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What’s Curing Your Dry Rough Cracked Hands?

by Marie

My poor hands. Living in Utah is great, but with the dry Winter weather here, my hands suffer. I’ve been applying all kinds of moisturizer and thought I’d share what’s been working for me.

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream: I like this, but really only for everyday use. It’s not as hard core as I want it to [...]

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Miniature Figure Skating with the Stars

by Marie

As part of our Winter Olympic Games for Kids series, we’ve come up with a fun Miniature Ice Skating Rink. Our pair figure skaters are warming up on the ice as we speak!

Supplies for Mini Ice Skating Rink:

cardboard box top – or 9×13 cake pan
tinfoil
pipe cleaners, aka chenille stems
tape
snow stickers, optional

Cover your entire cardboard [...]

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Crafting an Indoor Winter Wonderland

by Marie

I’m sharing a fun Winter Wonderland craft over at From Dates to Diapers. Come see how we made it snow inside!

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Little Cuties, a Favorite Winter Snack

by Marie

These California clementine oranges come around every winter and make me happy. They’re easy to open, peel, and eat! A favorite go-to snack. My whole family will eat them, we go through a whole bag every week. Even my 18 month old tries to peel them herself, putting the skins in the garbage (smart girl)! [...]

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Sewn Rice Bags, Warming Our Tootsies

by Little Birdies

It may be a balmy 45 degrees here in Seattle, but we still get cold feet at night! That’s why we made up a bunch of these rice heat therapy bags to keep us warm. These are instructions for a mini bag, but a larger bag for shoulder, back, or leg pain is easy to [...]

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Weekend Make and Takes: Winter Fun

by Marie

Here’s a few fun activities and crafts to celebrate the Winter season!

Milk Jug Snow Scoop by Make and Takes (pictured above)
Animals in Winter by Discover and Learn Preschool
Mitten Counting by My Montesorri Journey
Make a Snowman Inside by No Time For Flashcards
Beaded Snowflakes by Petit Elefant
Crocheted Snowman Containers by Roots and Wings Co.
Window Snowstorm by Craft [...]

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Day 3 of StartNOW @PCSki

by Marie

We’re on Day 3 of my son’s StartNOW program, sponsored by Park City Mountain Resort. He’s really getting the hang of it and having a lot of fun. I feel like he’s progressed a lot since his first day. I even took him out on a few runs after his lesson this time and he [...]

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We’re Making a “Snowman on the Go”

by Marie

Snowmen everywhere are just waiting for the snow to fall so they can come alive with this Snowman on the Go kit. I first saw this idea in the Better Homes and Garden’s Holiday Craft magazine and thought it was way too cute. I added branches and some rocks for coal to it give my [...]

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It’s Cough and Cold Season

by Marie

If your household is anything like ours during the winter, then you’re in need of some Zarbees cough syrup too. Zarbees, a Make and Takes sponsor, has happily been soothing my kids coughs one spoonful at a time!

Zarbees is an all natural cough syrup that comes in a lemon or cherry flavor and contains your [...]

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Snow Clothes, Renting Skis, & Riding the Lift

by Marie

As I’ve written in an introduction post here, Park City Mountain Resort is sponsoring my son through their new program StartNOW. He’s had his first lesson and well on his way to calling himself a skier! Below I’m sharing a few of the things we learned on our first day at ski school.
Snow Clothes: It [...]

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