Here are some simple ways we can show love to our families:
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Pick a 24hr period and try not to complain about anything during that time. Someone who is positive is more pleasant to be around!
Go on a date together as a whole family! Is there a family event or place that your kids enjoy where you can be together?  We love going to play centers and the park if the weather is nice.
Be quick to apologize if you have done something hurtful or inconsiderate. As a parent …

Want some decorating ideas?  Nifty ways to tie your shoes?  Want to make some adorable baby booties? Want to know how to make your shoes last longer?  Have an aspiring dancer (or a kids who likes to make noise)?  Maybe some of these ideas will inspire you!

As any of our regular readers know, Quirky Momma LOVES mom-made products, especially mom-made learning products!  I was thrilled to discover these toddler-friendly learning felt toys.  I love the bright colors and the imaginative embroidery that each item has!  Evgie uses felt that is made from 100% recycled products to create the felt letters, numbers, shapes, even puppets to help entertain our youngest and brightest. They have something for every budget.  Today we are thrilled to offer a gift certificate, good for 30$ towards any of the Evgie Products (along …

I got our green onions on sale and I soon learned why, they were starting to wilt.  I knew there was no way we would be able to eat the whole bag… so let’s add a splash of greenery to our tabletop!  I am hoping that the roots of these onions will start to develop and I’ll be able to have fresh green onions for the rest of the winter!  Have you made any edible decorations lately?  I’d love to hear about them!

I love cutting and making snowflakes and my little girl loves pink hearts!  Julia of Roots of Simplicity sent me this wonderful activity which combines both of our loves.  This activity is perfect for you to do with your preschooler.  It is a great way for your preschooler to work on fine motor skills like cutting and folding paper and also a great opportunity for you to explain and demonstrate mirrored images to your child.

This is really good. When I was little, my Mom used to shop at Randalls. They always had this big kettle of clam chowder out in front of the seafood shop with little plastic cups for samples. I loved the fresh clam chowder. But I have never been able to enjoy the canned version, it tastes “tinny” to me. This was awesome, super awesome. I plan to always have some on hand.
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Jenn’s Super Easy New England Clam Chowder

Ingredients

1/2 pound bacon, cut into 1/2 …

As we are working on learning our letters we have been having fun learning how to write them. Here are several ways that you can help your preschooler or kindergartener have fun while learning to write letters and words. You can also use these same techniques to practice tracing and working on any fine motor skills.
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First we have sticky sticks. These are great for tracing letters you can also use them for “dot-to-dot” activities. I drew the letters out first for my daughter, but for a …

We love Fantastic Friday (every Friday – or nearly every one) we like to mention some of our favorite posts of the week.  This week I found a bunch of home remedies including DIY cough drops, recipe to make your own really nice smelling disinfectant spray, and a bunch or chicken soup and make-ahead meals you can have waiting in your freezer.  Everyone hates being sick.  Here are some simple things that you can make and prepare to help you fight those germs!
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Homemade cough drops.  You can find instructions on …

This is a super simple activity I remember playing when I was a kid.  Basically, we created a stop/go sign and one person got to be “in charge”.  When the sign said go we ran around like crazy banshees!  When it said stop, we’d stop.  Super simple!  Kept them entertained for quite awhile.  I even got a morning “quiet time” as a result of all our running!  I have some resting preschoolers this morning.
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What you need to make your sign:

Paper towel roll (I think we used the insert from our …

Since it was so cold down here, when I stumbled onto this tutorial over at wee folk art, I knew I had to make this. We love anything that reeks of little house on the prairie. Plus, I had woven cotton taking up space in my closet. These are so easy!!!!

you just cut the fabric into a 45″ square
fray about 3/4 inch by picking out threads.

I made five of them in about an hour real mom time (real mom time factors in interruptions and plumbing …