Authored by Mary Anne, Mama Smiles, is a blog about parenting, crafts for children, and the daily life of engaging three young children in the world. Mary Anne is a well educated young mom with a PhD in Medicine, a Masters degree in Education, and a BA in Music. She uses these skills in her adventures of her new professions; a stay at home mom to three children. That gives a mama a lot to smile about!
Mama Smiles allows you to enter into this lovely world of Mary Anne and her adorable children. The blog is truly focused on her being a mom from her lovely headers of her children to blog button which is a child drawn picture. The warm fuzzies of mommyhood are the fingerprint of Mama Smiles. You will find yourself smiling while you visit.
Some wonderful features to help you in our quest to keep little ones busy are downloads, learning laboratory, and all the creative play ideas on her blog.
Downloads: The downloads consist of a teddy bear pattern, decorate a monster, Christmas crafts, felt food patterns, felt dress up templates and geometric shapes. These downloads are easily accessed by a click of the mouse and will provide crafty fun for your little one.
Learning Laboratory: This section is filled with creative and fun ideas you can do with your children. She describes painting pistachio shells with toothpicks, making crayon molds, showing children the wonder of Jell-O and simply family time which teaches valuable lessons as well.
Creative Play Ideas: I have found some fun ideas on her blog to keep children playing and allowing them to explore imagination. It is apparent that Mary Anne enjoys the wonder of her children exploring the world around them. We can enjoy in the wonder and share the ideas with our own children. I love how her ideas are simple, easy, and basically use every day materials to open up a world of imagination.
Along with the wonderful drawings of her daughter, Emma, this blog is a great stop on the blog highway. Come explore the simplicity in sparking the imagination and encouraging creativity in your little one. This crafty blogger has also been featured on Nurture Store, ABC 123, The Train to Crazy.com, The Crafty Crow and Get Crafty.