A Mom making a Difference through Grace
17 Months: Needed:CardstockAcrylic PaintCraft SticksVelcro circlesFelt circles My little boy is still too young for this activity but we are a work in progress on this activity. I drew a Large Rectangle,Square,Diamond and Triangle on the cardstock paper.Color Coded the Craft sticks with regards to the color of their shape.Glued velcro circles to one end of the stick and felt
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My son and I have been reading our Toddler bible.And these are the stories that we read recently:The Parable of the Lost sheep,The Parable of the Lost coin,The Parable of the Prodigal Son. The Theme is the same across these 3 parables:It is about how a person rejoices when they’ve found that one lost treasure. The Parable of the Lost
Read moreI want to share this testimony “The Story I Didn’t Want” by this amazing mom Click Here Be Encouraged Mom Click Here Interested in container gardening this summer check out Click Here This was one of my favorite articles of the week,”Cheating On My Husband With Jack Bauer Of “24″”.we all struggle with our own personal Jack Bauer mine was a Raman Bhalla(Of
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18 Months: This Craft was inspired from Byron Bartons “Trains”,which little enjoyed reading. Required:Craft sticks,Foam (Blue,Red,black)And GlueCardstock(I had only yellow left over from dash’s last birthday)White Felt(Didn’t have white foam so used leftover felt) I glued the craft sticks to make the railroad.Cut the engine,train cars,windows,wheels and connectors from Foam.Cut the clouds from Felt My little one has been very
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I do not own many of these books.Found these treasures in the library. Byron Barton Books: Transportation series:Loved this series.It contains ‘PLANES’,’TRAINS’,’BOATS’,’CARS’Our very favorite was the ‘PLANES’ book,which was given to us by one of our friends.This series contains single line description of the page,clear clipart pictures with vivid colors.They are a ideal beginner book for babies and toddlers.For some
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16 Months: Another Absolutely cool toy my son loved. Needed:Egg cartonAcrylic paintPlastic Easter Eggs/Balls Painted the Egg Carton with the color of the easter eggs.And then we put the eggs into the correct color slot.Great toy to teach colours.
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Today saw me being a grumpy mom.And I came across an article from an older mom featuring this beautiful song.The lyrics of this song helped me to see the bigger picture as I parent. “Is this the little girl I carried?Is this the little boy at play? I don’t remember growing olderWhen did they? When did she get to be
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The Classic Indian Payasam.Yet another traditional dish and a favorite dessert. Ingredients:1/4 cup cashews,1/4 cup golden raisins1/4 cup slivered almonds 1/2 gallon milk3 cups vermicillisaffron(optional)1/4 cup milk1 tbsp cardamom powder2 tbsp Ghee(Clarified butter) Procedure:1.In a vessel add a tbsp ghee,once headed add cashews and almonds,brown fry them.2.Add raisins and saute for 1/2 a minute.Set them aside.3.Add vermicelli and brown fry
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17 Months: Another cool find.This is currently my sons favorite toy .Can be Easily stashed in my diaper bag,keeps my little one busy for quite some time. Wooden circles(from walmart)Any Plastic container that can accommodate the coinsAcrylic paint(with younger mouthing toddlers you might want to check on baby safe paint or use paint to minimum.) Made a Slit in the
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Many often we see posters saying how much we moms sacrifice ,take an example of the Fan page of the movie “Mom’s Night Out” which tells all the reasons why a mom needs a night out.Don’t get me wrong thinking that I’m against “Moms Night Out”,Its just these posts don’t seem encouraging to me,they make motherhood look like a dreary
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