(Top plates are Pioneer Woman from Wal-Mart.Under plates are Rachel Ray from DI for $1 each.) Make It Merry and Bright The easiest thing to do is to buy perishable paper products at the store, including brightly colored paper cups, gold plastic utensils and call it good. I am …
It is fun to believe in magic. It is fun to think that there are little things which bring us luck. Little, silly things can be so very comforting. I know some special people who have had some recent trials. They have been sustained by their faith and …
HOLY COW. ROBOTS ARE EVERYWHERE. This is another Robot Memory/Matching Game. There are 28 matches (56 cards), laminated in 4×6 pockets to keep them nice. I have several of these wonderful, bright and cheerful plastic boxes which I bought for $1 at Michael’s. The Robot cards fit perfectly. …
WHAT WILL I DO? What will I do when my grandchildren grow beyond the little things I love to make for them? Will I just make “little things” in bigger sizes? Will I trade little bears for large bears or tiny pillows for HUGE pillows? I suspect ( as …
It can be a Winter Wonderland right inside of a little box. This is a little tin. It has a clear see-through lid. I sprayed the inside with pretend snow and let it dry. Then, I put little, tiny, peel-off-adhesive magnets on the bottoms of the trees and at …
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS We grown-ups can talk about The Twelve Days of Christmas all we want to. Twelve means absolutely nothing to excited children. Children understand Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning and little else. They are not as silly as we are. We drag things out …
ARE YOU A ROBOT ? My computer asks me that question all of the time. I say “no”. What would happen if I said “yes” ? I could answer the question with a reference to my newest Robot Matching Game. It is already in my suitcase for three …
THE PLAYROOM I have decided to add some posts to my blog that are of the philosophical kind. To date, I have not been particularly inclined to do so but lately my heart has persuaded me that there are some thoughts and observations I simply want to remember. One, is …
Potato Time Grandpa picked up the phone and called around. He wondered if anyone was interested in helping him dig up his potatoes ? He knew that everyone was busy. If they couldn’t come, he would just take his time or try for another day. . . sometime before …
SIGNS OF FALL Autumn is finally coming. The light is changing and the air is cooler. There are magnificent contrasts of orange and yellow and brown. Most of the fruit is off of the trees, including the pears. Some fruit is on the ground which makes the bees happy. Some …
