DIY Costumes

Hey all! Tis the season for dressing up, candy, and kids that cant decide what they want to be for Halloween! Now if you're anything like me you have so much anxiety to make or buy the best costume for your kiddo, something that they'll love and you can keep in a decent price range! Well thank goodness for pintrest cause I have found some pretty dang cute DIY costumes that can be done easily and for a decent cost! Enjoy!

    

• www.cutediyprojects.com
• partypinching.com

 

                      

http://missiontosave.com/dr-seuss-cat-hat-thing-1-thing-2-costumes/

             
http://inventorspot.com/articles/20-kids-halloween-costumes-make-you-feel-inadequate-damn-you-pin
http://www.costume-works.com/creative-diy-baby-costume-ideas.html

Stranger Danger

Hey family! With Halloween and other fall festivities just around the corner I thought what better time than now to talk to our kids about stranger danger and safety in numbers! My kids LOVE to walk home from school and church with their friends! They think its so cool! My son also thinks he's old enough to go trick or treating with his friends and no adult! Letting my kids do those things gives me total heartburn! until now.. I have found some awesome tips and lessons on how to teach our kids about strangers without scaring them!  We now are going to have a family night based on those lessons! Will  I still worry? ALWAYS! But I'm hoping that after talking to and teaching them I'll less worry and more confidence! Trick or Treating alone is still a no but.. the others are ok by me!  Hope you guys find this just as useful as I did!  Stay Safe Friends

https://www.stayathomemum.com.au/my-kids/behaviour/stranger-awareness/

    

The Importance Of Make Believe

Hey all! I'm going to do things a little different today, hope you enjoy! Recently I've been taking some child development classes, as a mom I find these classes to be helpful not only in my profession but home as well. My hope today is to give you a little insight on a topic that I didn't think was very important but turns out.. it is!

I've always just thought that when kids play make believe ( House, School, Super Hero's) they were just being silly. While that might be true they are actually learning so much more that we realize! Research shows that when children pretend play they are not only learning how to be creative which is very important! But they are learning social skills, problem solving, empathy and so much more! Very often when children play make believe they pretend to have qualities that they wish they had such as independent, brave, strong, etc..  By observing and engaging in their play we have the opportunities to pick those things out and help encourage our little one to be as smart, strong, independent and brave as they can be! We can teach them that the sky is the limit and they can do whatever they want to do in life! Albert Einstein said " Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create!" I LOVE that! I understand that not everyone has a great playroom to play in so I found some cheap easy items to have at home so your kids can enjoy make believe play at school and home inside and out! I hope you find something useful!

                                                               Love, Your CC Blogger

Household items for pretend play

Curling iron or blow dryer ( with the cord cut off)
Old High heels and dresses
Old Pots and Pans
A card boar box can make anything!
Old men's clothes or jerseys
  

http://www.workingmommagic.com/2015/01/diy-pretend-makeup.html
    

Labor Day!

Hey Hey CC Family! I know, I know... Its been WAY too long!!!! But.. I'm back and better than ever! I'm also taking requests! ANYTHING you want to learn about, ideas for homework, meals, family activities, crafts. Anything! I'll do the research and deliver you the  magic! Until then I'll deliver the magic on whatever i can think of! :-)

Fun things to do with your kiddos this wonderful 3 day weekend!! 

* Zoo        * North Shore Aquatic Center     * Hike Waterfall Canyon    * Craft for Fall

* Drive in     * Picnic at the Park      * .99 Bowling at Fat Cats   *Fishing 


What is Labor Day??

Labor day is a public holiday or day of festivities held in honor of working people, in the US and Canada on the first Monday in September, in many other countries on May 1.


 Here are a few ways to  teach your littles about labor day!  HAve Fun! 

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Summer School

Hey all! So.. I know school has only been out for a week but I have already been racking my brain trying to come up with ways to keep my kids progressing in school work as well as let them enjoy their summer! I know from experience that the summer time can be detrimental for education, especially for kids going from kinder to first grade!  I don't know about any of your families but in mine homework is quite the chore during the school year! So how I was going to require reading, writing and math daily this summer was beyond me. However, I'm happy to say I think that I have found some fun tips and tricks on how to accomplish this task! Hopefully some of you can and will use some of these ideas as well!  If not.. I'm proud to say that our center will fulfill some of these tips for them! Let me know what works for your little's and if I can do anything to help!
                                                  Love, Your CC Blogger






 I LOVE this! Each bingo will earn a prize!

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                  I will be doing these

Hey CC Family!! As most of you know our Pre-k and Kindergarten graduations are coming up next week and if your kids are anything like mine it's a pretty dang big deal!! So.. Naturally they expect gifts on their bi day! now, my sweet in laws have the cutest tradition where they each pick a cute book and write a personalized msg for the little graduate. I personally LOVE that because its something they can keep forever! Last year I gave my little graduate some flowers and a candy ley for her graduation ceremony, it was SUPER cute but I got to thinking, with the money I spent to make that I could have gotten her something meaningful that she could keep and look back on later. ( I know how boring) I started my search and came up with some pretty dang cute ideas for not only my little graduate but also things I may start for the other kids in my life as well! Hope you enjoy these! See ya at graduation!!

                                  Love, Your CC Blogger





                      


       Just ask your child every year!


 Again you would do this every year! 

Mother's Day!!

          

Ok dads... This one is for you! Ladies if your hubbies, boyfriends, or significant others don't check out my blog on there own accord, well... tell them that's rude and help them find their way! You'll want them to see this!  As you all know Mother's day is LITTERALLY right around the corner an as a mother of three I know that even though motherhood is by far the most rewarding job you can have, its also by far the HARDEST and most DEMANDING job you can have all at the same time! Maybe being a mom myself makes me biased but.. That's ok! So  for those that need a little push in the right direction, here's a few ideas that I think are SUPER cute ways to tell mom how much you love and appreciate her!! If you try any of these or any other cute ideas post the pic of your gift and your special momma! The best one gets a prize! (By best I mean I will put all the names of those that share in a hat and draw at random!) HAHA! TooTaLoo!      
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