Monday, June 21, 2010

4th of July Twirlers

Found this fun and easy 4th of July craft. Who doesn't have plastic lids lying around the house. It is a simple and fun activity for kids of all ages.


Sunday, June 6, 2010

Thank You?


We just celebrated my kid's birthdays in our household and I am trying to teach them the importance of writing thank you notes. I started to realize though that we have been to several birthdays this year and was wondering do people still write thank you notes? I know that growing up we wrote thank you notes for every gift we were given, have times changed, is simply saying thank you enough? I LOVE receiving thank you notes and think it is important to teach our children these simple manners of appreciation. I found this great little book The Thank You Book for Kids, there are over hundreds of creative ways to say thank you. What a great resource for children. You can get it a an amazing discount at Lillian Vernon. Please let me know how you feel about thank you notes...am I old fashion in expecting my children to write them?