It was gone. The backyard I had lovingly transformed from a boring suburban yard into an oasis of native plants, a vegetable garden, and shrubs perfect for hidey holes for the kids sold to another family. It had been filled with almost a decade of beautiful memories for my family. Watching ...
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Schedule Time to Play with Each Child in Large Families
Playing with your children is one of the best ways to connect to your children. Last year I wrote about how to how to devote unstructured playtime with our children. Now, that I have four children, I don't have as much time to play with my children. When our family first grew to include more ...
Christmas in India
Today's stop in the Christmas Around the World series hosted by Living Life Intentionally is India. While Christmas is probably the most popular holiday in the United States, it is not the most celebrated holiday in India. About 3% of India's population is Christian, though some non Christian ...
Magical Mermaid Sensory Small World Play
What a joy to have Anna from The Imagination Tree sharing one of her brilliant play ideas with you. Her blog was one of my first blog crushes, so I am so tickled to have her posting on The Golden Gleam. Her cooked play dough recipe beats the store bought kind by a long shot, and the baby treasure ...
Creating a Treasure Map
So happy to have Carolyn of The Pleasantest Thing writing today for The Golden Gleam. Her blog is filled with fun play ideas that help kids learn. I especially love her Tips for Reading with Baby. ************I want to share a favorite activity of our's that includes both mark making and outdoor ...