We’re so blessed to have children that love fruits and veggies, but with that they are so hungry pretty often becuase those foods burn off quickly with their constant movement. To keep things fun and interesting I will let the kids eat on a blanket in the living room and watch a movie. They think […]
Browsing Category: Moral Development for Children
Treasure Hunt!
While spring is in the near future and temps keep fluctuating from sunny, warm, and beautiful; to cold, dreary, and yucky here’s an activity to do in the interim on those days you don’t want to go out. I actually can’t take credit for this activity either. My son son is responsible for the thought, […]
Growing Up Catholic Part I (My Roots)
No matter what you are your bottom line goal is to raise nice, well mannered , loving, kind, caring, human beings. I grew up Catholic with very strict Catholic grandparents like many other Catholic children I know. My mom was not as strict, but was a great role model of what it meant to be […]
Kids Easy Lenten Activities
Today was a full day of Lenten activity but two I want to share with you. Last year we did the chain and the beans so this year we did the same thing. Instead of beans though this year we are doing beads. Lenten Chain Chain 3 purple then one white, then chain 6 purple […]
Toddler Scavenger Hunt
Today was one of those glorious sun shinning just a sweatshirt kind of days. For some reason this winter in our household seemed rough and the cabin fever and winter blues hit us hard. So when I saw the weather forecast for this week I got a bit giddy to say the least. We did […]
Introducing Baby Food Part III (Recipes)
Everyone has different opinions on some foods and when to introduce certain things but here is a chart that is basically the ‘rule’ to follow. We alter ours becuase we like to make sure they can fully process something before we move on. For the chart below we hold the fruits and pump them full […]
Introducing Baby Food Part II (cereal edition)
After the kids have been introduced and eating a good bit of veggies and I’ve started the fruits I like to try cereal and I start with rice. I like to give a little bit then wait a day then give them some more then wait a day then try again. This way it’s not […]
Introducing Baby Food (Part I)
I want to start this by saying all babies are different. Just because this is what we choose and worked for us does not mean it’s right for your babies or will work as easy if at all for your family. (Part II will talk about cereals) OK end of disclaimer rant now onto the […]
100 Acts of Kindnes
What better way to start my blog then showcasing the “100 Acts of Kindness” project I found scrolling through Facebook one day earlier this month. I saw this and just knew it needed to be our February home school project. My babies (5, 3, 2, and 6mo) are, in my opinion, such loving, kind, and […]