Another one of my friends from childhood, has started a great blog. She has some really creative ideas, that make life better. She has a really good system for labeling socks. Now I do have my own tricks that I do with my kids clothes, but I have never known what to do with socks. So check it out.
http://www.why-because-i-can.blogspot.com/
Also my idea is that all my kids get a dot with a sharpie on the tag of their clothes. Oldest gets one dot, next oldest gets 2, next gets 3. Then I do the same thing for the boys. Oldest gets one dot, next gets 2. That way as they grow I can add a dot when they don't fit and pass down to the next child. It really is easy and makes it so even hubby can do the laundry. And when I pass them down to another family, they only have dots on tags and not everyone's names.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
LeapFrog!
I love the LeapFrog learning dvd's and I also have people always recommending them to me. I went to their website today to buy one and saw a section for parents that are helps in teaching, divided up by ages. One activity was getting a U.S. Map and teaching states by collecting quarters. How fun is that? It also has lots of printables to go with the activities. Anyway that was an older activity, but there was lots of other activites for different ages.
www.leapfrog.com/en/leapfrog_parents/preschool.html
www.leapfrog.com/en/leapfrog_parents/preschool.html
Monday, February 14, 2011
Spread The Love Around!
So this post is about a few experiences that has made today (Valentine's Day) something more than just a commercial holiday. I thought I would share and if you can pick up an idea for a future holiday, or just something fun to do on a random day, that would be GREAT! In fact if you can share one for the rest of us, that would be awesome too, of how you or someone else, Spread the Love around!
So this month has so far been really fun for me. I decided to not just focus on Valentine's day for just my little family, but also others. I delivered or sent in the mail over 45 Valentine's to people that I love and respect. I have tried to think about others all month long. It has been really fun, and lets those people know I care abut them.
This month also has been a month that others have shown me love. I got really sick in January with a heart that was beating 4 times faster than it should have been. I had to go to the E.R. and then went to a bigger hospital by ambulance, because the whole beating thing, caused a heart attack. This is a genetic thing that I have had for a long time and never knew it. Anyway so many have shown me love. I had people take care of my children for me. I had people bring yummy meals for my family. My Mother stayed home from a trip to care for my family and she came everyday to serve me and love me. I had people call everyday to check on me. I had cards that were sent by mail. All of it was so nice and really made me feel loved and helped me get better quicker.
This month I also had a stranger show me love. My husband and I were eating dinner with our two little African American boys and a man came up and told us that he respected what we were doing and he thought it was just wonderful and that our dinner was paid for. What a nice man. He didn't have to do that, but it made our day and we will never forget it.
A few years ago, a neighbor randomly brought us dinner, for no reason but that she wanted to. I still remember that kind action. It made us feel so loved and happy.
Lastly something was said in church yesterday that really made a difference in my life. It made me realize how powerful LOVE is. A story was told about a boy that was having problems, and a mother was trying to decide how to help him. Long story short, she decided to go into his bedroom, after he had been asleep and stroke his hair, hold him, and of course tell him that she loved him. Years later someone asked the Mom what turned him around. She started answering and he stopped her and said, "That wasn't it at all, Mom. It was when you came down and started telling me you loved me. I would pretend to sleep until you came down and said it, and then I would go to sleep after." What powerful words, I Love You, are.
I hope you all have a wonderful today and I hope you remember to spread the love around today and every day!
So this month has so far been really fun for me. I decided to not just focus on Valentine's day for just my little family, but also others. I delivered or sent in the mail over 45 Valentine's to people that I love and respect. I have tried to think about others all month long. It has been really fun, and lets those people know I care abut them.
This month also has been a month that others have shown me love. I got really sick in January with a heart that was beating 4 times faster than it should have been. I had to go to the E.R. and then went to a bigger hospital by ambulance, because the whole beating thing, caused a heart attack. This is a genetic thing that I have had for a long time and never knew it. Anyway so many have shown me love. I had people take care of my children for me. I had people bring yummy meals for my family. My Mother stayed home from a trip to care for my family and she came everyday to serve me and love me. I had people call everyday to check on me. I had cards that were sent by mail. All of it was so nice and really made me feel loved and helped me get better quicker.
This month I also had a stranger show me love. My husband and I were eating dinner with our two little African American boys and a man came up and told us that he respected what we were doing and he thought it was just wonderful and that our dinner was paid for. What a nice man. He didn't have to do that, but it made our day and we will never forget it.
A few years ago, a neighbor randomly brought us dinner, for no reason but that she wanted to. I still remember that kind action. It made us feel so loved and happy.
Lastly something was said in church yesterday that really made a difference in my life. It made me realize how powerful LOVE is. A story was told about a boy that was having problems, and a mother was trying to decide how to help him. Long story short, she decided to go into his bedroom, after he had been asleep and stroke his hair, hold him, and of course tell him that she loved him. Years later someone asked the Mom what turned him around. She started answering and he stopped her and said, "That wasn't it at all, Mom. It was when you came down and started telling me you loved me. I would pretend to sleep until you came down and said it, and then I would go to sleep after." What powerful words, I Love You, are.
I hope you all have a wonderful today and I hope you remember to spread the love around today and every day!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Some of my favorites!
Take some time and learn more about these or other famous African Americans!
