This is little Zee, 21 months old, wearing his paper cat ears and clutching a paper tail during one of our paper tear-and-tell sessions. Are you guys any good at making up stories for your kids? As much as I'd love to weave intricate tales for my little ones, I just don't seem to have an aptitude for it. If you're in the same boat, don't despair, we have a wonderful guest poster today all the way from Singapore to help us out. Along with some really helpful hints on storytelling (at the … [Read more...]
The Weekend Look Book
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4th of July Finds for Everyone
The 4th of July is just around the corner, have you made your plans yet? The holiday is said to mark the unofficial start of summer here in Seattle (as in the sun is actually supposed to start making a regular appearance afterwards) so I'm more than a bit excited. To celebrate I've rounded up two collections of treats: an adult version, which in my world means some cool summer spirits, and a kid collection. Hope you enjoy! … [Read more...]
The Best Summer Blog Series for Parents and Their Kids
We started off this week talking about making a mindful summer and I find I still have a few more thoughts on the subject. I love this post, 18 Summers - How Many Do Yours Have Left? It makes my heart beat a little faster just thinking about it, but I love it. How many summers do you have left with your kiddos? However many it is, I'm sure you want to make the most of them. So here I am, your own personal assistant, ready to help. If you have young kids, check out two posts by my … [Read more...]
Improving Your Everyday
Today is the start of a new MPMK series highlighting doable ways to simplify your life. It was born from my desire to share the many basic, yet inspired, tidbits I find around the web. I truly believe it's the little things that make life great and I'm excited to start talking with you about exactly that on a regular basis. I hope you enjoy this inaugural collection! A lovely little tutorial on Kokedama, a Japanese practice of creating hanging gardens that was originally an … [Read more...]
POYEL: Summer Schedule
Now that summer has officially arrived, are you prepared for it? While most of us hope our summers will be filled with long days languishing in the sun, the reality can often be quite different. Since my kids are still small, I've yet to experience the abrupt change of pace that can accompany school being out for the year. This post from the New York Time's Motherlode blog has opened my eyes a bit as to what awaits me: "the need to suddenly create and manage a different structure … [Read more...]
The Weekend Look Book
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There are Only Two Types of Toys
Did you guys know that along with her expertise in communication and play, our new contributor Kim also has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to toy organization? Today she's sharing some of her know-how with a quick and easy 3 step plan to corral your deluge of toys. I can't wait to put this system into place in our house! I write a lot about play, toys, and rotating toys. It seems as much as we all want to harness our inner minimalist and have beautifully simple and organized … [Read more...]
Creating Art with Nature
I've been really inspired lately by a concept known as "invitations to play". The steps involved are about as simple as they come: Find some interesting materials Lay them out in an appealing and accesible way Watch the children be drawn in like moths to a flame Recently I decided to try the technique with a mix of art materials and found nature objects. To add to the fun, I set everything up in our playroom while the kids were napping and just left it there for them to … [Read more...]
Brilliant Moments in Organization
I want to start off today with a big congrats to the lucky winner of a Babbabox jammed full of kid activities. If you didn't win but would still like to have your own box-o-fun delivered monthly and directly to your doorstep, I've still got a deal for you. Get 33% off your first Babbabox just for being an MPMK reader. Simply enter the code MP33OFF at checkout.I also want to say that I know it's been a seriously long time since we had an Organize Your ENTIRE Life post around here. I was all … [Read more...]
Play: DIY Body Paint
A few weeks ago C finished up his first year of preschool and they had a little carnival to celebrate. (I'm not even going to talk about the mini panic attack I had at the realization that my baby will be heading off to real school in a couple of years - nope, not gonna talk about it.) Anyway, a few of C's beloved teachers offered up their face painting skills at the festivities and I asked the kids if they'd like something painted on. At the time they only had eyes for the … [Read more...]
The Weekend Look Book
Hi friends, I'm just stopping in to let you know that we've picked a week two winner for DecoArt's Best of America(na) Craft Challenge. That means this is the last week to enter and potentially win $100 of DecoArts craft supplies as well as a $175 gift card to the craft store of your choice! Full details here.And, since I'm already here and all, I thought I'd revive the Weekend Look Book. No promises on when it will return again this summer but there's been too much good stuff lately not to … [Read more...]
Father’s Day
Raise your hand if you don't exactly have Father's day all shored up yet. Uh huh, that's what I thought. Never fear, while on my death bed I've been scouring the web for some truly rad DIYs for Dad (oh God, the Nyquil's making me rhyme now). Anyway, check 'em out - I'm sure you'll approve. 1) For the Dapper Dan dad, hand stamped handkerchiefs. 2) For the "Let the good times roll" dad, a beer tasting sample pack (complete with custom photo labels) 3) For the sentimental dad … [Read more...]
I Get By with a Little Help From My Friends
I'm officially calling a sick day. This bug that has attacked my family has been keeping me up at night and I'm determined to get some sleep tonight (and not stay up to the wee hours blogging - as is my norm). Instead of leaving you all in the lurch, I thought I'd roll out the first of a series of posts formally introducing the new MPMK contributors, yay! First up is the lovely Kaley, who's Jell-O Play Dough post has been a smashing success over on pinterest. As you can tell from … [Read more...]
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