I love this craft from Family Fun for woven sunflowers made from paper plates and yarn!  We are in the middle of making these flowers (I will post pictures once we are done) and they are really easy.  The instructions  more...

Every week, I check out Kristina Werner's design blog for great ideas for cardmaking.  She posts two videos a week, on Mondays and Fridays, where she makes a card in real time.  I can't tell you how much  more...

You know those multi-colored paper cupcake liners can be used for more than just baking cupcakes.  Here is what my two girls use them for: 1) Building a castle or a small town for their dolls. 2) As beds for their Polly  more...

If you know me and my tips, you know I love lists! I like to cut through the clutter and get to the good stuff. Here is a list of 30 free and almost free activities. Sure, some of them are obvious, but I just love having  more...

Most local libraries offer story time once a week for infants- toddlers. Some offer story and crafts for toddlers- preschoolers. More programing for tweens-teens including movies and story discussions.  As a mother of  more...

This a wonderful website from Pampers. It is a great potty training resource with expert advice, helpful tools, and activities to make potty training fun and easy for you and your child. There is also a parent community where  more...

My daughter learned to walk and learned to use the potty all in the same calendar year.  :)  Here are some things that helped us with the whole potty training endeavor... We got her a potty seat as soon as she was  more...