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July 30, 2018
Back to School Sugar Cookies!
Back to School Sugar Cookies Are these the cutest cookies ever, or what?! They’ll make the perfect back to school surprise for your little scholar (and your big scholar too)! These delicious sugar cookies are easy to decorate for any holiday or season! Back to School Sugar Cookies – Here’s What You’ll Need: 3 Cups of Flour 1 Cup of Sugar 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 Cup of Butter (I use salted) 1 Large Egg tsp Vanilla Extract Here’s What…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids!, Let's Eat! | By LoriGraceH
February 27, 2017
Who Should Come First, Your Spouse or the Kids?
Who should come first, your spouse or the kids? I did some quick research on this topic, and it brought up articles that gave conflicting advice. “Put your husband first to preserve your marriage and thereby your children’s happiness.” “By putting your husband first you teach children what it takes to have a happy marriage so they in turn can have a happy marriage someday.” Other articles said the opposite. “Remember spouses may come and go but your children will…
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December 5, 2016
Happy Santa Craft!
Kids will love this Happy Santa Craft! Download and print out your copy today. It’s perfect to keep the kids busy on a snow day. You can use it as a Christmas Party Activity or in the classsroom. His arms and legs move so the kids can make their own fun poses. Directions: Print out the pattern. Color it using markers, crayons, colored pencils or paints. Cut out the four body pieces. Use paper fasteners to attach the arms and…
Posted in Crafter's Corner, Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids!, Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
November 28, 2016
Santa and Reindeer Coloring Page
Merry Christmas Everyone!! Here are Santa and Rudolph to help you celebrate! This is a free downloadable coloring page for you and your little ones to enjoy!! If you’d like more coloring pages like this, subscribe to the Love My Big Happy Family newssletter!! You can get your subscribtion to the newsletter in the sidebar to the right! -> Christmas Coloring Page! Get your Santa and Reindeer Coloring Page Here! Please like & share:
Posted in Coloring Pages, Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids!, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
November 14, 2016
Pilgrims and Native Americans Coloring Page
Here are some friendly Pilgrims and Native Americans to help you celebrate Thanksgiving.! This is a free downloadable coloring page for you and your little ones to enjoy!! If you’d like more coloring pages like this, subscribe to the Love My Big Happy Family newssletter!! You can get your subscribtion to the newsletter in the sidebar to the right! -> Thanksgiving Coloring Page! Get your Pilgrims and Native Americans Coloring Page Here! Please like & share:
Posted in Coloring Pages, Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
November 7, 2016
Thanksgiving Coloring Page – Turkey
Here is a Happy Turkey to help you celebrate Thanksgiving.! This is a free downloadable coloring page for you and your little ones to enjoy!! If you’d like more coloring pages like this, subscribe to the Love My Big Happy Family newssletter!! You can get your subscribtion to the newsletter in the sidebar to the right! -> Thanksgiving Coloring Page! Get your Happy Thanksgiving Turkey Coloring Page Here! Please like & share:
Posted in Coloring Pages, Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
January 21, 2016
DIY – Puffy Paint
Kids love to use puffy paint! It adds so much fun and texture to their paintings. I like to have the kids paint snowmen with puffy paint because the texture looks like snow! Here’s What You’ll Need: Washable White School Glue Shaving Cream Washable Tempera Paints (you can also use food coloring but be careful because it stains). Here’s What to Do: Mix equal parts glue and shaving cream, until you have the the desired texture. Add paint or food…
Posted in Crafter's Corner, Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
August 3, 2015
Gardening With My Grandkids
My favorite place to spend time as a little girl was in our beautiful yard with my daddy. Our yard was exquisite with fruit trees and ornamental shrubs, lush green grass and colorful flowers of all kinds. I would listen as he talked with our neighbors over the back fence, watch and learn as he did his gardening and we would have conversations about all kinds of things. Our yard was a gathering place for our family whether it was…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids!, Welcome to My Garden! | By LoriGraceH
July 9, 2015
Don’t Force Children to Eat!
As a childcare provider for nearly a quarter of a century I’ve seen many parents who believe it’s a good idea to force their children to eat when they don’t want to. One little boy’s mom gave him a big cup of milk every morning and made him drink it. He didn’t like milk at all and I know that for a fact because I cleaned it up more than once when, after forcing it down, he spewed it back…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
June 18, 2015
Never Take for Granted
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Posted in Choosing Happiness, Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
June 11, 2015
Goo Monsters!
Oooy Gooy sweet sticky monsters! They’re edible too!! This is a fun and very simple activity that kids love! It doesn’t require a lot of supplies and it only costs pennies so moms love it too. Here’s What You Need: Corn Syrup Food Coloring Popsicle Stick Google Eyes Small Jars Here’s what you do: Pour a small amount of corn syrup into a small empty jar. Add a couple of drops of your favorite color food coloring. Mix…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids!, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
June 8, 2015
Pinterest Project – Nailed It!
We’ve all seen the funny photos that have a beautiful project from Pinterest on one side and on the other side is a photo of someone’s attempt to make the same project, but their attempt was an epic fail. The caption usually says something sarcastic like, “Nailed it!” Well G-2 was talking about jet packs while he was playing the other day. I said to him, “did you know we can make a jet pack?” He was all for making…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
May 28, 2015
April 17, 2015
Bathtime Brouhaha!
Bathtime Brouhaha! Swoosh, Splish, Trickle, Drip, SPLASH! Almost all kids love bath time. I suspect most of those who don’t, have parents who are doing it wrong! Even when you’re in a hurry, bathtime can be fun. It doesn’t need to take a long time (though I’ve had many a kid protest getting out of the tub when they had already played so long they’d nearly turned into a prune!). But, most of the time you should allow kids a few…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
April 8, 2015
Discipline Should Be Private
Discipline Should be Private Every once in awhile as I scroll through my Facebook feed I cringe because I’ve happened upon a parent publicly shaming their child. There for all their friends to see is a mandate from their parents that they’re grounded for the next two weeks! Imagine if you did something wrong at work and your boss announced it to everyone at a staff meeting, or sent everyone an office email detailing your indescretion. Most likely you would…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH