rainy day

beautiful things , family • May 3, 2012

Seems like when it rains here in Florida, it really rains.  But the great thing about the weather here is that it is so predictable: When the forecast calls for rain, it rains.  And the rest of the…

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mmm, cookies!

kid projects • May 2, 2012

I’m pretty sure we love clay around here.  It seems like the majority of my kid project posts over the years have something to do with our clay or dough creations.  This project was Cedar’s idea, after we…

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hatching butterflies

kid projects • May 1, 2012

  I bought an Insect Lore butterfly garden for the kids (and us).  We got a cup with five caterpillars which grew over a the course of a week or so, and then we got to watch them change…

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fort

kid projects • Apr 30, 2012

  When they choose to play together, it is really, exceptionally great.  This kind of thing happens only once in a while, it seems.  I adore it, drop everything I have planned if possible, and let them go…

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legos

kid projects • Apr 26, 2012

Even with his Lego buddy dad away at sea on a Navy ship, Cedar’s still at it. Now that I see this, it looks to me like a ship at sea, doesn’t it?  Cedar tells me it is…

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chemistry fun

kid projects • Apr 23, 2012

How do you make a kid happy?  A little flour, salt, cornstarch, soap, food coloring, and, or course, baking soda and vinegar.  That’s how!…

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