Hints & Ideas

Family Holiday Traditions: Our Jesse Tree

December 3, 2009

I love family traditions. I think they keep us grounded in the ideals that truly matter. This year, we began a new family tradition. A Jesse Tree. It’s a nightly devotion that connects the Biblical story from creation to the birth of Jesus. I love how it casts a bright light on the fulfillment of [...]

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P is for Polly Panda and the Plague and Promises

September 3, 2009

Polly Panda. The peapod squad may not have a stellar attendance record for pre-k thusfar, but they are learning like crazy! One of the wonderful things they do is something called Animated Literacy. This week, they’ve been talking about Polly Panda. Pp. They’ve learned songs about her painting purple p’s on pizzas and porcupines. They [...]

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Creating a Home Management Notebook

March 16, 2009

I love being organized. It makes me so happy to know there's a place for everything and everything is in its place. Problem is…my life is ridiculously hectic what with 4-year old triplets and all. I know. Go figure! There are days (lots of them) when I feel completely overwhelmed by the day-to-day task of [...]

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Buona Pasqua!

March 23, 2008

Italian for “Happy Easter!” OK, so I was really excited about doing the resurrection rolls project/recipe with the peapod squad today. I got my ingredients, worked out in my mind how I would explain (trying to keep it age-appropriate) the Easter story with the rolls. After lunch today, I left the kids in their highchairs [...]

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Well whaddya’ know…it really works!

January 14, 2008

The kids are pretty rough on their crayons. And I’m tired of buying new ones. I only let them use the washable varieties (DUH!) and they sometimes cost more, too. So…I saw in a magazine that you could melt the broken pieces in muffin tins to make new crayons. I figured the worst that could [...]

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