Rainbow's skills in drawing have made a real improvement over the last little while. Here's two of my recent favs. I drew the outline for the requested Cat-O-Saurus, then she added spikes and whiskers. She also drew his many little cat brothers, and one big cat sister to ride on his back. I was pretty impressed. This is Rainbow and her little sister. She … [Read more...]
Bedtime Stories…
I began reading chapter books at bedtime a little after Rainbow's third birthday. We started with Winnie the Pooh. I wasn’t sure if she was old enough yet, or if it would keep her attention, but she LOVED it. The serial, cliff hanger nature, the I wonder what will happen next aspect, and the waiting to read the next chapter tomorrow, has her completely hooked. When she’s … [Read more...]
Out of the mouths of babes…
Things you do not want to hear from your preschooler: But I don't need to clean up, we can just step right over it! I'm just putting my tongue on all of the furniture. But I'm not licking, so it's OK. I've been thinking about putting a blanket on this chair and then climbing up on it. I put the stool on the chair so I can climb higher! (Yikes!) I wasn't hurting the baby... … [Read more...]
Formula Drama, or How to (Not) Poison a Baby
The other day a full-sized container of formula randomly turned up in my mailbox. I happened to open the package in front of the Rainbow. She had never seen formula before and was intrigued. She deduced it was “baby-stuff” from the packaging and asked if I was going to give some to her little sister. I explained to her in what I thought was a fairly rational tone that … [Read more...]
Fall Mom2Mom Sale {Essex County/Windsor: Local}
This Saturday is the annual Fall Mom2Mom sale. I want to write about this just in case anyone local reading this hasn’t been to one yet. The mom2mom sales ROCK. It’s the largest indoor garage sale in southwestern Ontario. It’s like over 100 different garage sales, all in one spot, and all with kids items. It is THE place to get kids clothing. 90% of what … [Read more...]
Sisterly Love {Wordless Wednesday}
With love for Baby Girl
I find myself talking and writing more often about my big kid, Rainbow. She's more vocal, and she does the funniest stuff. It's easy to over look my littlest little, Rocket. She's sitting on my lap right now as I type this with one hand. She smiles and bounces and waves her arms around. I offer her a toy and she reaches out for it and gurgles and coos. I'm thinking six months … [Read more...]
Edible Finger Paints to Make at Home
A couple of days ago we made some Edible Finger Paint. It was incredibly easy to make. It was also very easy to clean up after (and Rainbow had a blast). I had read in various kids activity books suggestions for using pudding as finger paint. However, I really prefer this variant because it's not as sweet, and therefore doesn't encourage kids to eat the paints. … [Read more...]
Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones…
I'm getting the baby ready for bed and Rainbow is being a monkey, bouncing around and generally being a nuisance. I make an offhand comment along the lines of, "Be careful or you'll break your head." She tells me, "I can't break! I'm made of wood." I look over to see that by her expression she is dead serious. It occurs to me that while she knows all about her … [Read more...]
Downtown Farmers’ Market {Essex County: Local}
The Downtown Windsor Farmers' Market is held every Saturday at the old Greyhound bus station on 44 University Avenue East, in downtown Windsor. This is a great place to bring your kids! The vendors are extremely friendly, and free cookies and other goodies have been scored by Rainbow. She loves the live music. We always end up spending a little extra time letting her dance … [Read more...]
Out of the Mouths of Moms: Silly Things Moms Say
Photo credit: Gustavo Devito What is the wackiest thing that's come out of your mouth since you've become a parent? On almost a daily basis I find myself saying "mom things" that I never expected to hear anywhere, let alone hear coming from my own mouth. Things like: It's ok. It's just wet because your sister was chewing on it. No, you do NOT clean things with the … [Read more...]
C is for Crazy
After making sure two little bums are clean and that the big kid's juice cup is full, I was doing what I imagine every self-respecting internet addicted mommy does first thing in the morning -- checking my email. Apparently Rainbow woke up crazy today, because she comes running into the computer room stark naked and starts yelling out: "I need a bath, a real bath, right … [Read more...]
Peche Island Daytrip {Essex County, Local}
The Citizen’s Environmental Alliance is hosting its yearly free day trip out to Peche Island. I am so excited about this! I have always wanted to visit Peche Island. As I understand it, Peche Island is always open to the public, but you need a boat to get there. I know it’s full of trees and pathways. I also read that there are ruins from Hiram … [Read more...]
Shop Local, Shop Little — It Matters, Here’s Why
To me “shop local” means more then just looking for local produce in the nearby chain grocery store. It means more then shopping at the local farmer’s market (which I do so love). It means supporting the little guy. It means choosing the local independent store, over the nearby big box store. Photo Credit: Sam Saunders Recently, my parents closed down the … [Read more...]
