Next up on the 50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do itinerary is… drumroll… #34: Deconstruct an Appliance. Actually, a camera we picked up from the thrift store, although we would like to deconstruct a blender or other…
Ashton’s thumbsucking days may officially be coming to a close. After 20 days of no sucking, her flitter fairy arrived in the mail (on the exact day, thank goodness!), and she is really so happy to have a…
Since I finally got a good shot at photographing them, I thought I’d share the cloaks I made for my kids several months ago. I always enjoy seeing my kids (and their friends– pictured below) using the things…
Fifty Dangerous Things has officially begun here at the Jones house with #23: Break Glass. Sorry to break several of your mason jars, dear mother-in-law, but hey, when you gotta break glass you gotta use what you got.…
Today I thought I’d share a few of the books we’ve been reading lately:: :: Matt’s been really excited about Tim Ferris’ The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, and now has lots of crazy ideas running…
Awhile back, we watched a TED video called Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do. The speaker, Gever Tulley, sold us on the merits of giving our children freedom to learn and explore, control and manipulate,…
If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, go there first to view the drawings Ashton has been diligently creating. Today she and Matt, and Cedar too, put them together into a book. We now have a special section on…
Ashton’s drawings are getting much more detailed lately, and she’s been at it quite a lot over the last couple of weeks. This stack of drawings will soon be turned into a book and play. The interest in…
