We have a lot of extended family that live out of town, out of the province, out of the country, and even across the pond, so we’re no stranger to mailing “real mail” (as I call it). Once the Christmas chaos was over, I… Continue Reading “Toddler craft: Making thank-you cards”
One of my favourite things to post on Instagram (I’m “laptops2lullabies“) are photos of the meals I make for D. They are never too fancy, but it’s all about the presentation. When D was about 16 months, I started following Michelle’s idea for… Continue Reading “Food your toddler will want to eat”
For D’s first Christmas, he was six months old and we lived in a carpeted condo. So it was no surprise that while he did frig around with the tree (and try to eat it), he never broke any ornaments. Last year, D was… Continue Reading “Tales of toddlers and (two) Christmas trees”
Who knew a $3 piece of cardboard with crappy little chocolates inside could cause such a big fuss?! Last year was D’s first experience with an advent calendar. He was 17/18 months at the time, and he was just pretty thrilled to get a… Continue Reading “Advent calendar drama”
Oh, hi. Yup, I’m the crazy person who decided it would be a good idea to construct a child-sized Thomas The Tank Engine Halloween costume out of a PAMPERS BOX — and make it WITH MY TWO-YEAR-OLD. Insane, I know. So you’ll understand why… Continue Reading “Toddler crafts for crazy people”