Cookies, Crayons, Classes, & Chaos

Worse than my need to continually move furniture, I have recently decided I  need to move our 1-2 ton boulder (again) to make room for the k...

Public Workshop What Snowstorms Can Teach Us About Learning, Civic Engagement & Cities. http://publicworkshop.us/?p=194 What Happen...

Here is a wonderful cartoon illustration to help people recognize (some) typical signs of a sensory processing disorder from sensory street ...

Make an adorable little boxy purse with free instructions from Three Bears  (and cleverly modeled by Annie of Blue Gables  on her blog.) ...

Reading this wish list gave a lift to my sad self today.  Selfishly, it's really good to know that I'm not alone in my struggles a...

Due to a " DIY project gone wrong" a few years ago we need to replace some bathroom cabinets in our teensy bathroom. To enhanc...

My 70's house seems destined for swag lights.  I'm sure it has had its share of them over the years. It came without overhead ligh...

Thanks to my friend Dori who pointed out this easy recipe for using a crock pot to make yogurt from the website devoted to using the slow c...

The hostess with the mostest bring us wonderful inspiration with these gorgeous  paper parasol topiaries .  I'll bet it got your creativ...

Who knew it could be so stylish to deal with messes?  Apparently the fooks at Chalkydoodles do!  Visit their website developed by the ...

Some great events that seemed relevant for families, courtesy of The City Pulse . Thursday, April 22 Digging and Forking for Better So...

Can it get more perfect than this?? Who wouldn't want to enjoy the heavenly fragrance of lilacs for the entire summer?!  And though ...

With spring upon us I have the usual urge to start replacing grass with flowers, herbs, fruiting plants, vegetables, and all things pretty a...

Below is a pretty nifty visual of spatial and temporal data showing the origins and expansions of world religions.

It took between 70 and 100 years, but we got it done.

In addition to using plastic sheet protectors for playing Clue , these plastic sleeves are also great for practicing tracing letters. It w...

Family game night was a wonderful childhood tradition that I'm glad to carry on with our kids.  Given the age differences though, it can...

The kids were very excited to participate in their first ever census. They enjoyed providing the answers and telling us what boxes to check....

Yesterday I posted a suggestion from one of the wise women at "Lots of Kids" to designate a space as the family closet.  In addit...

According to stats, the most popular topic on my blog universally has been shoe storage. So I could not disappoint readers and fail to pas...