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Thursday, March 20th, 2008Here are some quick tips and resources to help your family get started this year on planting a garden. We have tried to provide you with a variety of ideas to get you going as well as book and website resources to help. Happy planting!
What kinds of flowers and plants do we [...]
Easter Activities and Games
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008With Easter only 12 days away, we thought it would be a good idea to offer up some fun Easter activities for the family. Enjoy!
Make a homemade basket for the Easter egg hunt. You can find a really cute bunny basket at FamilyFun.com or for group projects you might want to take a [...]
Connecting with Your Kids When You Don’t Have A Lot of Time
Thursday, March 6th, 2008A family with purpose is a family who strives to manage and balance their lives and who work diligently to prevent their lives from being controlled by outside factors. A family with purpose sets priorities and lives their lives accordingly.
Is your homework finished? Did you make your bed? What do you want for [...]
Family Vacation Jar
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
Family vacations are great opportunities for families to connect and create some wonderful memories. Some of my fondest memories are of family vacations out west in a station wagon with no air conditioning with my parents and [...]
Tackling the Yeah But’s
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality.
For any family goal (or personal goal for that matter) to be successful, families need to take the time to discuss the Yeah But’s; the hurdles of any family goal we don’t know how to overcome, and [...]
Setting Family Goals
Sunday, January 13th, 2008Families with purpose are families who dream together and work together to make their dreams and goals a reality. “I want to lose ten pounds.” “I am finally going to finish my degree.” “I am going to go to the gym three days a week.”Do these New Year resolutions sound familiar? We spend [...]
Celebrating Life with Children in October
Wednesday, October 24th, 200722 Simple Ideas
With leaves crunching underfoot and gorgeous colors overhead, October is one of the most beautiful times of the year. Here are more than 20 simple ways you can celebrate the simple life with your children this month.
Take your children to a football game of your alma mater. Have an old-fashioned tailgate party.
Make an [...]
Summer Memories Picture Frame
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007By Rondi Hillstrom Davis
Use this picture frame as a Father’s Day gift or to showcase favorite photos from your summer vacation.
Ingredients
Compact Disk Case
Salt Dough (see recipe below)
Saucepan
2 Photos
Scissors
Paint
Directions
Trim your photos to 5 inches square.
Place the photos, back to back, inside the CD case and close.
Use the salt dough to make a standing base for your [...]
RandomKid
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007RandomKid’s mission is to take the goodness of the child and turn it into goodness for the world by helping kids help others. Right now we could really use help from family’s all across the USA to do something rather simple BEFORE JUNE FIRST!
Please go to www.randomkid.org/gulf.html and have your child or a group [...]
Plant an Herb Garden
Saturday, May 12th, 2007Planting an herb garden is a fun spring family activity that can also be used to create heart felt Christmas gifts for grandparents and friends.With your children, plan and plant a small herb garden either someplace in your yard or in small containers on your windowsill. Work together over the summer to grow and care [...]
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