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You Tube Towel Origami

Here is a great little activity that will add something special to your home. Towel Origami uses household towels and turns them into different animals and shapes. With towel origami, you can make your home feel like a vacation home or cruise ship, even if the economy prevents you from going away this year. At many vacation spots, staff often leave origami towels for guests to find. Towel origami animals will also delight children, and make even those reluctant to take a bath interested in the tub, or at least the towel! You can also impress your guests or visitors … Continue reading →

YouTube Christmas House Tours

Going on Christmas house tours are lots of fun. Not only can you enjoy beautiful decorations and furnishings, but you can get some ideas for decorating your own home. Just this past weekend, we visited a room that was a early century library, all decorated for Christmas. I loved pretty much every part of it and joked that I was taking my photos so we could reproduce the room at home. Of course, the high ceiling and the friezes might present a bit of a problem, but you get the idea. While visiting homes in person is always nice, it … Continue reading →

YouTube Making Paper Snowflakes

Yesterday, the kids and I had a great time making some paper snowflakes for a small table top tree. The practice of making paper snowflakes for me is so old that I don’t even remember where or when I learned how to do this. Perhaps it was from my old set of children’s books, or perhaps it was at school. Either way, making paper snowflakes has been a fun and inexpensive bit of entertainment and decoration for most of my life. Paper snowflakes can be hung from a tree, as we did yesterday, taped to a wall or to a … Continue reading →

You Tube: How to Swaddle Your Baby

Swaddling a baby is often used to comfort a newborn baby who is used to being in close surroundings and doesn’t quite know what to do with all of those arms and legs that seem to flail around. When done correctly, swaddling can instantly calm a fussy baby (assuming of course that all of the other needs are met, such as feeding, changing and burping). But swaddling is often hard to get. Sure, the nurse at the hospital or birthing center may show you exactly what to do to wrap your infant up as a little burrito, but let’s face … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: September 29th Through October 5th

Have you started thinking about preparing for winter? Cool morning and evening temperatures have prompted me to put extra blankets on the bed, but I still haven’t turned on the heat! How was your week? September 29th Home Week in Review: September 15th Through September 28th Here is the Home Blog two weeks in review for September 15th through September 28th. September 30th Fall Planting “How To” on You Tube If you are getting ready for your fall planting, you might want to check out You Tube. There are some great videos on there that can give you some how … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: September 2008

Here are all of the Baby Blog articles that were posted last month. September 1st Baby Blog Month in Review: August 2008 Isn’t it crazy the way babies grow so quickly? It seems that you just get used to one stage and boom they are already into another. Tonight, were busy getting the household all set for my eldest child’s first day of second grade. My two younger ones are excited and want to start school, too. It will be a busy month. September 2nd Babies Are Built to Say “Mama” and “Dada” First! Do you remember your baby’s first … Continue reading →

Fall Planting “How To” on You Tube

If you are getting ready for your fall planting, you might want to check out You Tube. There are some great videos on there that can give you some how to help that is easy to see and understand. From choosing what to plant to how to prune and start your own plants, You Tube is a great resource. Here are some of my favorite fall planting “how to” videos. Horticultural Tip/Fall Planting If you need some tips about planting shrubs, this is a really useful video. It talks about everything from drainage to avoiding backfill soil on top of … Continue reading →

You Tube Babies!

If you need a little pick me up in the day, why not check out You Tube? Sure you can find episodes of the Tudors or Lost, but for something that is baby-friendly and will make even your little ones smile when they are cranky, why not check out some of the cutest baby videos. It may even serve as a reminder that although you’ve cleaned up baby poop all day, it is still worth it. Here are some of my favorite You Tube Babies. Hahaha There are actually a couple of version of this video out there. I don’t … Continue reading →