Louis Armstrong- famous for his musical abilities! 
Rosa Parks- famous for the stand she made on a bus!
Harriet Tubman-famous for helping with the Underground Railroad
Maya Angelou-famous for lots but most her poems
Sammy Davis Jr.- famous for his entertainment
Scott Joplin- famous for ragtimes
Jackie Robinson- famous for baseball!
Valentine's Party Games
So I spent the morning trying to find fun group games for my Cub Scouts group. After an hour, I had only came up with one game, and it was one I posted last year for Valentine's Day. I was talking to my Mom and she told me I should do a Minute To Win It Valentine's Party. So that is what I did and here are the games we played. I might do this with my family, and if I do I will include the pictures of each activity.
1. Heart Hunt (find in categories under the second Valentine's Day section)
2. Heart Race (cardboard piece of a box that you fan a heart tissue paper with. First one across the line wins)
3. Heart Stack (Tongue Depressers or Popcycle Sticks, Conversation Hearts. Put the stick in your mouth and stack as many hearts as you can on top of it in 60 seconds.
4. Heart Sort (Give every kid 20 M&M's, on go whoever gets all their m&m's in the shape of a heart and raises their hands yelling Happy Valentine's Day wins)
5. Angel Dance (One White Feather, Keep your feather off the ground the longest, without holding it and you win)
6. Angel Run (One White Feather, race against others to see who can blow their feather to the other side of the room first)
and of course we had to do one Super Bowl game, because the super bowl was on Sunday
7. Super Bowl (Bowl, Spoon, Cotton Balls, and blindfold, Blindfold one at a time and give them a spoon. On go find all the cotton balls and carry them to the bowl with your spoon only. No touching or feeling around. Whoever gets the most wins)
At the end, I gave every kid a 100 grand for doing their best and because they are 100 grand to me. They all had a great time and were so cute playing each game. One kid said it was the best day ever. So if you are a Mom planning some Valentine's Party for whatever reason, try this party out.
1. Heart Hunt (find in categories under the second Valentine's Day section)
2. Heart Race (cardboard piece of a box that you fan a heart tissue paper with. First one across the line wins)
3. Heart Stack (Tongue Depressers or Popcycle Sticks, Conversation Hearts. Put the stick in your mouth and stack as many hearts as you can on top of it in 60 seconds.
4. Heart Sort (Give every kid 20 M&M's, on go whoever gets all their m&m's in the shape of a heart and raises their hands yelling Happy Valentine's Day wins)
5. Angel Dance (One White Feather, Keep your feather off the ground the longest, without holding it and you win)
6. Angel Run (One White Feather, race against others to see who can blow their feather to the other side of the room first)
and of course we had to do one Super Bowl game, because the super bowl was on Sunday
7. Super Bowl (Bowl, Spoon, Cotton Balls, and blindfold, Blindfold one at a time and give them a spoon. On go find all the cotton balls and carry them to the bowl with your spoon only. No touching or feeling around. Whoever gets the most wins)
At the end, I gave every kid a 100 grand for doing their best and because they are 100 grand to me. They all had a great time and were so cute playing each game. One kid said it was the best day ever. So if you are a Mom planning some Valentine's Party for whatever reason, try this party out.
Young or Old and Woman or Girl
My friend has a new website and she has really nice flower necklaces and headbands that you can buy or you can host a party and have you and your friends make their own. They are really nice and so check them out.
www.verabelladesign.blogspot.com
Would be a fun Valentine's gift for girls as well.
www.verabelladesign.blogspot.com
Would be a fun Valentine's gift for girls as well.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Black History Month
My sweet Sister-In-Law knows I celebrate Black History Month (which is this month) with my kids, and gave me these three links to check out. So if you want to take some time and teach your children about black history give these links a try.
www.preschoolrainbow.org/black-history.htm
www.kidactivities.net/category/Black-History.aspx
http://printables.familyeducation.com/tv/tvsearch/in=fe_printables&type=printable%7CPrintable&theme=black-history-month%7CBlack%20History%20Month&mode=-summary&n=10&fmt=2
The middle one is my favorite one. It had all sorts of interesting an amazing activities that you could do as a teacher, or as a family to teach diversity better. So cool. Thanks Nicole!
www.preschoolrainbow.org/black-history.htm
www.kidactivities.net/category/Black-History.aspx
http://printables.familyeducation.com/tv/tvsearch/in=fe_printables&type=printable%7CPrintable&theme=black-history-month%7CBlack%20History%20Month&mode=-summary&n=10&fmt=2
The middle one is my favorite one. It had all sorts of interesting an amazing activities that you could do as a teacher, or as a family to teach diversity better. So cool. Thanks Nicole!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Science Fair Projects
So I figured out that all my kids will do a science fair project in elementary, and two in jr. high, and one in High school. So that means by the time I am done with raising my kids I will have helped with 20 science fair projects. CRAZY! Now the naughty person in me, wants to recycle the older kids projects to the younger ones. But I know that is wrong. So far we have done two. Weather Prediction, and What happens to fresh water plants when oil gets in the water. But sometimes I look to the future and think, what will we come up with next? So if you are in the same boat, here are a couple of websites I have found about science fair projects. I will put them on the right side under science, because I think all of us Mothers are going to need them eventually.
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