This is the time of year when you will begin to be bombarded with magazine articles and blog posts about spring cleaning. I certainly understand the idea and full support it because after those long winter months cooped up in the house I am more than ready to start fresh and clear the cobwebs. Spring is my favorite season and I am so energized by it that even cleaning is bearable...and seriously, by then I really do have lots of cobwebs to clean. There is a step that comes before spring … [Read more...]
My Art Place Hanging Art Gallery
Just wanted to share a VERY cool product I came across at Hearthsong. It is a hanging art gallery that a child can hang in his or her room on their door to display their artwork and spotlight it in and organized and attractive way. With this great display, kids can open their own rotating art gallery AND finally have a display place for their latest drawing or painting. They just slide five of their favorite masterpieces into the pre-fitted openings (one 11" x 14", four 8" x 10') to proudly … [Read more...]
Free Range Kids Gone Wrong
I have been reading TONS lately about free range kids. It is a book and a concept that seems to picking up momentum. When I look closer at the way I parent, I feel I have pretty much always allowed my kids to be free range kids. Of course my younger two have fewer freedoms than their older sibling but how wide you let your kids roam is an age appropriate consideration too. I wrote not long ago about how we royally pissed off a neighbor because he couldn't stand the fact that my son roams. It … [Read more...]
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