Buried by Toys
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Homemaking on Monday, September 19, 2011
Lately, I’ve been pondering the Toy Problem.
I try to begin by rolling my eyes at myself. We’re so fortunate that our problem is an excess of stuff, when we could be having to worry about feeding or clothing or housing our family. The Too Many Toys problem is not a Problem in the real sense.
But still, we have MANY toys. The playroom is full enough that the kids rarely play in there. Most of our once... READ MORE
Of Fairies, Shakespeare, and John the Baptist
Posted by DariaSockey in Faith on Friday, June 24, 2011
Our homeschool group is putting on a one-hour version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this Saturday, missing by only one day the traditional Midsummer’s Night, which in medieval days was celebrated not on the 21st, but on June 24th, the feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist. Luke 1:26 suggests that John was born six months before Jesus, hence the timing of this feast.
Sometimes called “the summer... READ MORE
Invasion of the Pillow People
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, October 08, 2010
The other night, Dan and I were watching a movie in the living room while the kids played quietly in their rooms before bedtime.
At least that was what they were supposed to be doing.
What they were actually doing was creating “pillow people” and setting them up around the house in order to startle us.
It’s frightening how cooperative, stealthy, and quiet all of my children can be when properly motivated.... READ MORE
Shakespeare in the Summertime
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
This week, I am hosting our annual drama camp at the house. This year, we’ve got about 20 players putting on a revised production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.
As always, it’s been totally exhausting. And totally fun.
I’ve written about our summertime drama camp experiences here before:
A Stage I’m Going Through
Oh, the Drama!
Drama Camp How-To
This year, I got our revised Shakespeare script... READ MORE
New Batch of Babies
Posted by Danielle Bean in Just me on Thursday, July 01, 2010
A new batch of “babies” arrived yesterday and I couldn’t be prouder.
Years ago, when we decided to get a flock of hens, I wondered if I was in love with the idea of chickens, but would be disappointed with the birds themselves.
But no. I really do love chickens.
Big fat hens are hilariously cute. Rowdy roosters are pretty to look at and predictably noisy (and dumb—Really, Rex? 3:00 am is time to start... READ MORE
Bath Time Is Such A Battle
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, June 18, 2010
Behold the scene that greeted me on the way to the shower recently.
If I had a better lens, you could see that the entire periphery of the bathtub was lined with Lego armies.
There were ships in the actual tub, and a couple of spies staging a raid from behind the shampoo bottle.
At least it’s better than the Playmobil knights dueling in the creche last Christmas.
(Love my boys!)
Bubbles for Babes
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Reviews on Friday, June 11, 2010
When my kids are in my hair and I want them out of it, I’ve got a great solution.
“Hey kids!” I say. “Want to go outside and blow bubbles?”
They always say yes, so I send them out on the back deck and they play with their bubbles. Often they stay out there for most of an hour.
“But wait!” I can hear you protesting. “How can you let a one-year-old and a three-year-old play with bubbles by themselves?... READ MORE
Creative Percussion
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Stephen and Raphael were truly inspired by the marching drummers they saw in this year’s Memorial Day parade.
Kids Who Climb
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, May 13, 2010
When my daughter was a toddler, she hardly ever got hurt.
I’m not bragging here. It wasn’t due to my vigilance as a parent. It was just that Camilla rarely put herself in situations where it was possible for her to get hurt.
For instance, if she was in need of amusement, she’d find some blocks or some books and spend half an hour stacking cubes or turning pages. If she was feeling especially spunky,... READ MORE
Why Was 6 Afraid of 7?
Posted by Robyn Lee in Reviews on Friday, April 30, 2010
Out of the Box Publishing recently came out with three new card games and boy was I excited to get review samples to try out for myself. Luckily I have a sister next door with six kids so there are plenty of opportunities to play games.
Last night my sister was having a party so I decided to bring the card game 7 Ate 9.
Kian (age 10) and Fiona (age 8) asked to play. We opened the tin case and started... READ MORE
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