A Mom making a Difference through Grace
I’ve been wanting to introduce Dash to painting.So I started to look for homemade toddler safe paints and ended up with this concoction 😀 Needed: 1/3 cup all purpose Flour 1/2 cup cornflour(you can add more to thicken) 2 tbsp sugar 2 cups water vanilla extract(few drops,I didn’t want my paint all sweet smelling that it tempted little into putting
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I Love Mondays! They truly are my favorite day of the week.To be honest I look forward to it.So that I can get back to my routines.One of my favorite chore is cleaning my house.Your probably thinking WHAT!!Cleaning the house!Again I don’t want to look like a saint/perfectionist for this remark,to be honest this chore is scheduled only for Monday,If
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This recipe turned out to be a super hit with our family.Check out Cheesy bacon burger bites by Kate Battistelli .Click Here This is how mine turned out:My modifications:I used regular mustard and didn’t add pickle. This is one of my favorite articles of the week:”How to Prepare for the High Calling of Motherhood”Click Here I know All of us
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This Craft was inspired from Byron Bartons “Ships”,which we’ve been reading all week. Required:Craft sticks 2,Paper Plates 2 You need one Paper Plate to make the sea. Another Plate to make the boat bottom,sails and windows.Glue the sails to the craft sticks My little one helped to color the boat with crayons.And glued all the pieces together.
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16 Months: Needed:Acrylic paintGerber CapsButton MagnetsCookie Baking SheetCardstock (To make the Color Coded Sheet) My son has been fascinated with magnets.So this inspired me to make this toy. I used the leftover caps from his snack,i always thought they were so cute and they’d make a good candidate for game pieces. (DISCLAIMER: This blog is not for profit. Image used
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Forgiveness, this was the focus of our Sunday sermon.Even though I have read the bible many a times this particular parable has never caught my attention as it did now. I have always felt a person is entitled to forgive or not to forgive.Many a times my thoughts have mirrored the words of the song Losing by Tenth Avenue North.
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18 Months: Needed:Bottle CapsFoam StickersRed foam for the Heart StampInk Pad My lil boy has been really interested in arts and crafts these days,so this was truly a great activity for us. I made the circle and flower stamps from foam stickers got in target(used 2 flower stickers,2 circle stickers).the Heart Stamp was handmade cut from some leftover foam(2 Hearts).And
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As parents we want toys that can teach.The ‘Favorite Educational Toys’ segment is targeted towards intentional parenting. 13 Months:Mega Building Blocks:These are truly my son’s favorite,They can keep him entertained for at least 30 minutes while I finish my cooking 🙂 .I think these are great to start kids on independent play.Also I love that we can count as we stack
Read moreThis week I was reading through an article which talked about surviving /coping.This got me thinking about what it means to Live our life to the Fullest. The Meaning of Survive and Thrive as per the dictionary are: Survive:sur·viveverbcontinue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship. Thrive:thriveTHrīv/Submitprosper; flourish.verb(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop
Read moreIt is not only food that nourishes our body but also fitness.Till I had my son,fitness was something that I never gave thought too.Our Children truly bring out the best in us.While my son turned 8 months thats when I started taking things seriously.I wanted to write a post on my favorite workout videos so it could inspire you to
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