Let Your Kids Make Their Own Trees!

Mamacita says: This was too good NOT to share!  What a fantastic activity for kids at any time, but especially during holiday season! Just think of all the lessons we can sneak in, with this activity! Holidays, following directions, scissor … Continue reading

Happy Hallowe'en. Eat Up. Sing Along. Read Up. Jerk Down. Smash. Freeze. Blow Up. Enjoy.

Mamacita says: Of course, you all probably already know that if you mix candy corn and salted peanuts together in a big bowl, you’ve got handfuls of PayDay bar goodness. Peanuts are a meat substitute, and candy corn is pretty … Continue reading

BlogIndiana, WordCamp, BlogHer, BlogWorldExpo, and Pickles

Mamacita says:   In a few days, I’ll be off to Blog Indiana – which you don’t have to be from Indiana to attend, why don’t all of you sign up, too? I’m hooked now on writing conferences.  Social media … Continue reading

BlogHer Is Officially Over, Except That It's Never Really Over

Mamacita says:  The day after Christmas BlogHer is always hard for me. A full year of intense anticipation, building up to an amazing flash of fun, love, learning, friends, and hearty partying educational experiences of many descriptions, and then BLAH, … Continue reading

Quotation Saturday: Science

Better late than never. . . . Mamacita says:  Anyone of any age who “hates science” never had a good science teacher.  With a good science teacher, a child will explode with enthusiasm the minute he/she runs into the house, … Continue reading