12 cool new ideas for water play Hot, bored, grumpy. These are the sounds of summer, am I right fellow Mama’s? As July turns into August and...

So this week our friends at Adventures in Odyssey have the major hook up going on for families that are called to serve their community. ...

Children are spending more and more time in front of TVs, iPads, computers, and video games. That doesn’t leave much room for kids to dream...

So how is everyone doing in their acts of services so far this summer? Anyone have any service opportunities they'd like to share with ...

Last week we talked about service opportunities for kids. (I have a really fantastic list on this post if you’re new to this conversation)....

As summer stretches out in front of us, I can already hear the whines of boredom coming from my children. Moan, groan and despair. I love t...

So this week we're taking part in a blog hop with our friends from Adventures in Odyssey. Wee! Over the last few posts we've been t...

Hi friends! There was so much to tell you about this summer project that Adventures in Odyssey has planned that I thought I'd break it ...

I don’t know about you, but as I look forward to my summer vacation with my kids I’m seeing an awful lot of white space. A glaring, in your...

Yesterday we talked a bit about teaching our kids (and ourselves) how to use a camera to express ourselves a bit better. Today we're goi...

Y'all know I like my camera right? And y'all know I'm also a little fanatical about creatively empowered children right? Well ...

I recently published an article in Rhythm of the Home titled "How to promote creativity in children" . If that article helped you ...

We recently found ourselves with a free afternoon in which to make ourselves some self portraits. In the past we've made self portraits ...

So I recently picked up a drawing book titled " How to Draw Fantasy Castles ", thinking it would be good to help the kids work on ...

It's a right of passing. At least in this house it is. The first time Mom hands you the camera and says "have fun!" That day o...

So it's no secret that I have a thing for melted crayon. We've melted it in pools over the George Forman grille to make patterned pa...

It's February and we're a little tired of being less than inspired by the dismal winter color palette outside our windows. But my ch...

This year's plan for Valentines day - make something with hearts. Sorry I can't be more specific, I have yet to narrow down my creat...

One of our favorite gifts to give Grandma at Christmas time is a story that was written and illustrated by the entire family. Now that we...

Yoda made from origami did you make?  Why yes we did. Ours happens to like cheese. And has a great meanie face. Don...