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Monday, November 26, 2012

Tree of Gratitude

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I would like to share our new tradition with you. Pin it until next year!

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to express thankfulness and gratitude. Use your leaf rubbings to create a beautiful tree of thankfulness on Thanksgiving. Cut them out into the shape of the leaf the leaf's shape isn't visible on the rubbings done by the children, freehand a simple leaf shape. Ask all of your guests to write what they are thankful for, and give the children the job of making them into a tree of gratitude.

How did your family give thanks this Thanksgiving?

Tags: leaves, leaf, rubbing, crayon, activities, activity, toddler, preschool, Thanksgiving, fall, autumn, thankful

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Leaf Rubbings & Eco Kids Tuesday

Sorry that I didn't post yesterday! I won't lie, I slept in!

We have big plans for a Thanksgiving craft, and these leaf rubbings are the first part.

I'm featuring five great fall and Thanksgiving posts this week:

Cinamon Applesauce Dough from Kid Zone! Children at Play

7 Fun Fall Montessori Leaf Activities from My Confessions of a Montessori Mom

Thanksgiving Preschool Science Experiment by Preschool Powol Packets

Thanksgiving Camping Craft- Thankful Tree by Life is great in a 31 by 8

Fall Nature Table by Buggy and Buddy

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Please join me for the Eco-Kids Linky! I hope that you'll share some great family-friendly posts that are also friendly for the environment. Some ideas include:

Nature Activities
Outdoor Activities
Crafts made with re-purposed or recycled materials
Sewing and DIY home projects
Science Experiments
Posts on environmental issues for kids or families
Non-toxic living
Homeopathic Remedies

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Tags: fall, fun, kids, raking, leaves, play, autumn, eco kids, Tuesdays, Link Up, Kids, Activities, homeopathic, non-toxic, eco friendly, going green

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Back At It

I have not knit in quite some time, and with the arrival of cooler weather, I really was feeling the desire to get back to it. I nee lots of practice, and I know it, so I'm just planning on making as many simple projects as I can until I improve. I have this beautiful purple hand-spun wool from Mountain Mud. (I've posted the picture before on a Thank You Lord Wednesday).

Well, I had big plans for this to be made into legwarmers for one of my daughters, and I'm sure it will in due time, but I bought the wrong needles, so another trip to the craft store is in order! In the meantime, I've decided to make a cowl from one of my favorite books: The Rhythm of Family: Discovering a Sense of Wonder through the Seasons. This great book includes recipes, activities, and other great stuff to do with your family each month of the year.

The pattern is perfect, and the gauge is just right this time (last time I knit it too small). However, I made the one with a pattern, and I twisted the thing around the needles several times, so some of the pattern is on one side, and some if it is on the other. My daughters won't mind as they are playing in the snow, so I'm going to keep chugging along.

What is on your needles right now?

Tags: knitting, hand, spun, wool, purple, yarn, natural, fiber, knit, cowl, soule mama, amanda blake soule, Rhythm of the Family

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Thanksgiving Tradition

This Thanksgiving table cloth is not only a great way to make memories together around that table, but it is a beautiful color- coded keepsake with the names of each person attending the Thanksgiving meal each year. The guests should each sign their name in pencil on a light colored table cloth, and then you choose a color of embroidery floss for the year. Use a simple back stitch to embroider the names onto the table cloth along with the year. A gold floss can be used to indicate a family member who passes away.

Handprints are a great way to include children who are too young to write their own name.

This will be our second year doing this tradition, and although it was an idea that I brought to the family (I had seen a few others at friends' houses), my mom embroidered every stitch. She said that she really enjoyed it, but I hope to help her with it this year.

I hope you try this simple but wonderful Holiday Tradition.

Tags: back, stitch, embroider, embroidery, floss, color, Thanksgiving, tradition, tablecloth, sign, name, names, gold, passed away

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Thank You Lord

...for my second encounter this week with a giant flock of migrating birds. It's amazing that they all know where to go and that they all go there together.

...for energy and excitement.

...for home-baked chocolate chip cookies!

...for my great husband who does so much more than is expected and provides for our family.

...for my little girls who never cease to make me smile. I love when Addie says, "Oh-tay." Ana told me today that she didn't want to go to bed, "Right this second." the sweet things they say bring such joy to a mama's heart.

...for my mom and her help. It's so much easier to take one child to dance rather than three.

...for the excitement of the upcoming holiday. It might be at my house, but to everyone's relief, I am not in charge of the food. I will be making the corn and mashing the potatoes.

...for lots of room in my house to fit lots of family member.

...for my husband's cute laughing out loud when he watched.

...for the hope that I find when reading your word, God

Reader, What are you thankful for today?

Tags: thank you, thanks, thanksgiving, give, giving, praise, worship, jesus, gratitude, God

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Fall Fun and Eco Kids Tuesday

This weekend while Mommy was traveling and having a time of refreshment, the kiddos weren't missing out on the chance for some fall fun.

Please check out these featured posts from last week, and then link up for your chance to be featured next week!

If you pin these features, please be pin from their site so that the photo links to their site.

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Odd Things to Do with Odd Socks and Kids by Making Boys Men

Mark Making by Rainy Day Mum

Breastfeeding Series by Leave the Laundry for Later

Chocolate Goop by Kid Zone! Children at Play

Hoopin' by Like Mama~Like Daughter