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7 More Enchanting Books For Knitters

April 28, 2018 By Laura 4 Comments

7 More Enchanting Books For Knitters

A few weeks ago, I shared a list of 6 enchanting novels about knitting. I had a lot of fun putting that list together, and I found a few new series to follow. My summer reading list is filling up already! But once I shared it, something even better happened. People started chiming in with their […]

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: books, knit, read, reading list

5 Ways to Start Now to Prep for Summer Break

April 16, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

5 Ways to Start Now to Prep for Summer Break

This post was sponsored by Blueprint4SummerCO. All opinions are my own. We just returned from Spring Break, and I’m already looking forward to summer. Honestly, sometimes I think I get as excited about summer vacation as the kids do. I love the warmer days. I love the looser bedtimes when everyone migrates outside after dinner […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, seasonal Tagged With: kids, kids activities, kids and nature, kids play, summer

The Ultimate Guide to Gardening With Kids

April 9, 2018 By Laura 10 Comments

The Ultimate Guide to Gardening With Kids

Whether you can start gardening with your kids today, or whether you still have a month or more to go before it’s safe to plant outside (like me…le sigh), I’ve got some gardening ideas here you can try with your kids right now. I’ve been itching to get out there. Dirt under the nails, bugs […]

Filed Under: gardening Tagged With: fairy garden, garden, gardening, indoor gardening

11 Beautiful Lacy Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

April 7, 2018 By Laura 4 Comments

11 Beautiful Lacy Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

Earlier this week, I asked a question in our newsletter (do you get the newsletter? You can sign up to get it at the bottom of this post or over to the right there –>) After spending a week in Hawaii, I was wondering – what do people in warmer climates knit? It’s currently snowing […]

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Make this easy knitting pattern – Mock Cable Baby Blanket

March 21, 2018 By Laura 7 Comments

Make this easy knitting pattern – Mock Cable Baby Blanket

I love the look of cable knits. They make such gorgeous hats and sweaters. I think cable knitting scares a lot of people, but it’s one of those things you just have to sit down and…do…and you realize after you try it once or twice that the concept is really pretty simple. It is not, however, […]

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How to Get Kids to Do Chores (and what they should do!)

March 19, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

How to Get Kids to Do Chores (and what they should do!)

This post was sponsored by Mean Green. All opinions are my own. I’m a huge fan of kids doing chores for a number of reasons. For one thing, in a house with six people, I can’t do everything myself. I may have actually wept when I taught my older kids to do their laundry, and […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities Tagged With: kid, kids, kids activities

Tips for Visiting Great Wolf Lodge

March 6, 2018 By Laura 2 Comments

Tips for Visiting Great Wolf Lodge

The Great Wolf Lodge here in Colorado Springs just recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. I’ve been hearing from lots of friends who have visited with their children over the past year, and for the anniversary, my kids and I were invited down to celebrate the day. They had a wonderful time! I didn’t realize that […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, Uncategorized Tagged With: indoor activities for kids, kids, kids activities

Some of My Favorite Knitting Supplies

February 15, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Some of My Favorite Knitting Supplies

I’m a sucker for fun knitting supplies. Do you know what I mean? Those knitting supplies that aren’t necessarily essential, but are so cute and so much fun and that just make you happy. Things like cute stitch markers for knitting. Or embroidery scissors shaped like a stork (the scissors are the beak!! Do you […]

Filed Under: crafting Tagged With: knit, knit hat, knitting

6 Ridiculous Rhyming Books for Kids

January 24, 2018 By Laura 5 Comments

6 Ridiculous Rhyming Books for Kids

We love a good, goofy book around here. We’re especially partial to rhyming books, which — aside from being fun — help kids with things like cadence, memorization and early reading skills. Here are six of our favorites (for more reading fun, check out our Valentine Reading List): –Bear Hugs: Romantically Ridiculous Animal Rhymes  by Karma Wilson: I love […]

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10 Kid Books to Read for Valentine’s Day

January 17, 2018 By Laura 9 Comments

10 Kid Books to Read for Valentine’s Day

I’ve discovered Valentine’s Day is really much more fun with kids. No outlandish romantic ideals to be crushed. No overpriced dinners for two. Just a fun day where (hopefully!) everyone feels loved, with a small treat at each person’s spot at the dinner table. And as much red or heart-shaped food as I can possibly […]

Filed Under: Kids' activities, seasonal Tagged With: kids, kids reading, Valentine

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