When my first child was crawling around I had a basket full of different toys in every room. I also had one in the hallway. These basket of toys kept my little crawler out of trouble for some time. … Continued

For 5 days I spent 15 minutes of quality time with each child. They got to choose what they wanted to do. To my surprise the kids loved it. Baby Eve cried when her time was up the first day. … Continued

Having a room to homeschool in is very convenient.    Most of the things in our homeschool room were bought through Craigslist or thrift stores. Posters can be bought at the dollar store.      This white board has two sides. We … Continued

        My artists love to display their art work and I love them doing it, but not randomly all over the walls of our house. I enjoy having clean painted walls and would hate to ruin them with … Continued

Doing chores with children is rewarding but does require time. Some may think that they can just teach and ask a child to do a chore and they will do it but I have found that this is not the … Continued

  I don’t know what it is with kids and drawing on walls but every single one of my little artists did it. I got tired of always touching up the walls so I got creative. When Peter and Esther were … Continued

It is so fun to plan for a party. Especially when you include your kiddos to help you plan. I would not be able to do this birthday party for grandmas 60th birthday if my kids did not help me make … Continued

  We love to go hiking because it is so fun to be outdoors. There are lots of things you can not see unless you hike to it. Another great thing about hiking is that it is usually free; you just have to pay … Continued