Sensory Bags are a great way for kids to expand their sense of touch, creativity, and adventure.  Giving your child the chance to play with different types of textures and objects helps them to build new ways of talking about the world. Suddenly the tree is more than a tree, it’s a sapling wit ...

_{Posted by 1 day ago} Kristen

My kids are adults already, and I’m still in love with Goodnight Moon. I’m already looking forward to the joy of reading Goodnight Moon to my future grandkids! Last week was Children’s Book Week, and I published a few Montessori-inspired Goodnight Moon activities in my Montessori-I ...

_{Posted by 1 day ago} Deb

The other morning I woke up before dawn, and realized I hadn't emptied backpacks or readied them for the day...in my tired stupor, I began pulling out piece by piece... glancing, recycling, glancing, recycling... We don't save much school work around here - I often snap photos o ...

_{Posted by 2 days ago} Darcie

Get The Scoop! Friendship Dairies, LLC Debuts First Food Truck From the beginning of May through June 4th, a new food truck is rolling out across the New York City Metro area offering a free menu of Friendship protein-packed, on-the-go cottage cheese creations. Friendship’s truck will ann ...

_{Posted by 1 minute ago} Terry

A lot of thought goes into designing a nursery.  Many women dream about it and plan it long before the baby is even a twinkle in their eye.  The rest have nine months to mull over it.  So, what design elements should go into your nursery? The baby's room can be whimsical, sophistica ...

_{Posted by 3 days ago} Lora ~ Kids Creative Chaos

A sheep is implanted with an artificial heart.Somehow, sheep seem to be the animal of choice for scientists looking to push the edge.Earlier this year, a sheep in China received a transplant, in the form of an innovative, artificial heart.The scientists behind the fake organ utilized cutting-ed ...

_{Posted by 4 days ago} Weigle Tech

Patches found a cool spot! I have been having a productive week here working outside in my garden. It is sunny, warm and breezy. So not too hot and the breeze keeps those nasty little black flies (or better known as, "May Bugs" here in NY) away from me. Tell me, why do my cats have to get o ...

_{Posted by 5 days ago} katlupe

This as you may have guessed is a blog about change.  Personal change which if I was a self respecting type I would keep in a diary. Yet sometimes the sharing of the small, seemingly insignificant changes, can help others make their small changes. How many times have I been uplifted by a facebo ...

_{Posted by 7 days ago} Debs

I feed this twice a day and I have yet to use it. ...

_{Posted by 14 days ago} Rebecca

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  I really didn’t do anything to celebrate except relax. This weekend we hit 80F in Seattle, it was just gorgeous! As usual Sunday was my cooking day, and I made this delicious Italian Black Bean Soup.  I know I am crazy but I still love my soups during hot days, and the sp ...

_{Posted by 16 days ago} Delishhh

I spend a lot of time in my yard during the spring and summer tending to my garden.  Between building the garden beds, tilling soil, putting in plants, nurturing them, and (hopefully!) harvesting my crop I wish I got paid by the hour!  It is a time consuming but enjoyable way for me to get [...]The ...

_{Posted by 20 days ago} Diane

They say good things come in small packages. These customized Smart Cars have personality PLUS and look like fun.  Well, maybe they look a little ridiculous, but sometimes it is nice to see ANYTHING other than the boring, traditional cars that we see every day.  :) ...

_{Posted by 22 days ago} drollgirl