Last Weekendtag:www.alphamom.com,2009:/last-weekend//222009-01-06T16:39:39ZMovable Type 3.33Organize your toys where you can see themtag:www.alphamom.com,2009:/last-weekend//22.19822009-01-06T14:15:13Z2009-01-06T16:39:39ZGot that New Year's organization bug? We found a great toy storage idea for you! Catherinehttp://alphamom.com
doobleh-vay.
This past weekend she arranged her sons' Thomas the Tank trains in clear office-file organizers. Brilliant!
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Make Your own Castletag:www.alphamom.com,2008:/last-weekend//22.18542008-11-18T16:11:26Z2008-11-19T08:44:22ZPeek into a fun weekend activity of making cardboard structures. Catherinehttp://alphamom.com
Joslyn of Simply Lovely had a marvelous Sunday painting a handmade cardboard "fort" with her young girls.
We've always thought adding pink would make anything lovelier too, Joslyn! And, to us it looks like a castle.
Really, cardboard boxes are everywhere and we prefer the DIY castle (some helpful links below). But if you have a Fancy Nancy at home and not just any cardboard box will do, here are some alternatives you can buy to decorate:
Check out this pre-fab Cardboard Castle.
This Cardboard Cottage is divine. Thank you for the tip, Cool Mom Picks!
Lastly this one's for the Rocket Girl or Boy who plans on making outer space her/ his kingdom one day.
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Have a Garage or an Estate Saletag:www.alphamom.com,2008:/last-weekend//22.18342008-11-11T14:39:58Z2008-11-12T07:28:48ZMake some extra money ahead of the holiday season. Plus, there are other surprise benefits too!Catherinehttp://alphamom.com
Last weekend Brenda's mom (Brenda of Secret Agent Josephine) moved into a new house and rather than hold an estate sale on the way out of her former neighborhood, she held one at her new home.
As Brenda tells it, the most pleasant surprise was the whole family was able to meet her mom's new neighbors and they her.
Some thoughts:
If you are feeling like you and your kids need to meet your neighbors because you have just moved in, or have been antisocial until now, this is a great idea.
With economic times being tough, garage sales are awesome for parents and kids alike to make some extra cash ahead of the Holiday Season.
A garage sale is a great way to teach your kids the value of recycling (the old fashioned way)
As the weather turns chilly your opportunities to hold a garage sale diminish, so do it now.
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Go Play in the Leavestag:www.alphamom.com,2008:/last-weekend//22.18352008-11-11T11:01:39Z2008-11-11T16:13:59ZEnjoy the fiery autumnal backdrop. Catherinehttp://alphamom.com
Yes, this is the time to go jump into a pile of beautiful fiery leaves like Miss Zoot's family did last weekend.
While you're there, you may want to consider taking your Holiday Portraits as well. Here are some tips:
- How to Take a Holiday Family Self-Portrait
- How to Take Great Photos of Your Kids
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Host a Shadow Puppet Theatertag:www.alphamom.com,2008:/last-weekend//22.18162008-11-04T14:45:36Z2008-11-05T13:47:56ZWelcome to our new column where we look for inspiration on the web by looking at what families did last weekend.Catherinehttp://alphamom.com
By Isabel Kallman
We had fun this weekend with our handmade shadow screen (which we bought) and shadow puppets. The theme was, of course, Halloween. Can't wait to see Orange Moon Toys' new seasonal additions to their puppet line. ]]>
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Organize Your Halloween Candy into Beautiful Decortag:www.alphamom.com,2008:/last-weekend//22.18172008-11-04T14:38:34Z2008-11-04T14:47:05ZVery smart and easily done with other household items.Catherinehttp://alphamom.com
The brilliant Design Mom and her five kids sorted their colorful loot into these candy jars. How lovely!
I'm thinking that this could work well for spools of thread, crayons and markers too.
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Joslyn of Simply Lovely had a marvelous Sunday painting a handmade cardboard "fort" with her young girls.
We've always thought adding pink would make anything lovelier too, Joslyn! And, to us it looks like a castle.
Really, cardboard boxes are everywhere and we prefer the DIY castle (some helpful links below). But if you have a Fancy Nancy at home and not just any cardboard box will do, here are some alternatives you can buy to decorate:
Check out this pre-fab Cardboard Castle.
This Cardboard Cottage is divine. Thank you for the tip, Cool Mom Picks!
Lastly this one's for the Rocket Girl or Boy who plans on making outer space her/ his kingdom one day.
Last weekend Brenda's mom (Brenda of Secret Agent Josephine) moved into a new house and rather than hold an estate sale on the way out of her former neighborhood, she held one at her new home.
As Brenda tells it, the most pleasant surprise was the whole family was able to meet her mom's new neighbors and they her.
Some thoughts:
We had fun this weekend with our handmade shadow screen (which we bought) and shadow puppets. The theme was, of course, Halloween. Can't wait to see Orange Moon Toys' new seasonal additions to their puppet line. ]]>
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