Vintage Santa and Mrs Claus Paper Dolls
I found these vintage Santa and Mrs Claus paper dolls on a couple of different obscure websites, and struggled to find good download links for them. But I prevailed. Since Cookie thinks they’re so great, and they’re vintage, I thought I would spare you the trouble of searching 12 layers of internet to find decent…
3D Cardboard Christmas Trees
I found this template for these adorable little 3D Christmas trees, complete with a star topper. Their meant to be printed and cut out of paper, but I decided to transfer them to cardboard and let the kids go to town decorating! I can’t wait to see how they turn out, and I will be…
Tissue Paper Decoupage Ornaments
Today we used tissue paper and mod podge (and a little glitter) to decorate ornaments. Yesterday my mom gave the kids an old tissue paper decoupaged baby food jar candle holder I made when I was a kid. The kids have were ALL about it and requested we make our own ASAP. Good thing I…
What We Tell Our Kids About Santa
I’ve seen a lot of talk on the topic of Santa, his truth, and what we should tell children. I’ve also been thinking about it a lot, as a mother of 3 young children. Recently my 3 year old told me Santa wasn’t real. Out of nowhere. I asked him why he thought that and…
Window Stars
When the days get shorter, dark and grey, I begin to search for ways to brighten things up around the house. Of course the Christmas decorations go a long way, but they only last until January 6th (Epiphany). I also want some decorations that will take us all season long, from Halloween to Candlemas (February…
Eclectic Books for Advent Time Winter and Christmas Homeschool Study
Over the last few years, I’ve been learning more and expanding what Advent means to us. We are Catholic, but I come from a very secular background. I love the traditional Catholic experience of Advent, but I also really enjoy many aspects of Waldorf and that includes how Waldorf schools and families celebrate Advent. So…
Black Friday Deals
Amazon Daily Deals (11/27) Learning Resources Fine Motor Tools Melissa and Doug Band in a Box Amscope Kids Beginner Microscope
Christmas Quantity Matching Cards
Most of our math work (and Montessori work in general) comes from our Keys to the World albums. As a supplement, and because I love books, I also pick and choose various supplemental works from Math at Their Own Pace.One of the lessons in that book is quantity matching cards, which recommends having 1 set…
Gift Guide (updated for 2020)
I was going through our Amazon wishlists, and checking out what the kiddos might like from our favorite small shops, and I realized I’ve spent probably an insane amount of time researching the best toys. I thought there might even be a few other parents out there who could benefit from my love of great…
Favorite Art Materials
We do a lot arts and crafts here, so I figured it was about time I shared my favorite supplies! I try to link to third party sites, as well as sharing my Amazon Affiliate links, since most folks have Amazon Prime these days. These links do provide me a teensy bit income, but at…