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  • Baby Sensory Board

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    It’s time to start learning with babies! When I was teaching, my favorite area to plan with kids was sensory. But I also hated messes – what a predicament. I think it is so, so important to expose babies to sensory activities as well. Water play, jell-o, shaving cream (in a bag), paint (also in…

  • DIY Tag Blanket

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    I love babywearing. Dan, not committed to it (I have a text message from him that says so.) When Reagan was in the hospital, I was trolling Facebook and I saw a beautiful Tula on the buy / sell / trade site for an amazing price. I commented that I would love it, but there’s…

  • Letter Writing Flip Book

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    My little Dylan started school last month. It’s at a high school so he’s “taught” by like 50 high schoolers throughout 3 class periods. I didn’t realize that at first so when I would ask him what his teachers’ names were, he always responded with “I don’t know.” Because he has 50 of them! Anyway,…

  • Mason Jar Herb Garden

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    OMG IT’S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE SPRING! WHICH MEANS WE ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO SUMMER! Sorry, I’m done. I love love love when the weather gets nice out. I decided that this Spring I wanted to garden. No idea how or what to do, but I want to do it. I made some clay…

  • DIY Rustic Terracotta Pots

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    Time to get ready for Spring! What better way than to make some DIY rustic clay pots. These would be great Mother’s Day gifts, too! Here in Chicago, we are getting used to having super cold weather and then super warm weather a few days later. Interestingly enough, those nice days have been on the…

  • Literacy and Number Activities with Foam Shapes

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    Happy Spring! Well, kind of. If you live in the midwest, you probably were not surprised at the 60 degree days we have been enjoying lately. In February. Personally, I don’t care – I’ll take it. I absolutely despise cold weather. So I don’t ask questions. I do, however, take it upon myself to stop…

  • Baptism Decor

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    A few days before Reagan’s baptism, I dug through Pinterest to find decoration ideas. Because I decided a few days before the baptism that we needed decorations. Right? Right. I couldn’t find anything that I really like so of course I went at it alone. Off to Hobby Lobby 🙂 The Spring shop stuff was…

  • Meal Planning Monday – Smoked Ribs

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    Well readers – I decided to hand over the blog for today for a guest blogger. And who better to be my first than my biggest supporter – My hubby! Enjoy 🙂   This past Christmas I received a smoker from my brother & sister-in-law. After waiting to get through getting the house ready for…

  • DIY Moisturizing Bath Fizzies

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    My kids LOVE bath time. Reagan calms down instantly when she is put into the bath and does not stop smiling while she’s in there. It is my favorite night(s) of the week when she gets a bath because I get to watch her smile and coo. As opposed to most of her evenings which…

  • DIY Window Pane Picture Frame

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    This is not so much a DIY as a “if you can ever get your hands on one of these windows, take it and do this” tutorial. 😉 I saw on a garage sale site someone was giving away these beautiful window panes. $5 a piece. They had all been spoken for, but I threw…