The weather here in Central Ohio is making the shift to foggy and cold. Shorts are packed away and the leggings and jeans are at the ready. My daughter wears leggings quite often as they go so well with long knit sweaters and they can be paired with skirts and dresses to keep a feminine, yet "warm" look. She has several pairs of cotto/lycra leggings but we are really liking these new Merino wool leggings from Merino Me. They are made of light weight pure New Zealand merino wool jersey. The color … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
Food Intolerance and Nourishing Foods
Berry Smoothie with Homemade Kefir Food allergies are on the rise these days, with more and more people having to switch to diets that are free of this, or that don’t contain that. Just this week a mom told me her child was found to be allergic to all forms of meat, except fish. Another mom discovered a gluten intolerance in one of her children. Peanuts and other nuts have become taboo in many schools because so many children are now testing positive for nut allergies. But how many of us … [Read more...]
Being Present With Your Kids
I LOVE this song by Mindy Gledhill called Hourglass. I listen to it when I have had a rough parenting day and I need to remember to be present, in the moment, and joyful with my kids. It is so beautiful... You and I could hitch a ride and fly away to Neverland, give our best to Peter Pan. … [Read more...]
Ways to Raise Social and Planetary Awareness in Kids
Most parents want to raise children that are empathetic and that show they have social consciousness. We hope to guide our children into adulthood to be people that care about their planet and about their fellow man. The very first thought that occurs to me along these lines is raise them to appreciate my political beliefs but politics rarely solve anything in this day and age, everyone has their own agenda. The most important thing has to be showing by example what it takes to be a good citizen … [Read more...]
Costume Magic with Sarah's Silks
My daughter was due for a new costume for Halloween this year. She told me in advance that this year she was going to be a "Love Fairy". I am not sure exactly what this means but she wanted something pretty and frilly, preferably in pink, with a heart wand. The folks at Sarah's Silks delivered with a lovely silk costume that is part princess, part fairy, and oh so lovely. Essentially these costumes use playsilks to make costumes worthy of creative play and they use natural, earthy materials as … [Read more...]
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