by jessicaperkins | Oct 6, 2015 | kids, mindful, mindful mama, parenting, positive parenting, quotes
“Mom, this was a really happy day.”Were the words my four-year-old shared with me right after we sang our Loving Kindness and right before she fell asleep.This was a really happy...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 15, 2015 | bedroom, girls room, ikea, ikea hack, joy, kids, Kids room, konmari, mamamayi, mamamayishop, mamamayishop.com, redecorating, shared bedroom
Three months of being displaced while the girls’ room was being repaired. Three months solo parenting while on the road, hopping from gracious family member to family member while we explored our hot Summer days and Daddy tirelessly worked his regular job and...
by jessicaperkins | May 11, 2015 | banana, cookies, fast breakfast, granola, Healthy snack, high protein, kids, nut, snack
You know that post from the @KidsActivitiesBlog that went around about “How to Make Breakast Balls”?The original post and recipe can be found here: http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/59088/breakfast-ballsThe concept of Breakfast Balls absolutely intrigued...
by jessicaperkins | Aug 2, 2012 | activity, beach, coconut, dough, kids, kitchen, natural play, ocean, play, playdough, preschool, totschool
We have been making Play Dough seasonally, which seems to work out well. We choose a different color and scent depending on what we are exploring for the season. This Summer we chose to make Yellow Play Dough with Gold Glitter and Coconut Extract (it smells like...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 19, 2011 | activity, art, Christmas, decorate, decorations, homeschool, kid, kids, preschool, project, tot art, Tree
Oh Christmas Tree!! Oh Christmas Tree!! How Felt-y Are Your Branches!I recently had the idea for Buga’s room – a Christmas Tree!I used to decorate my room growing up for all the holidays, Christmas in particular and I thought it would be fun for Buga to...
by jessicaperkins | Jul 19, 2011 | food, home school, kids, kitchen, nutrition, snack, tot, tot school, treat
I am always trying to come up with ways Buga can help me in the kitchen. She loves cooking – and eating – and I find that when she participates in cooking, she is more likely to eat our creations. It’s a great way to teach beginning food Science, and...
