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Pin ItIt’s time for the Where Are The Dinos? e-book giveaway winners to be announced!  For more information about this fun book by Julia Dweck and the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop, click here to see my post from last week. Before I announce the winners I want to say how   Read More ...

Pin ItIt’s here! It’s here! It’s here!!!!!  Our son’s first poem has been published! Back in November, we walked down to our village library one afternoon.  After returning our books, relaxing, and doing a little table work it was time to choose some new books to check out.  While we   Read More ...

Pin It Have you every painted your cookies before?  Well, try it out, it’s fearsome fun!  This is a fabulous recipe for painted dino cookies that Mom used to bake with us when we were children.  I copied the recipe right from her old typewriter ‘practice’ sheet.  It’s such a   Read More ...

Pin ItTristan has been learning about dinosaurs a little here and there over the past year.  Last summer the Larne museum had an exhibit of dinosaurs which we went to.  Larne is a small museum, mainly consisting of  household items from the area.  But this exhibit was very good.  There   Read More ...

Pin ItWelcome to Mom’s Library! Filled with parenting tips, activities for kids, stories, crafts, recipes, and more! Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next Library! Follow the Mom’s Library Pinterest Board to see all of our featured posts. Check out last week’s Mom’s Library for geography activities and recipes, as well as   Read More ...

Pin ItLast year after returning to the UK from an Easter visit to the Canadian Prairies, my mom, aka, Nana, kept connected with Tristan by doing crafts with him over the webcam.  Doing crafts must be their favourite thing, and it’s nice that they can share this love together an   Read More ...

Pin ItI’m excited to be a part of the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop in honor of Children’s Book Week, May 13 – 19, 2013 which is being hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews.  There are 89 pairings of authors with bloggers who will all be hosting   Read More ...

Pin It Here is a round-up of Mother’s Day ideas from Crystal’s Tiny Treasures. If you’re still looking for something to make, how about a beaded bracelet? A garden stone pendant using a rock from the beach make a sentimental piece. A covered journal to keep all her precious memories   Read More ...

Pin It Do you have a jigsaw puzzle lying around your house that is missing pieces, but you just don’t know what to do with it?  There’s no need to throw out a perfectly good box of creations!  Keep reading to see some of the neat things that can be   Read More ...

Pin ItWelcome to Mom’s Library! Welcome to the latest edition of Mom’s Library, and the start of a weekly giveaway! Filled with parenting tips, activities for kids, stories, crafts, recipes, and more! Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next Library! Follow the Mom’s Library Pinterest Board to see all of our   Read More ...

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Pin ItLast year after returning to the UK from an Easter visit to the Canadian   Read More ...

Pin It Here is a round-up of Mother’s Day ideas from Crystal’s Tiny Treasures. If   Read More ...

Pin It Do you have a jigsaw puzzle lying around your house that is missing   Read More ...

Pin It I love this little craft!  Who wouldn’t love a gift made with love?   Read More ...

Pin ItI came across this little ‘jingle ‘ over two years ago and thought it   Read More ...

Pin It A little over a month ago Molly Moo posted photos of a papier   Read More ...

Pin ItWhat to make Daddy for Father’s Day?  It’s always been a more difficult question   Read More ...

Pin ItIt’s calving season once again!  Last year we visited a friend’s farm and watched   Read More ...

Pin ItDo you use plastic milk cartons?  Are you looking for a use for them?   Read More ...

Pin ItDoes your little one like to dress up?  Why not let him/her make their   Read More ...

Pin It   Here’s a little add-on from our Shamrock wall hanging.  If you haven’t   Read More ...

Pin It This Tuesday I took part as a guest on Red Ted Art’s Google +   Read More ...

Pin It While thinking about what we could make for St. Patrick’s Day this year,   Read More ...

Pin ItLast year was the first time I needed to think about a Mother’s Day   Read More ...

Pin ItWe had so much fun last week co-hosting True Aim Education’s Mom’s Library, that   Read More ...

Pin ItTHERE are so many things that you can do with a flannel board.  The   Read More ...

Pin ItValentine’s Day is upon us again and this little tissue paper heart wreath is a   Read More ...

Pin ItShrove Tuesday aka Pancake Tuesday is upon us already.  We will be enjoying our   Read More ...

Pin ItThe Chinese New Year will fall on February 10th this year.  2013/14 will be   Read More ...

Pin It When we were home in Canada last Easter my Mom had a box   Read More ...

Pin ItIs it snowing in your area?  If it isn’t (or even if it is),   Read More ...

Pin ItI was looking at my children’s craft supplies recently and thought I had a   Read More ...

Pin ItTristan was still three last Christmas, but he has impeccable fine motor skills so   Read More ...

Pin ItThis craft went over very well with everyone and I’m sure we’ll do it   Read More ...

Pin ItThis Washi paper hand-covered journal is the craft I made for the adult Pass-the   Read More ...

Pin ItLast year Tristan wanted to help make Christmas cards with me.  I thought this   Read More ...

Pin ItLast December a friend asked us to mind her youngest child for a couple   Read More ...

Pin ItThese little tree ornaments were fun to make, and there are so many ways   Read More ...

Pin ItTristan made this wreath last December when he was three.  He had such a   Read More ...

Pin ItWe made this bird feeder last autumn.  It’s a good way to recycle some   Read More ...

 

 

 

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