kidding around

Comment by anna

May 14, 2008 @ 5:37 pm

Have you heard of, “The American Boy’s Handy Book”? I know this book says “boys” in the title, but it has some great things.

Comment by Great Aunt Gretchen

May 15, 2008 @ 12:09 am

We used to pay our kids 1 cent a page for summer reading. They kept a list going on th fridge. At the end of summer, I would give them their $$ for spending on our vacation. Philip usually read 2000-3000 pages and Heather 1200. Reading to little sibling also counts!
Aunt G

Comment by erin

May 15, 2008 @ 7:54 am

those shorts are cute! would you mind letting me know what pattern you used?

Comment by Jennifer

May 15, 2008 @ 10:38 am

There is a blog that Belladia.typepad.com started dedicated to crafts and projects for kids. I think it’s called “The Crafty Crowe”. There are some great ideas on there!

Comment by Meg Evans

May 16, 2008 @ 9:07 am

I posted about my summer quandary a couple of weeks ago–I’m always looking for things to do. My oldest is almost 8 and she’s a Brownie. We’re going to work on some try-it badges this summer. Even if you don’t have a girl scout, they have great ideas–they list about 8 or 9 possible activites for each badge. Also, I picked up a few volumes of the Childcraft encyclopedia while thrifting a few weeks ago, and those also have some ideas/projects. I print out the grade level reading lists and take those to the library with us when we go (which is usually weekly during summer). Hope this helps!

Comment by Laura

May 16, 2008 @ 10:29 am

Ellie is so beautiful, she has such a sweet smile !!!!
The pants are also beautiful

Please tell Ellie she looks beautiful

Laura

Comment by mrspilkington

May 16, 2008 @ 8:07 pm

Adorable shorts! As for books, I tend to like older ones, like Jean Ray Laury’s Handmade Toys and Games, and her Dollmaking: A Creative Approach; Ann Wiseman’s Making Things: Handbook of Creative Discovery; Childcraft’s “Make and Do” books, and the Ladybird series. Oh! And the old Sunset books are great! Newer ones like DIY Kids and The Creative Family are great too. And The Children’s Year has some fun projects and ideas in it too.

Comment by Nancy

May 18, 2008 @ 9:01 pm

those shorts are really sweet
what was the pattern?

for books

nancy drew but, they may not be ready for that

for craft

what about some hand sewn leather pouches where you punch the holes and string them together or friendship bracelets or those ribbon barrettes

or perhaps they may want to try out some embroidery or cross stitch

there is always watercolors outside and washing off in the sprinkler

my kids are only 2 1/2 and 3 months so these are just a few that come to mind
have fun

Comment by rebecca

May 18, 2008 @ 11:53 pm

i’ve heard this book is really good http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Family-Encourage-Imagination-Connections/dp/1590304713/ref=pd_ybh_recs_14?pf_rd_p=279935401&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=ybh-recs&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0YBWZ7H5A5A6J9AQEFR4