Category: Our Daughter

The highs and lows of your child’s first big commitment

Even with the mood swings, being part of the cast of The Nutcracker has taught our daughter so much about hard work and commitment.

Five ways to strengthen sibling friendship

Five ways to strengthen sibling friendship {Heather's Handmade Life}

I’m totally jinxing this by writing it, but our nine-year-old son and seven-year-old get along very well. Here are five specific things I do to ensure they stay best buddies.

Teaching kids to pack their lunch

Teaching kids to pack their lunch + FREE PRINTABLE {Heather's Handmade Life}

I decided our kids were surely old enough to pack their own lunch, so I printed out a list of guidelines and stuck it to the side of the fridge.

Have wheels, will Heely

Have wheels, will Heely {Heather's Handmade Life}

Our son and our daughter had been obsessed with the idea of getting these shoes called Heelys. Sneakers with wheels in the bottom? Sure, what could go wrong?

Colourful makeover for an ’80s telephone table

The heart-shaped rainbow table looks so cute in our daughter’s bedroom. Mostly it holds her Alexa (Echo Dot) for her bedroom dance parties, but it’s also housed her painted Clay Cafe creations and her LOL dolls. It’s also served as a very fancy stage for her Barbies to perform on.