by Marie on October 24, 2009

You may not need skills for learning nunchucks, bow hunting, or computer hacking like Napoleon Dynamite, but you may need these art and design skills taught at The Art Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 5-7th.
The Art Weekend is a weekend set out to help you learn and grow in what you already [...]
by Marie on August 20, 2009

My son has just started 1st grade and we’re now back in the school routine of things. Bed time is earlier, breakfasts are bigger to last him through until lunch, and homework has to get done before playtime. I see there are a lot of you too who are gearing up for Back to School. [...]

I got the chance to try out this great set of games and activities from Minutes with Me – The Art of Motherhood. Now even though it’s labeled as their Spring kit, it’s got fun things to do all year long. I know this fabulous kit is going to come in handy all summer!
There’s fun [...]
by Marie on March 12, 2009

April, from Sweet Life in the Valley, shares some of her favorite “Sweet” things on her blog. As well as being a photographer, she’s also a Mom of 3 and home schools her tweens! Today she’s guest posting with 5 great tips to home schooling older kids.
With home school you have the option to tailor [...]
by Marie on February 17, 2009

My son’s always asking me if he can pour his own cereal and milk and I’m still so hesitant to let him. He’s 6 and big enough, I’m just not in the mood to clean up a mess if it were to happen. BUT how is my son ever going to learn and get better [...]
by Marie on January 12, 2009
I first wrote about “The Purpose of Play” and kid’s creativity when I was a guest mom at Design Mom last April. I feel it’s so important and am a huge advocate for children and enhancing their creativity, that I’m re-posting this video by Sir Ken Robinson (first seen at Bella Dia). It’s a little [...]