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Crafty Gifty

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Last year about this time I was crafting madly. I stayed up till late Christmas Eve still putting finishing touches on gifts! I must have had “go big or go home” stuck in my head… though that was on a budget so it meant lots of making. I loved it. But this year there’s a …

Origami Baby Mobile

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Yesterday I blogged about origami. Such a fun thing! And here is one of my favorite origami creations… the mobile for my sweet baby girl. Now, I have one thing about baby mobiles… I think that all too often the maker was catering to the parents instead of the baby. So, whenever I’m looking for …

Origami

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We fell in love with Origami this summer. I’m not yet used to summers so hot that I don’t want to go outside… for months. Summer used to mean a huge relief from the winter cold and windows open and kids playing outside. With kids pent up inside almost all day from the heat, origami …

Amigurumi: How to sew Together

· categorized in Crochet Patterns,

Droid Family Sitting Kitty Twitterpated Monkeys Droid Carrot the Bunny Jingle Turtle Ask and you shall receive! I’ve had lots of queries about how to sew together some of the amigurumi animals and androids I make. Sewing it together just right does give each creation a lot of it’s character! So… I’m glad you asked. It was also easily the most intimidating thing …

Ripple Lace Fingerless Gloves

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This is one of my favorite patterns and one of my first ever. I don’t know why I spaced till now on posting it. The finished product is available for sale in my store. I can take custom orders for other colors. They make a great Christmas present to keep hands warm when you need …

Knit Look Crochet Stretchy Hat

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Knitting is still intimidating me some. But I really wanted to make the baby a knit hat this winter because I love the look. And I know I can do it. Still, every time I go to do a gauge swatch I end up starting another project instead. When I saw a pattern that looked …

Homeschooling with a toddler in tow: Colors

· categorized in Homeschool, Kids,

I’ve saved Israel’s favorite “school” for last. He has LOVED learning about colors. You can find my other “Homeschooling with a toddler in tow” posts here: ABCs and Fishing for ABCs and 123s. Matching colors- Because my toddler only knew a few color names to begin with I wanted to get him acquainted with them at a …

Homeschooling with a toddler in tow: 123s

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Today I’m continuing my topic of activity ideas to include your toddler in “school” while homeschooling. On to playing and learning with numbers! For this one, your toddler should be past the “put everything in the mouth” stage. Like I mentioned in an earlier post introducing this topic, Israel could already recite numbers up to …

Homeschooling with a toddler in tow: Fishing for ABCs

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I am not a morning person… though I’ve worked long and hard at being pleasant in the morning and now we do our schooling first thing every morning. I’m still not at all a morning person though. And… I don’t like coffee. Instead, orange juice is my coffee. Orange juice is like sunshine in a …

Homeschooling with a toddler in tow: ABCs

· categorized in Homeschool, Kids,

Last year was my first year “really” homeschooling. Which meant it was the first year we sat down and did hours of school everyday. Of course some of the learning was not sitting down. The point is that my poor 2 year old was VERY bored. Some days he did fine. I threw a snack …