It hasn’t quite been 30 days of gamifying chores in our home, but I wanted to post an update for anyone who might have been following along. The TLDR version Pros Cons Are we going to keep doing it? Yes, but we need to make adjustments The longer version A month ago, I decided to try gamifying our housework. While I know there is magic in the mundane, and I…
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The Low-Stakes Summer: Ditching the Guilt and Finding Our Summer Rhythm
The school year is DONE. How?!? It went by in a flash! And even though I am a stay-at-home-parent, I am not prepared for the summer. I thought I would be, but having a toddler (side note, I can’t believe he isn’t my little baby anymore! He is a parkour loving ray of sunshine) does not make prepping anything easy. I’m lucky to do a full laundry cycle most days…
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how to make a spring tree centerpiece
I’m so happy it is Spring! I’m trying to bring my personal cheer into my home, so I decided to make a Spring tree centerpiece for my dining table, kind of like I did with my Halloween bouquet. I wish I had got this ready in time for Ostara, but it’s going to work well for Easter and this Spring season in general. I got the idea for this while…
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How to Make Your Own Rangoli Powder (+ Free Printable!)
As much as I am excited about Halloween, I am also super duper excited by another holiday in this season. IT’S DIWALI!! (It will be on Monday 24th October 2022) Diwali is a festival celebrated in many cultures (Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and some Buddhists), and a central theme of the festival is the celebrating the victory of good over evil. There are a lot of fun ways to celebrate Diwali,…
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Make Your Own Witches Broom Window Display
We are lucky enough to have 4 very large trees at the back of our yard but this has also meant we have a lot of rotted logs, broken branches and twigs hanging out back too. So naturally, when cleaning up the yard of the broken branches and twigs, I collected a few to make a Witches Broomstick decor for Halloween. I thought this would end up being an easy…
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How to Make Easy Peasy Rice Krispies Monster Treats
Are you looking for an easy baking activity to do with the young people in your life (or even just yourself)? That is what today’s blog post is about! Somewhat inspired by my tiredness and the desire to encourage and nurture my daughter’s creativity, I set up this ‘Create Your Own Monster Treat’ station. This is a quick project that you can make even quicker by using pre-made Rice Krispies…
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How to Make a Halloween Countdown Calendar
Even though the Autumn Equinox (aka Mabon or Witches Thanksgiving) is probably my favorite holiday, Halloween comes a close second. It is also the season I can start to get a little too cozy. Burying myself in blankets and watching all the cozy mysteries and family friendly movies possible, reading all the books, baking and eating all the bakes… I basically get a little too comfortable with the sofa. So,…
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