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Taming the Chaos: Play Room Edition

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Last week I promised I'd be back with the "gory details" of our recent re-organization weekend and today I'm delivering the first installment.  A number of you have asked for more posts on storage and organization, particularly pertaining to toys.  Just for you, I'm going out of my comfort zone a bit here and exposing what is decidedly one of the less stylish spots in my house in order to share what's been working for our family.   Before we get started, I just want to point out that I do … [Read more...]

Make Like a Montessori Mama: Part 4 – Shape Activities

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Part 4 of the "Make like a Montessori Mama" series is definitely my favorite, it's right up our alley.  C loves creating pictures with his Magnetic Pattern Blocksand learning the names of the shapes (everything from quadrilaterals to trapezoids).  Plus this shape sorter is currently S's toy of choice.  I can't wait to try out these activities with the kids later this week... Take it away Kylie:   Five great Montessori inspired activities about SHAPES! There are many Montessori … [Read more...]

Veteran’s Day

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Looking for a simple way to commemorate Veteran's Day with the kids?  I love this flag project from For the Love of Art.  It's an easy open-ended project that reminds me of something the Novogratz crew would hang loud and proud on a wall.   And if you really want to go the extra mile, check out Operation Miles - a wonderful collaboration between The Frequent Flyer Father and Fisher House.  Together they are encouraging and collecting Airline Miles for:   Service members … [Read more...]

We Tried It! – Discovery Bottles

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I've been on the lookout lately for a new activity both the kids would enjoy. S is going through an afternoon crankiness phase (at least I hope it's a phase) and C is always up for something novel to play with. After thinking over my options a bit, my mind turned to the various discovery bottles I've seen popping up on pinterest.   These guys are easy to make and open to lots of interpretation.  I figured if I came up with multiple version, C and S were each bound to like a few of them. … [Read more...]

Reusable To-Do List

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Today I'm sharing with you the full post of an organizational DIY I did over at U-Create a while back.  Hopefully it'll get you moving in the right (orderly) direction.  Enjoy: You'll only need five minutes and three simple items: a stack of colorful sticky notes, a marker, and a shadow box.  I got my shadow box from Ikea (it measures 19.5" square) but, as I'm sure you all know,  they can be found at any local craft store.   Start by labeling your top row of sticky notes.  I used the … [Read more...]

DIY Reusable To-Do List

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Today I'm sharing with you the full post of an organizational DIY I did over at U-Create a while back.  Hopefully it'll get you moving in the right (orderly) direction.  You'll only need five minutes and three simple items: a stack of colorful sticky notes, a marker, and a shadow box.  I got my shadow box from Ikea (it measures 19.5" square) but, as I'm sure you all know,  they can be found at any local craft store.   Start by labeling your top row of sticky notes.  I used the headings: … [Read more...]

Family Photos – Finally!

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It's been three years since the hubby and I grew from an "us" to a full-fledged family and I'm ashamed to say that in all that time we've never had professional photos taken.  It seemed like the timing was never right. I wanted to lose the baby weight, then for C to be walking, then for S to arrive and so on and so forth.But no more - I'm very pleased to be able to say that thanks to MPMK's newest sponsor, Carrie Stroud Photography, I now have a bevy of beautiful family photos to hang on the … [Read more...]