Imaginative play is the best. But what's even better than imaginative play? A contest celebrating imaginative play! ...
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How to encourage imaginative play
My kids have BIG imaginations. They're always telling me what they're "a-tenin (pretending) to be." Don't get me wrong, this can be really annoying sometimes, like when my 2-year-old only wants to meow to let me know she needs something. But on the flip side of the coin, I know it's one of the most ...
Favorite Things Friday – Morning Beauty
>> The little moments in our days that become my favorite things. ...
10 things people don’t tell you about having kids {Especially #3}
There are several things that, as a non-parent, you just don't know... And parents don't really fill you in on until absolutely necessary. However, I WISH I would have known these things (at minimum) before having kids. It just would have made me feel slightly more... Prepared. Although nothing ...
Extreme Saving {or, how we do it with 3 kids}
Since my husband lost his job, we've been in super-frugal mode. We've been here before, so it's just kind of implementing past methods we've found to work for us... But since we're asked a lot by families thinking about having more kids how we make the pennies stretch (and still live comfortably), ...