By megret | August 16, 2011 at 10:53 pm | 2 comments
A recent visit to our local library enlightened me to the "newest" form of audiobooks for kids: Playaways!
Made specifically for libraries, these are self-contained audiobook players that can be checked out like paper books. Just add a AAA battery and plug in some...
Posted in: Books & reading, Everyday fun, Learning and doing
By megret | August 9, 2011 at 7:34 am | 2 comments
Any little girl growing up in the 80s knows who the Cabbage Patch Kids are.
I sure did.
And the summer I was eight, my grandparents took me to their hometown, their origin: Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland,...
Posted in: Everyday fun, Rainey
By megret | July 14, 2011 at 6:57 am | 3 comments
My Grandma holds on to photo-rich calendars from years past and gives them to me for us to use in crafty projects.
One simple idea that I've had on the back burner for a while? Calendar Page...
Posted in: Everyday fun
By megret | July 13, 2011 at 1:25 pm | No comments
So, besides crafts, swimming, and gardening, what else have we been doing this summer?
Well....
I purchased and saved until summer Pineapple Paintbrush's preschool art class curriculum, and I'm so glad that I did!
We've been enjoying learning about line, color, texture,...
Posted in: Everyday fun, Learning and doing
By megret | July 1, 2011 at 8:48 pm | No comments
So it doesn't seem like it's been a year since our neighbors came to our door and told us they'd found a lost, malnourished, scared little kitten.
We decided to...
Posted in: Everyday fun