I meet people so I’m trying to be as prepared as … [Read more…]
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February 11, 2015 By Kimberly
Growing up I remember the sound the ice cream maker made sitting in the bathtub while churning. I remember the sound it makes when it is almost done. My dad continues to make good homemade ice cream at some family dinners. I occasionally still hear that sound. I do not have an ice cream maker. Perhaps one day I will aquire one myself. This strawberry ice cream is very strawberry! When it is strawberry season this recipe is easy to whip up but it does take some time to set up. It is simple enough that my kids can make it on their own. The best part for them is letting everyone taste what they have created! Have I mentioned yet this recipe only has 3 ingredients. Yep, just strawberries, … [Read more…]
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February 9, 2015 By Kimberly
At my kids school Kendama’s are a hit! They are constantly talking about different styles we could buy and different tricks. Some kids play with it so much some teachers have had to take away these toys during class time! We thought it would be fun to make a Kendama Classroom Valentine. Supplies: sucker chocolate kisses aluminum foil hot glue gun bakers twine triangle printable Valentine printable These are pretty simple to make. Aluminum foil is easy to wrap and mold to whatever shape you desire and it is easy for kids to use. First take your sucker and wrap a piece of foil around the stick. Using the hot glue gun attach two chocolate kisses at the base of the … [Read more…]
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